Garza Fire

Wildfire in Fresno, Kings and Monterey counties, July 2017

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/7634/garza-fire-2017

Key facts

Started July 9, 2017
Contained July 25, 2017, after 16 days
Burned 48,887 acres
8th largest fire of 2017
Cause Vehicle
Buildings 1 destroyed, 0 damaged
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. Fresno County 29,547 acres
  2. Kings County 15,502 acres
  3. Monterey County 3,831 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 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. 1958 Kreyenhagen #2 Fire 1,223 acres in total 861 acres shared
  2. 1961 Lyles #2 Fire 1,239 acres shared
  3. 1967 Lightning #3 Fire 283 acres shared
  4. 1969 Avenal Canyon Fire 983 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 959 acres shared
  5. 1972 Beltran Fire 888 acres in total 863 acres shared
  6. 1981 Resse Canyon Fire 577 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 124 acres shared
  7. 1984 Flat Top Fire 7,218 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 3 acres shared
  8. 1995 Tar Fire 127 acres shared
  9. 2007 Tar Fire 5,622 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2020 Hills Fire Cause: Lightning 2,121 acres shared
  2. 2024 Tar Fire Cause: Equipment use 32 acres shared
  3. 2025 Salt Fire 25,554 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 21,945 acres shared
  4. 2025 Park Fire Cause: Lightning 15 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Garza 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