Pedro Fire

Wildfire in Mariposa and Tuolumne counties, July 2024

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/8558/pedro-fire-2024

Key facts

Started July 30, 2024
Contained August 6, 2024, after 7 days
Burned 3,819 acres
31st largest fire of 2024
Cause Playing with fire
Buildings 2 destroyed, 0 damaged
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. Mariposa County 3,762 acres
  2. Tuolumne County 58 acres

Community

  1. Lake Don Pedro 710 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 2

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. 1951 Jasper Point Fire 725 acres in total 559 acres shared
  2. 2000 Hunter Fire 8,206 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 8 acres shared
  3. 2014 Hunter Fire 691 acres in total 379 acres shared
  4. 2017 Detwiler Fire 81,826 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 482 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Pedro 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