Stone Fire (2017): burned area, damage and fire history

Key facts

Started	July 9, 2017
Contained	July 11, 2017, after 2 days
Burned	340 acres 114th largest fire of 2017
Cause	Equipment use
Buildings	3 destroyed, 0 damaged

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Where it burned

County

San Luis Obispo County 340 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 3

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

1921 Unnamed fire 63,910 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 224 acres shared
1942 Unnamed fire 1,944 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 248 acres shared
1948 Unnamed fire 417 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 9 acres shared
1950 Pilitas #2 Fire 2,830 acres in total 149 acres shared
1950 Pilitas #3 Fire 5,697 acres in total 10 acres shared
1968 Mccarthy Fire 532 acres in total 15 acres shared
1996 Highway 58 Fire 106,970 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 163 acres shared
2005 Blue Fire 157 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 6 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Stone 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