Creek Fire

Wildfire in Tuolumne and Mariposa counties, August 2001

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/5679/creek-fire-2001

Key facts

Started August 18, 2001
Contained August 24, 2001, after 6 days
Burned 11,095 acres
6th largest fire of 2001
Cause Arson
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. Tuolumne County 8,877 acres
  2. Mariposa County 2,218 acres

Community

  1. Greeley Hill 2 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. 1913 Unnamed fire 2,412 acres in total 9 acres shared
  2. 1914 Unnamed fire 2,913 acres in total 1,755 acres shared
  3. 1950 Jackass Fire 710 acres in total 2 acres shared
  4. 1972 Moccasin Fire 426 acres in total 2 acres shared
  5. 1992 Mocassin Fire 9,458 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 3 acres shared
  6. 1995 Priest Fire 21 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 20 acres shared
  7. 1997 Jack Fire 185 acres in total · Cause: Arson 140 acres shared
  8. 1997 Priest Fire 167 acres in total · Cause: Arson 25 acres shared
  9. 1997 Priest #2 Fire Cause: Arson 396 acres shared
  10. 1999 Moccasin Fire Cause: Arson 140 acres shared
  11. 2000 Granite Fire 2,592 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 4 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2005 Horseshoe Fire 440 acres in total 24 acres shared
  2. 2008 Serpentine Fire Cause: Lightning 177 acres shared
  3. 2014 Haigh Fire 111 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 38 acres shared
  4. 2016 Marshes Fire 931 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 428 acres shared
  5. 2018 Flat Fire 163 acres in total 36 acres shared
  6. 2020 Moc Fire 2,858 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,435 acres shared
  7. 2025 Grizzly Fire 47 acres shared
  8. 2025 Boneyard 2 Fire 202 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 126 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Creek 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