Railroad Fire

Wildfire in Madera and Mariposa counties, August 2017

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/7717/railroad-fire-2017

Key facts

Started August 29, 2017
Contained November 18, 2017, after 81 days
Burned 12,371 acres
26th largest fire of 2017
Cause Miscellaneous
Buildings 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. Madera County 10,153 acres
  2. Mariposa County 2,209 acres

Communities

  1. Oakhurst 1,350 acres
  2. Fish Camp 11 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 8
  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. 1917 Unnamed fire 139 acres in total 122 acres shared
  2. 1917 Unnamed fire 1,155 acres in total 4 acres shared
  3. 1924 Unnamed fire 800 acres in total 567 acres shared
  4. 1924 Unnamed fire 105 acres shared
  5. 1924 Unnamed fire 160 acres in total 10 acres shared
  6. 1926 Unnamed fire 540 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 455 acres shared
  7. 1930 Unnamed fire 701 acres in total 522 acres shared
  8. 1942 Unnamed fire 359 acres in total 287 acres shared
  9. 2008 Westfall Fire Cause: Lightning 102 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2018 Oak Fire 359 acres in total · Cause: Playing with fire 43 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Railroad 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