6-5 Fire (2025): burned area, damage and fire history

Key facts

Started	September 2, 2025
Contained	September 13, 2025, after 11 days
Burned	6,958 acres 11th largest fire of 2025
Cause	Lightning
Buildings	93 destroyed, 6 damaged

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Where it burned

County

Tuolumne County 6,958 acres

Community

Chinese Camp 391 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 93
Major damage 25 to 50% damaged 1
Minor damage 10 to 25% damaged 1
Affected Up to 10% damaged 4

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

1958 Hayward Fire 549 acres in total 183 acres shared
1992 Chinese Camp #1 Fire 348 acres in total · Cause: Arson 325 acres shared
1996 Lightning # 29 Fire 5,490 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 28 acres shared
2016 Perricone Fire 23 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1 acre shared
2017 Red Fire 38 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the 6-5 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