Washington Fire

Wildfire in Tuolumne County, August 2021

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/8273/washington-fire-2021

Key facts

Started August 26, 2021
Contained August 31, 2021, after 5 days
Burned 136 acres
91st largest fire of 2021
Cause Not recorded
Buildings 18 destroyed, 1 damaged

Where it burned

County

  1. Tuolumne County 136 acres

Communities

  1. Sonora 70 acres
  2. Jamestown 65 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. Affected Up to 10% 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

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