Fork Fire

Wildfire in Madera County, September 2022

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/8358/fork-fire-2022

Key facts

Started September 7, 2022
Contained September 13, 2022, after 6 days
Burned 818 acres
24th largest fire of 2022
Cause Vehicle
Buildings 43 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Where it burned

County

  1. Madera County 818 acres

Community

  1. North Fork 818 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 43
  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.

The same land, other fires

Burned before

  1. 1911 Unnamed fire 11,239 acres in total 106 acres shared
  2. 1916 Unnamed fire 6,240 acres in total 208 acres shared
  3. 1917 Unnamed fire 241 acres in total 220 acres shared
  4. 1920 Unnamed fire 703 acres in total 84 acres shared
  5. 1922 Unnamed fire 25,017 acres in total 813 acres shared
  6. 1986 Shaler Fire Cause: Equipment use 14 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Fork 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