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Top 20 Destructive CA Wildfires

The document lists the top 20 most destructive wildfires in California based on acres burned, structures destroyed, and deaths. The largest was the August Complex Fire in 2020, which burned over 1 million acres across 7 counties and destroyed 935 structures. The second largest was the Mendocino Complex Fire in 2018, burning over 450,000 acres. The deadliest was the Camp Fire in 2018, which killed 85 people in Butte County and destroyed over 18,000 structures.

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Top 20 Destructive CA Wildfires

The document lists the top 20 most destructive wildfires in California based on acres burned, structures destroyed, and deaths. The largest was the August Complex Fire in 2020, which burned over 1 million acres across 7 counties and destroyed 935 structures. The second largest was the Mendocino Complex Fire in 2018, burning over 450,000 acres. The deadliest was the Camp Fire in 2018, which killed 85 people in Butte County and destroyed over 18,000 structures.

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Top 20 Most Destructive California Wildfires

FIRE NAME (CAUSE) DATE COUNTY ACRES STRUCTURES DEATHS


1 CAMP (Powerlines) November 2018 Butte 153,336 18,804 85
2 TUBBS (Electrical) October 2017 Napa & Sonoma 36,807 5,636 22

3 TUNNEL - Oakland Hills (Rekindle) October 1991 Alameda 1,600 2,900 25


4 CEDAR (Human Related) October 2003 San Diego 273,246 2,820 15
5 NORTH COMPLEX (Lightning) August, 2020 Butte, Plumas, & Yuba 318,935 2,352 15

6 VALLEY (Electrical) September 2015 Lake, Napa & Sonoma 76,067 1,955 4

7 WITCH (Powerlines) October 2007 San Diego 197,990 1,650 2


8 WOOLSEY (Electrical) November 2018 Ventura 96,949 1,643 3
9 CARR (Human Related) July 2018 Shasta County, Trinity 229,651 1,614 8
10 GLASS (Undetermined ) September 2020 Napa & Sonoma 67,484 1,520 0

LNU LIGHTNING COMPLEX August 2020 Napa, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo, Lake, & 363,220 1,491 6
11 Colusa
(Lightning/Arson)
12 CZU LIGHTNING COMPLEX (Lightning) August 2020 Santa Cruz, San Mateo 86,509 1,490 1
13 NUNS (Powerline) October 2017 Sonoma 54,382 1,355 3
14 DIXIE (Under Investigation)* July 2021 Butte, Plumas, Lassen, & Tehama 963,309 1,311 1

15 THOMAS (Powerline) December 2017 Ventura & Santa Barbara 281,893 1,063 2
16 CALDOR (Human Related) September 2021 Alpine, Amador, & El Dorado 221,835 1,005 1
17 OLD (Human Related) October 2003 San Bernardino 91,281 1,003 6
18 JONES (Undetermined) October 1999 Shasta 26,200 954 1
19 AUGUST COMPLEX (Lightning) August 2020 Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity, Tehama, Glenn, 1,032,648 935 1
Lake, & Colusa
20 BUTTE (Powerlines) September 2015 Amador & Calaveras 70,868 921 2

"Structures" include homes, outbuildings (barns, garages, sheds, etc) and commercial properties destroyed.
This list does not include fire jurisdiction. These are the Top 20 regardless of whether they were state, federal, or local responsibility.
*Numbers not final
10/14/2022

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