Jones Fire

Wildfire in Nevada County, August 2020

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/8132/jones-fire-2020

Key facts

Started August 17, 2020
Contained September 28, 2020, after 42 days
Burned 706 acres
87th largest fire of 2020
Cause Lightning
Buildings 18 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Where it burned

County

  1. Nevada County 705 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 18
  2. Minor damage 10 to 25% damaged 3

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. 1988 49'Er Fire 36,343 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 192 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Jones 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