Cannon Fire

Wildfire in Mono County, June 2002

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/5748/cannon-fire-2002

Key facts

Started June 15, 2002
Contained July 16, 2002, after 31 days
Burned 26,684 acres
5th largest fire of 2002
Cause Campfire
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. Mono County 26,648 acres
  2. Alpine County 37 acres

Community

  1. Walker 3,477 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. 1946 Unnamed fire 227 acres in total 9 acres shared
  2. 1947 Unnamed fire 537 acres in total 319 acres shared
  3. 1947 Unnamed fire 145 acres shared
  4. 1956 Unnamed fire Cause: Smoking 122 acres shared
  5. 1970 Unnamed fire 63 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 39 acres shared
  6. 1973 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 213 acres shared
  7. 1974 Unnamed fire 2,112 acres in total · Cause: Smoking 2,035 acres shared
  8. 1974 Unnamed fire 662 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 644 acres shared
  9. 1980 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 15 acres shared
  10. 1983 Unnamed fire Cause: Equipment use 24 acres shared
  11. 1988 Unnamed fire 57 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 7 acres shared
  12. 2000 Unnamed fire 1,528 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 32 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2018 Boot Fire 6,972 acres in total 21 acres shared
  2. 2019 Pinenut Fire Cause: Lightning 12 acres shared
  3. 2020 Slink Fire 26,752 acres in total 5,454 acres shared
  4. 2020 Mountain View Fire 20,375 acres in total 404 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Cannon 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