Fire reported on Jamestown solar farm scorches nearly 60 acres
Aug 2023Published 28 Sept 2026
- Where
- solar panel farm near O'Byrnes Ferry Road at Jamestown in Tuolumne County
- What
- fire scorched nearly 60 acres and damaged one outbuilding
- Cause
- under investigation
- Outcome
- not reported whether solar panels or other farm property were damaged
What happened
On 27 August 2023 a fire burned on a solar panel farm near O'Byrnes Ferry Road at Jamestown in Tuolumne County and scorched nearly 60 acres, according to The Union Democrat. Cal Fire's Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit said the fire burned cured grasses and oak woodlands and damaged one outbuilding; that initial account did not mention the solar farm. It was not reported whether solar panels or other property on the farm were damaged. The cause remained under investigation.
Contributing factors
The cause was not reported. It was not clear from the available account whether equipment on the solar farm started the fire.
Lessons learned
- A vegetation fire on a solar farm may reach panels or inverters, so operators should check array cabling and inverter stations for heat damage once the fire is out.
- First fire reports must note if site equipment is involved, so insurers and owners can decide on shutdown and inspection needs.
Not yet known
- Cause of the fire
- Whether solar panels or inverters were damaged
- Downtime or lost output
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Source
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Published 2026-09-28. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.