Salt Fire (2025): burned area, damage and fire history

Key facts

Started	September 2, 2025
Contained	September 17, 2025, after 15 days
Burned	25,554 acres 4th largest fire of 2025
Cause	Lightning
Buildings	0 destroyed, 0 damaged

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Where it burned

Counties

Fresno County 25,382 acres
Kings County 142 acres
Monterey County 24 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

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 Kreyenhagen #2 Fire 1,223 acres in total 832 acres shared
1972 Beltran Fire 888 acres in total 848 acres shared
1981 Resse Canyon Fire 577 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 112 acres shared
2007 Tar Fire 5,671 acres in total 39 acres shared
2017 Garza Fire 48,887 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 21,945 acres shared
2020 Hills Fire Cause: Lightning 2,121 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Salt 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