List of California wildfires
- For the current California wildfires, see Camp Fire (2018) and Woolsey Fire.
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California has dry, windy and often hot weather conditions from spring through late autumn that can produce moderate to devastating wildfires. At times, these wildfires are fanned or made worse by strong, dry winds, known as Diablo winds when they occur in the northern part of the state and Santa Ana winds when they occur in the south. Wildfires in California are growing more dangerous as people build in rural burn areas and climate change worsens. United States taxpayers pay about US$3 billion a year to fight wildfires, and big fires can lead to billions of dollars in property losses.[1]
The following is a list of notable wildfires of various sizes that have occurred in California.
Largest wildfires
These are the 20 largest wildfires in California since 1932 (when accurate records started to be kept), according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE).[2]
Note: † means that the fire is currently burning. Burned area and position in the list are subject to change.
Name | County | Acres | Hectares | Start date | Structures | Deaths | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mendocino Complex | Mendocino, Lake, Colusa, Glenn | 459,123 | 185,800.5 | July 2018 | 280 | 1 | The Ranch Fire by itself, at 410,203 acres (100% contained) as of 19 September 2018, is the largest fire in California history. 1 firefighter died.[3] |
Simi | Ventura, Los Angeles | 435,000 | 176,038.3 | September 1970 | 403 | 10 | several blazes roared in a single wall of flames 20 miles long from Newhall to Malibu. The conflagration, which charred 435,000 acres, caused an estimated $175 million in property damage[4][5] |
Thomas | Ventura, Santa Barbara | 281,893 | 114,078.0 | December 2017 | 1,063 | 23 (2 Direct, 21 Indirect) | Fatalities attributed to the fire include 1 firefighter and 1 civilian directly, 21 deaths in later mudslides.[6] |
Cedar | San Diego | 273,246 | 110,578.7 | October 2003 | 2,820 | 15 | |
Rush | Lassen | 271,911 | 110,038.5 | August 2012 | 0 | 0 | This fire burned an additional 43,666 acres (17,671.0 ha) in Nevada, for a total of 315,577 acres (127,709.5 ha).[7][8] |
Rim | Tuolumne | 257,314 | 104,131.3 | August 2013 | 112 | 0 | |
Zaca | Santa Barbara | 240,207 | 97,208.3 | July 2007 | 1 | 0 | |
Carr | Shasta, Trinity | 229,651 | 92,936.5 | July 2018 | 1,604 | 8 | |
Matilija | Ventura | 220,000 | 89,030 | September 1932 | 0 | 0 | |
Witch | San Diego | 197,990 | 80,123.7 | October 2007 | 1,650 | 2 | |
Klamath Theater Complex | Siskiyou | 192,038 | 77,715.0 | June 2008 | 0 | 2 | |
Marble Cone | Monterey | 177,866 | 71,979.8 | July 1977 | 0 | 0 | |
Laguna | San Diego | 175,425 | 70,992.0 | September 1970 | 382 | 5 | |
Basin Complex | Monterey | 162,818 | 65,890.1 | June 2008 | 58 | 0 | |
Day | Ventura | 162,702 | 65,843.2 | September 2006 | 11 | 0 | |
Station | Los Angeles | 160,557 | 64,975.1 | August 2009 | 209 | 2 | |
Rough | Fresno | 151,623 | 61,359.7 | July 2015 | 4 | 0 | |
McNally | Tulare | 150,696 | 60,984.5 | July 2002 | 17 | 0 | |
Stanislaus Complex | Tuolumne | 145,980 | 59,076.0 | August 1987 | 28 | 1 | |
Big Bar Complex | Trinity | 140,948 | 57,039.6 | August 1999 | 0 | 0 | |
Happy Camp Complex | Siskiyou | 134,056 | 54,250.5 | August 2014 | 6 | 0 |
Deadliest wildfires
A list of the 20 deadliest wildfires, according to CAL FIRE, can be found here: http://calfire.ca.gov/communications/downloads/fact_sheets/Top20_Deadliest.pdf[9]
Note: † means that the fire is currently burning. Number of deaths and position in the list are subject to change.
Name | County | Acres | Hectares | Start date | Structures | Deaths | Notes |
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Camp† | Butte | 117,000 | 47,350 | November 2018 | 6713+ | 43 | 36 in Paradise, 7 in Concow[10][11][12] |
Griffith Park | Los Angeles | 47 | 19.0 | October 1933 | 0 | 29 | Deaths were RFC workers attempting to fight the fire |
Tunnel | Alameda | 1,600 | 647.5 | October 1991 | 2,900 | 25 | |
Tubbs | Napa, Sonoma | 36,807 | 14,895.3 | October 2017 | 5,643 | 22 | |
Rattlesnake | Glenn | 1,340 | 542.3 | July 1953 | 0 | 15 | Deaths were firefighters trying to outrun the fire |
Cedar | San Diego | 273,246 | 110,578.7 | October 2003 | 2,820 | 15 | |
Loop | Los Angeles | 2,028 | 820.7 | November 1966 | 0 | 12 | |
Hauser Creek | San Diego | 13,145 | 5,319.6 | October 1943 | 0 | 11 | |
Inaja | San Diego | 43,904 | 17,767.3 | November 1956 | 0 | 11 | |
Iron Alps Complex | Trinity | 105,855 | 42,838.0 | August 2008 | 10 | 10 | |
Redwood Valley Complex | Mendocino | 36,523 | 14,780.3 | October 2017 | 544 | 9 | |
Canyon | Los Angeles | 22,197 | 8,982.8 | August 1968 | 0 | 8 | |
Harris | San Diego | 90,440 | 36,599.8 | October 2007 | 548 | 8 | |
Carr | Shasta, Trinity | 229,651 | 92,936.5 | July 2018 | 1,604 | 7 | |
Hacienda | Los Angeles | 1,150 | 465.4 | September 1955 | 0 | 6 | |
Decker | Riverside | 1,425 | 576.7 | August 1959 | 1 | 6 | |
Old | San Bernardino | 91,281 | 36,940.1 | October 2003 | 1,003 | 6 | |
Atlas | Napa, Solano | 51,624 | 20,891.5 | October 2017 | 781 | 6 | |
Laguna | San Diego | 175,425 | 70,992.0 | September 1970 | 382 | 5 | |
Esperanza | Riverside | 40,200 | 16,268.4 | October 2006 | 54 | 5 |
Most destructive wildfires
A list of the 20 most destructive wildfires, according to CAL FIRE, can be found here: http://www.fire.ca.gov/communications/downloads/fact_sheets/Top20_Destruction.pdf[13]
Note: † means that the fire is currently burning. Number of destroyed structures and position in the list are subject to change.
Name | County | Acres | Hectares | Start date | Structures | Deaths | Notes |
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Camp† | Butte | 117,000 | 47,350 | November 2018 | 7177+ | 42[11] | Town of Paradise destroyed[14] |
Tubbs | Napa, Sonoma | 36,807 | 14,895.3 | October 2017 | 5,643 | 22 | |
Tunnel | Alameda | 1,600 | 647.5 | October 1991 | 2,900 | 25 | |
Cedar | San Diego | 273,246 | 110,578.7 | October 2003 | 2,820 | 15 | |
Valley | Lake, Napa, Sonoma | 76,067 | 30,783.2 | September 2015 | 1,955 | 4 | |
Witch | San Diego | 197,900 | 80,087.3 | October 2007 | 1,650 | 6 | |
Carr | Shasta, Trinity | 229,651 | 92,936.5 | July 2018 | 1,604 | 8 | |
Nuns | Sonoma | 54,382 | 22,007.6 | October 2017 | 1,355 | 3 | |
Thomas | Ventura, Santa Barbara | 281,893 | 114,078.0 | December 2017 | 1,063 | 1 | |
Old | San Bernardino | 91,281 | 36,940.1 | October 2003 | 1,003 | 6 | |
Jones | Shasta | 26,200 | 10,602.8 | October 1999 | 954 | 1 | |
Butte | Amador, Calaveras | 70,868 | 28,679.3 | September 2015 | 921 | 2 | |
Atlas | Napa, Solano | 51,624 | 20,891.5 | October 2017 | 783 | 6 | |
Paint | Santa Barbara | 4,900 | 1,983.0 | June 1990 | 641 | 1 | |
Fountain | Shasta | 63,960 | 25,883.7 | August 1992 | 636 | 0 | |
Sayre | Los Angeles | 11,262 | 4,557.6 | November 2008 | 604 | 0 | |
Berkeley | Alameda | 130 | 52.6 | September 1923 | 584 | 0 | |
Harris | San Diego | 90,440 | 36,599.8 | October 2007 | 548 | 8 | |
Redwood Valley Complex | Mendocino | 36,623 | 14,820.8 | October 2017 | 546 | 9 | |
Bel Air | Los Angeles | 6,000 | 2,428.1 | November 1961 | 484 | 0 |
Pre-2000
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- Santiago Canyon Fire (1889). Burned on the order of 310,000 acres (130,000 ha).
- Berkeley Fire (1923). Destroyed 640 structures, including 584 homes.
- Griffith Park Fire (1933). Official death toll was 29 firefighters, but may have killed up to 58.
- Rattlesnake Fire (1953). 15 firefighters were killed in this arsonist's fire.
- Bel Air Fire (1961). 484 homes were destroyed; 112 injuries.
- Laguna Fire (1970). 382 homes burned, killing eight people.
- Painted Cave Fire (1990). 1 death and 430 buildings burned in this arson fire near Santa Barbara.
- Oakland firestorm (1991). Killed 25 people. Destroyed 2,843 single-family homes and 437 multi-family units.
- Mount Vision Fire (1995). 45 homes destroyed. Cause: illegal campfire.
Post-2000
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Starting in 2001, the National Interagency Fire Center began keeping more accurate records on the total fire acreage burned in each state.[15]
Yearly statistics
Year | Fires | Acres | Hectares | Ref |
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2000 | 7,622 | 295,026 | 119,392.8 | [16] |
2001 | 9,458 | 329,126 | 133,192.6 | [17] |
2002 | 8,328 | 969,890 | 392,500.6 | [18][19] |
2003 | 9,116 | 1,020,460 | 412,965.5 | [20][21][22] |
2004 | 8,415 | 264,988 | 107,236.8 | [23][24] |
2005 | 7,162 | 222,538 | 90,057.9 | [25][26] |
2006 | 8,202 | 736,022 | 297,857.5 | [27][28] |
2007 | 9,093 | 1,087,110 | 439,937.8 | [29][16] |
2008 | 4,923 | 1,593,690 | 644,943.5 | [30][16] |
2009 | 9,159 | 422,147 | 170,836.8 | [31][32] |
2010 | 6,554 | 109,529 | 44,324.8 | [33] |
2011 | 7,989 | 168,545 | 68,207.7 | [34][35] |
2012 | 7,950 | 869,599 | 351,914.2 | [36] |
2013 | 9,907 | 601,635 | 243,473.0 | [37][38] |
2014 | 7,865 | 625,540 | 253,147.1 | [39][40] |
2015 | 8,745 | 893,362 | 361,530.8 | [41] |
2016 | 6,986 | 669,534 | 270,950.8 | [42][43] |
2017 | 9,133 | 1,381,405 | 559,034.8 | [44][45] |
Average | 7,777 | 705,174 | 285,373.8 |
A 2015 study[46] addressed whether the increase in fire risk in California is attributable to climate change.[47]
Notable fires
Name | County | Acres | Hectares | Start | Contained | Notes | Ref |
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Rumsey | Yolo | 39,138 | 15,838.6 | October 10, 2004 | October 16, 2004 | 5 structures destroyed | [48] |
Old | San Bernardino | 91,281 | 36,940.1 | October 21, 2003 | November 25, 2003 | 975 structures destroyed | [49] |
Simi | Ventura | 108,204 | 43,788.6 | October 25, 2003 | November 5, 2003 | 315 structures destroyed | [50] |
Topanga | Los Angeles | 24,175 | 9,783.3 | September 28, 2005 | October 6, 2005 | [51] | |
Esperanza | Riverside | 41,173 | 16,662.1 | October 26, 2006 | November 1, 2006 | 5 fatalities, 54 structures destroyed | [52][better source needed] |
Island | Los Angeles | 4,750 | 1,922.3 | May 10, 2007 | May 15, 2007 | 6 structures destroyed | [53] |
Zaca | Santa Barbara | 240,207 | 97,208.3 | July 4, 2007 | September 4, 2007 | 1 structure destroyed | [54] |
Witch | San Diego | 197,990 | 80,123.7 | October 21, 2007 | November 6, 2007 | 1,650 structures destroyed | [55] |
Harris | San Diego | 90,440 | 36,599.8 | October 21, 2007 | November 5, 2007 | 472 structures destroyed; 1 fatality | [56] |
Santiago | Orange | 28,400 | 11,493.1 | October 21, 2007 | November 9, 2007 | 24 structures destroyed | [57] |
Corral | Los Angeles | 4,901 | 1,983.4 | November 24, 2007 | November 27, 2007 | 86 structures destroyed | [58] |
Indians | Monterey | 81,378 | 32,932.5 | June 8, 2008 | July 10, 2008 | [59] | |
Basin Complex | Monterey | 162,818 | 65,890.1 | June 21, 2008 | July 27, 2008 | [60] | |
Sesnon | Los Angeles | 14,703 | 5,950.1 | October 13, 2008 | October 18, 2008 | [61] | |
Jesusita | Santa Barbara | 8,733 | 3,534.1 | May 5, 2009 | May 20, 2009 | 160 structures destroyed | [62] |
La Brea | Santa Barbara | 89,489 | 36,214.9 | August 8, 2009 | August 23, 2009 | [63] | |
Lockheed | Santa Cruz | 7,817 | 3,163.4 | August 12, 2009 | August 23, 2009 | 13 structures destroyed | [64] |
Station | Los Angeles | 160,577 | 64,983.2 | August 26, 2009 | October 16, 2009 | 209 structures destroyed; 2 fatalities | [65] |
Guiberson | Ventura | 17,500 | 7,082.0 | September 22, 2009 | October 1, 2009 | [66] | |
Rush | Lassen | 271,991 | 110,070.9 | August 12, 2012 | August 30, 2012 | 1 barn destroyed | [67] |
Springs | Ventura | 28,000 | 11,000 | May 2, 2013 | May 6, 2013 | 20 outbuildings destroyed | [68] |
Powerhouse | Los Angeles | 30,000 | 12,000 | May 30, 2013 | June 10, 2013 | 24 structures destroyed | [69] |
Mountain | Riverside | 27,531 | 11,141.4 | July 15, 2013 | July 21, 2013 | 23 structures destroyed | [70] |
Silver | Riverside | 20,292 | 8,211.9 | August 7, 2013 | August 12, 2013 | 48 structures destroyed | [71] |
Rim | Tuolumne | 257,314 | 104,131.3 | August 17, 2013 | October 24, 2013 | 112 structures destroyed | [72] |
Clover | Shasta | 8,073 | 3,267.0 | September 9, 2013 | September 15, 2013 | 68 homes destroyed; 1 fatality | [73] |
Happy Camp Complex | Siskiyou | 134,056 | 54,250.5 | August 14, 2014 | October 31, 2014 | 6 structures destroyed | [74] |
King | El Dorado | 97,717 | 39,544.7 | September 13, 2014 | October 9, 2014 | 80 structures destroyed | [75] |
Boles | Siskiyou | 516 | 208.8 | September 15, 2014 | October 11, 2014 | 157 structures destroyed | [76] |
Lake | San Bernardino | 31,359 | 12,690.5 | June 17, 2015 | August 1, 2015 | 4 structures destroyed | [77] |
North | San Bernardino | 4,250 | 1,719.9 | July 17, 2015 | July 21, 2015 | 7 structures destroyed | [78] |
Rocky | Lake | 69,438 | 28,100.6 | July 29, 2015 | August 14, 2015 | 43 structures destroyed | [79] |
Butte | Amador, Calaveras | 70,868 | 28,679.3 | September 9, 2015 | October 1, 2015 | 818 structures destroyed; 2 fatalities | [80] |
Valley | Lake, Napa, Sonoma | 76,067 | 30,783.2 | September 12, 2015 | October 15, 2015 | 1,955 structures destroyed; 4 fatalities | [81] |
Erskine | Kern | 47,864 | 19,369.9 | June 23, 2016 | July 11, 2016 | 309 buildings destroyed; 2 fatalities | [82] |
Sand | Los Angeles | 41,432 | 16,766.9 | July 22, 2016 | August 3, 2016 | 18 homes destroyed, 2 fatalities | [83] |
Soberanes | Monterey | 132,127 | 53,469.9 | July 22, 2016 | October 12, 2016 | 57 homes, 11 outbuildings destroyed, 1 fatality | [84] |
Chimney | San Luis Obispo | 46,344 | 18,754.8 | August 13, 2016 | September 6, 2016 | 68 structures destroyed | [85] |
Clayton | Lake | 3,929 | 1,590.0 | August 13, 2016 | August 26, 2016 | 175 structures destroyed, including a Habitat for Humanity office | [86] |
Blue Cut | San Bernardino | 37,000 | 14,973.4 | August 16, 2016 | August 23, 2016 | 105 homes, 213 outbuildings destroyed, 82,000+ evacuated | [87] |
Loma | Santa Clara | 4,474 | 1,810.6 | September 26, 2016 | October 12, 2016 | 28 structures destroyed | [88] |
Detwiler | Mariposa | 81,826 | 33,113.8 | July 16, 2017 | August 24, 2017 | 131 structures destroyed | [89] |
Tubbs | Sonoma | 36,807 | 14,895.3 | October 8, 2017 | October 31, 2017 | 5,643 structures destroyed; 22 fatalities | [90][91][92] |
Thomas | Ventura, Santa Barbara | 281,893 | 114,078.0 | December 4, 2017 | January 12, 2018 | 1,063 structures destroyed; 2 fatalities; 104,607 evacuated | [93][94][95][96][97] |
Lilac | San Diego | 4,100 | 1,659.2 | December 7, 2017 | December 16, 2017 | 157 structures destroyed; 10,000+ evacuated | [98][99] |
Ferguson | Mariposa | 96,901 | 39,214.4 | July 13, 2018 | August 19, 2018 | 2 firefighters killed, 19 injured | [100] |
Carr | Shasta | 229,651 | 92,936.5 | July 23, 2018 | August 30, 2018 | 1,604 structures destroyed; 8 fatalities | [101] |
Mendocino Complex | Mendocino, Lake, Colusa, Glenn | 459,102 | 185,792.0 | July 27, 2018 | September 18, 2018 | 277 structures destroyed, 1 fatality | [102] |
Camp† | Butte | 113,000 | 45,730 | November 8, 2018 | 7,100+ structures destroyed, 42 fatalities | [103] | |
Woolsey† | Los Angeles, Ventura | 91,572 | 37,060 | November 8, 2018 | 150+ structures destroyed, 2 fatalities | [104] |
Areas of repeated ignition
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In some parts of California, fires can recur in areas with histories of fires. Examples of this are in Oakland, where fires of various size and ignition occurred in 1923, 1931, 1933, 1937, 1946, 1955, 1960, 1961, 1968, 1970, 1980, 1990, 1991, 1995, 2002, and 2008.[105][106] Other examples being Orange County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, and Los Angeles County. In the case of Orange and San Bernardino, these two counties share a county border that runs north to south through the Chino Hills State Park, with the park's landscape ranging from large green coastal sage scrub, grassland, and woodland, to areas of brown sparsely dense vegetation made drier by droughts or hot summers. The valley's grass and barren land can become easily susceptible to dry spells and drought, therefore making it a prime spot for brush fires and conflagration, many of which have occurred since 1914. Hills and canyons have seen brush or wildfires in 1914, the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and into today.[107]
On occasion, freak lightning strikes from thunderstorms may also spark wildfires in areas that have seen past ignition. Examples of this are the 1999 Megram Fire and the 2008 California wildfires.[citation needed]
See also
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External links
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- Official California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) site
- CAL FIRE Blogspot: California Fire News
- California wildfires on the U.S. Forestry Incident Information System (InciWeb)
- Iawfonline.org: Infamous World Fires. Compiled by the International Association of Wildland Fire (revised May 15, 2008)
- Historical wildfire map 1950-2012