Douglas Fire
The Douglas Fire was reported on July 31, 2017 in Tuolumne County, California and burned 311 acres. It was declared out on November 16, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 311 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 31, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 38.329, -119.782.
The incident
- Size
- 311 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 31, 2017 at 1:44 PM PDT
- Declared out
- November 16, 2017 at 1:30 PM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- South of Douglas Day Use area, off of HWY 108, near Sonora Pass.
- County
- Tuolumne County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Closed Timber Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $400,000
- Part of
- Summit Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-CASTF-001940
- IRWIN identifier
- B4C08027-5A1B-43DD-817F-134944B1EC0D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Walker, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Walker, CA21 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Arnold, CA31 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Twain Harte, CA32 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Topaz Ranch Estates, NV32 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Cedar Ridge, CA32 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Mono Vista, CA35 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
California wildfires today Wildfires of 2017 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated September 9, 2025 at 10:31 AM PDT. Identifier 2017-CASTF-001940.