Tassajara Fire

Wildfire in Monterey County, September 2015

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/7481/tassajara-fire-2015

Key facts

Started September 19, 2015
Contained September 29, 2015, after 10 days
Burned 1,076 acres
47th largest fire of 2015
Cause Arson
Buildings 18 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Where it burned

County

  1. Monterey County 1,075 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

  1. Destroyed Over 50% damaged 18
  2. Affected Up to 10% damaged 1

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

  1. 1951 Cachagua Fire 388 acres in total 199 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2020 Carmel Fire 6,997 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 280 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Tassajara 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