Fresno June Lightning Complex

Wildfire in Fresno County, June 2024

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/8488/fresno-june-lightning-complex-2024

Key facts

Started June 24, 2024
Contained July 4, 2024, after 10 days
Burned 10,641 acres
19th largest fire of 2024
Cause Lightning
Buildings 1 destroyed, 0 damaged

Where it burned

County

  1. Fresno County 10,639 acres

Community

  1. Squaw Valley 10 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 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. 1931 Unnamed fire 6,650 acres in total 28 acres shared
  2. 1996 Trimmer 2 Fire 6,148 acres in total · Cause: Arson 186 acres shared
  3. 2009 Bear Fire 35 acres in total · Cause: Arson 33 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Fresno June Lightning Complex, 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