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Top 10 Most Destructive California Wildfires (1)
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Rank Fire name and cause Date County Acres Structures (2) Deaths
1 Camp Fire (Powerlines) November 2018 Butte 153,336 18,804 85
2 Tubbs (Electrical)) October 2017 Napa and 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 and Yuba 318,935 2,352 15
6 Valley (Electrical) September 2015 Lake, Napa and Sonoma 76,067 1,958 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 County 229,651 1,614 8
10 Glass (Undetermined) September 2020 Napa and Sonoma 67,484 1,520 0

(1) As of October 2022.
(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.

Source: Calfire.

 

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Top 10 Most Destructive California Wildfires
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Rank Fire name and cause Date County Acres Structures Deaths
1 Camp Fire (Under investigation) November 2018 Butte 153,336 18,804 85
2 Tubbs (Under investigation) October 2017 Napa and Sonoma 36,807 5,636 22
3 Tunnel (Rekindle) October 1991 Alameda 1,600 2,900 25
4 Cedar (Human related) October 2003 San Diego 273,246 2,820 15
5 Valley (Electrical) September 2015 Lake, Napa and Sonoma 76,067 1,955 4
6 Witch (Powerlines) October 2007 San Diego 197,990 1,650 2
7 Carr (Human related) July 2018 Shasta County, Trinity County 229,651 1,604 8
8 Nuns (Under investigation) October 2017 Sonoma 54,382 1,355 3
9 Thomas (Under investigation) December 2017 Ventura and Santa Barbara 281,893 1,063 2
10 Old (Human related) October 2003 San Bernardino 91,281 1,003 6

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Top 10 Most Destructive California Wildfires (1)
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Rank Fire name and cause Date County Acres Structures Deaths
1 Camp Fire (Power lines) November 2018 Butte 153,336 18,804 85
2 Tubbs (Electrical) October 2017 Napa and Sonoma 36,807 5,636 22
3 Tunnel (Rekindle) October 1991 Alameda 1,600 2,900 25
4 Cedar (Human related) October 2003 San Diego 273,246 2,820 15
5 Valley (Electrical) September 2015 Lake, Napa and Sonoma 76,067 1,955 4
6 Witch (Power lines) October 2007 San Diego 197,990 1,650 2
7 Woolsey (Unde investigation) November 2018 Ventura  96,949 1,643 3
8 Carr (Human related) July 2018 Shasta County, Trinity County 229,651 1,614 8
9 Nuns (Power lines) October 2017 Sonoma 54,382 1,355 3
10 Thomas (Power lines) December 2017 Ventura and Santa Barbara 281,893 1,063 2

(1) As of August 8, 2019.

Source: CalFire.

 
Top 10 Most Destructive California Wildfires (1)
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Rank Fire name and cause Date County Acres Structures Deaths
1 Camp Fire (Power lines) November 2018 Butte 153,336 18,804 85
2 Tubbs (Electrical) October 2017 Napa and 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 (Under investigation) (2) August 2020 Butte, Plumas and Yuba 318,930 2,352 15
6 Valley (Electrical) September 2015 Lake, Napa and Sonoma 76,067 1,955 4
7 Witch (Power lines) October 2007 San Diego 197,990 1,650 2
8 Woolsey (Under investigation) November 2017 Ventura 96,949 1,643 3
9 Carr (Human related) July 2008 Shasta County and Trinity 229,651 1,614 8
10 Glass fire (Under investigation) (2) September 2020 Napa and Sonoma 67,484 1,520 0

(1) As of October 20, 2020.
(2) Numbers not final.

Source: Calfire.

 
Top 10 Most Destructive California Wildfires (1)
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Rank Fire name and cause Date County Acres Structures Deaths
1 Camp Fire (Power lines) November 2018 Butte 153,336 18,804 85
2 Tubbs (Electrical) October 2017 Napa and 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 (Under investigation) (2) August 2020 Butte, Plumas and Yuba 318,935 2,352 15
6 Valley (Electrical) September 2015 Lake, Napa and Sonoma 76,067 1,955 4
7 Witch (Power lines) October 2007 San Diego 197,990 1,650 2
8 Woolsey (Under investigation) November 2018 Ventura 96,949 1,643 3
9 Carr (Human related) July 2018 Shasta County and Trinity 229,651 1,614 8
10 Glass Fire (Under investigation) (2) September 2020 Napa and Sonoma 67,484 1,520 0

(1) As of April 28, 2021.
(2) Numbers not final.

Source: Calfire.

 
Top 10 Most Destructive California Wildfires (1)
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Rank Fire name and cause Date County Acres Structures Deaths
1 Camp Fire (Power lines) November 2018 Butte 153,336 18,804 85
2 Tubbs (Electrical) October 2017 Napa and 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 and Yuba 318,935 2,352 15
6 Valley (Electrical) September 2015 Lake, Napa and Sonoma 76,067 1,955 4
7 Witch (Power lines) 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 and Trinity 229,651 1,614 8
10 Glass Fire (Undetermined) September 2020 Napa and Sonoma 67,484 1,520 0

(1) As of October 25,2021.

Source: Calfire.