French Fire (2024): burned area, damage and fire history

Key facts

Started	July 4, 2024
Contained	July 13, 2024, after 9 days
Burned	908 acres 58th largest fire of 2024
Cause	Equipment use
Buildings	11 destroyed, 7 damaged

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Where it burned

County

Mariposa County 907 acres

Community

Mariposa 659 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

Destroyed Over 50% damaged 11
Minor damage 10 to 25% damaged 4
Affected Up to 10% damaged 3

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

2004 Masonic Fire 94 acres in total · Cause: Arson 89 acres shared
2004 Old Fire Cause: Arson 22 acres shared
2004 Mariposa/Mpud 137 Fire 66 acres in total 35 acres shared
2004 Old Hwy/Mpud 149 Fire 1,335 acres in total · Cause: Arson 113 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the French 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