Waverly Fire

Wildfire in Stanislaus, Calaveras and San Joaquin counties, June 2018

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/7814/waverly-fire-2018

Key facts

Started June 29, 2018
Contained August 9, 2018, after 41 days
Burned 11,760 acres
19th largest fire of 2018
Cause Equipment use
Buildings 1 destroyed, 0 damaged
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. Stanislaus County 5,977 acres
  2. Calaveras County 5,578 acres
  3. San Joaquin County 202 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. 1962 Prothers Fire 294 acres in total 117 acres shared
  2. 1970 U3-Ranch Fire 447 acres in total 315 acres shared
  3. 1972 Snow Ranch Fire 1,266 acres in total 11 acres shared
  4. 2002 Howell Fire 80 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 79 acres shared
  5. 2005 Pg&E #15 Fire 146 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 117 acres shared
  6. 2006 Morrell Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 147 acres shared
  7. 2013 Shelton Fire 237 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 11 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Waverly 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