Round Fire (2015): burned area, damage and fire history

Key facts

Started	February 7, 2015
Contained	February 9, 2015, after 2 days
Burned	6,538 acres 25th largest fire of 2015
Cause	Miscellaneous
Buildings	53 destroyed, 6 damaged

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Where it burned

Counties

Mono County 6,116 acres
Inyo County 420 acres

Communities

Swall Meadows 2,149 acres
Paradise 763 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.

Buildings damaged

Destroyed Over 50% damaged 53
Minor damage 10 to 25% damaged 6

Buildings CAL FIRE inspected after the fire, by how badly each was damaged. Inspectors record homes, businesses and outbuildings within 100 meters of the fire, and cannot always reach every one, so the counts can differ slightly from other reports.

The same land, other fires

Burned before

1958 Paradise #2 Fire 351 acres in total 99 acres shared
1974 Swall Fire 667 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 361 acres shared
1981 Swall Fire 3,159 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,476 acres shared
1983 Unnamed fire 266 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 4 acres shared
2002 Birch Fire 2,549 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 139 acres shared

Burned again

2016 Rock Creek Fire 123 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 9 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Round 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