Marsh Fire

Wildfire in Contra Costa County, July 2018

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/7845/marsh-fire-2018

Key facts

Started July 26, 2018
Contained August 4, 2018, after 9 days
Burned 247 acres
92nd largest fire of 2018
Cause Not recorded
Buildings 1 destroyed, 0 damaged

Where it burned

County

  1. Contra Costa County 245 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.

Sources

Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published 28 July 2026
Building damage
CAL FIRE Damage Inspection
Updated 19 October 2026

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