Darby Fire

Wildfire in Tuolumne and Calaveras counties, September 2001

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/5690/darby-fire-2001

Key facts

Started September 5, 2001
Contained September 24, 2001, after 19 days
Burned 14,281 acres
4th largest fire of 2001
Cause Not recorded
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. Tuolumne County 9,957 acres
  2. Calaveras County 4,326 acres

Communities

  1. Forest Meadows 45 acres
  2. Hathaway Pines 10 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. 1963 Pg&E #5 Fire 68 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 67 acres shared
  2. 1969 North Fork Fire Cause: Arson 50 acres shared
  3. 1974 Oxedine Fire Cause: Campfire 3 acres shared
  4. 1987 Doud Fire Cause: Smoking 7 acres shared
  5. 1993 Mckay Fire 18 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 14 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Darby 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