Elm Fire

Wildfire in Fresno County, May 2017

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/7600/elm-fire-2017

Key facts

Started May 18, 2017
Contained May 23, 2017, after 5 days
Burned 11,147 acres
27th largest fire of 2017
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Where it burned

County

  1. Fresno County 11,146 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. 2012 Firestone Fire 44 acres in total · Cause: Arson 6 acres shared
  2. 2016 Curry Fire 2,820 acres in total 24 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2025 Dias Fire Cause: Arson 852 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Elm 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