Martis Fire

Wildfire in Nevada County, June 2001

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/5625/martis-fire-2001

Key facts

Started June 17, 2001
Contained Not recorded
Burned 14,127 acres
5th largest fire of 2001
Cause Campfire
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. Nevada County 5,323 acres
  2. Placer County 15 acres

Community

  1. Floriston 444 acres

Acres are the land the fire burned in each county and community, and places where it burned less than an acre are not listed. Communities are cities, towns and the unincorporated places the Census Bureau names, so land outside any of them is counted only in its county.

The same land, other fires

Burned before

  1. 1924 Unnamed fire 14,671 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 515 acres shared
  2. 1924 Unnamed fire 181 acres in total 126 acres shared
  3. 1926 Unnamed fire 2,997 acres in total 2,957 acres shared
  4. 1928 Unnamed fire 1,412 acres in total 63 acres shared
  5. 1928 Unnamed fire 259 acres in total 9 acres shared
  6. 1947 Unnamed fire 4,513 acres in total · Cause: Smoking 93 acres shared
  7. 1949 Cox-Delaney Fire 215 acres in total · Cause: Smoking 29 acres shared
  8. 1973 Unnamed fire 493 acres shared
  9. 1999 Floriston Fire 283 acres in total · Cause: Arson 21 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Martis Fire, and fires that shared less than an acre are not counted. Some older or smaller fires may be missing, and a fire perimeter can include unburned patches. How to read fire history

Sources

Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published 28 July 2026
Building damage
CAL FIRE Damage Inspection
Updated 19 October 2026

This site is independent and not affiliated with CAL FIRE or the CPUC, so for an official determination, check with the agency or your city or county. How we read the data