Aero Fire

Wildfire in Calaveras County, June 2024

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/8478/aero-fire-2024

Key facts

Started June 17, 2024
Contained June 27, 2024, after 10 days
Burned 5,285 acres
24th largest fire of 2024
Cause Equipment use
Buildings 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Where it burned

County

  1. Calaveras County 5,281 acres

Community

  1. Copperopolis 749 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 3
  2. Minor damage 10 to 25% 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. 1969 Highway 4 Fire 407 acres shared
  2. 1994 Copper #8 Fire 1,914 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 1,780 acres shared
  3. 2016 Baker Fire Cause: Equipment use 57 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Aero 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