San Marcos Fire

Wildfire in Santa Barbara County, July 1950

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/797/san-marcos-fire-1950

Key facts

Started July 3, 1950
Contained Not recorded
Burned 10,690 acres
10th largest fire of 1950
Cause Miscellaneous
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Where it burned

County

  1. Santa Barbara County 10,688 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.

The same land, other fires

Burned before

  1. 1923 Unnamed fire 61,896 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 125 acres shared
  2. 1944 Unnamed fire 12,190 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,775 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 1955 Refugio Fire 79,429 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 602 acres shared
  2. 1981 Rey Fire 2,257 acres in total 496 acres shared
  3. 1981 Rey Fire 1,638 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 288 acres shared
  4. 2007 Zaca Fire 240,359 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 4,022 acres shared
  5. 2016 Rey Fire 32,580 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 7,320 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the San Marcos 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

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