Pressley Fire

Wildfire in Sonoma County, October 2017

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/7757/pressley-fire-2017

Key facts

Started	October 8, 2017
Contained	October 15, 2017, after 7 days
Burned	792 acres 84th largest fire of 2017
Cause	Not recorded
Buildings	43 destroyed, 7 damaged

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Where it burned

County

Sonoma County 791 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 43
Major damage 25 to 50% damaged 1
Minor damage 10 to 25% damaged 1
Affected Up to 10% damaged 5

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.

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