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

Key facts

Started	December 6, 2017
Contained	December 15, 2017, after 9 days
Burned	420 acres 106th largest fire of 2017
Cause	Campfire
Buildings	10 destroyed, 12 damaged

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Where it burned

County

Los Angeles County 419 acres

Community

Los Angeles 419 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 10
Major damage 25 to 50% damaged 3
Minor damage 10 to 25% damaged 3
Affected Up to 10% damaged 6

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

1961 Bel Air Fire 6,152 acres in total 419 acres shared
1976 Unnamed fire 18 acres in total 17 acres shared
1979 Unnamed fire 27 acres in total 26 acres shared
1980 Unnamed fire 9 acres in total 8 acres shared
1994 Sepulveda Fire 30 acres in total 27 acres shared
2012 Sepulveda Pass Fire 54 acres in total 53 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Skirball 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