Slink Fire (2020): burned area, damage and fire history

Key facts

Started	August 29, 2020
Contained	November 13, 2020, after 76 days
Burned	26,752 acres 24th largest fire of 2020
Cause	Not recorded

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Where it burned

Counties

Mono County 14,026 acres
Alpine County 12,722 acres

Communities

Walker 453 acres
Coleville 166 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

1946 Unnamed fire 226 acres shared
1947 Unnamed fire 537 acres in total 119 acres shared
1964 Unnamed fire 682 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 70 acres shared
1970 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 63 acres shared
1973 Unnamed fire 376 acres in total 61 acres shared
1974 Unnamed fire 662 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 603 acres shared
1974 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 9 acres shared
1983 Unnamed fire 24 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 20 acres shared
1996 Coleville Fire 2,581 acres in total 54 acres shared
2000 Unnamed fire 1,528 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,178 acres shared
2002 Cannon Fire 26,684 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 5,454 acres shared
2004 Dana Fire 3,161 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 53 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Slink 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