List of California wildfires - Wikipedia
About 75% of California's 20 most destructive wildfires—measured in terms of structures burned—have occurred since 2015. [1] Santa Ana winds in California expand fires and spread smoke over hundreds of miles, as in this October 2007 satellite image.
10 largest wildfires in California history by acreage
Jul 30, 2024 · The gallery below highlights the 10 biggest fires the state has seen, according to Cal Fire as of July 29. All information in the gallery about fire size, cause, location, deaths and...
20 largest wildfires in California history by acreage
Sep 20, 2021 · Those blazes — the Dixie, Caldor and Monument fires and the River Complex — are all active wildfires, and their sizes could change as the season continues. The gallery below highlights the 20...
The 5 Largest and Most Destructive Fires in California’s History
Jan 11, 2025 · The largest wildfire in California history, the August Complex Fire burned an incredible 1,032,648 acres across six counties. Sparked by lightning in the Mendocino National Forest, it took firefighters 87 days to contain. While no civilians were killed, one firefighter lost their life battling the flames. 2. Camp Fire (2018)
History of California Wildfires | WFCA
Nov 17, 2022 · Explore the history of California wildfires with details on the top 20 largest, most deadly, and most destructive fires as well as interesting stats and figures.
California Wildfire History & Statistics - Frontline
August Complex Fire (2020): the largest wildfire in California’s history. The August Complex Fire was the result of around 30 separate lightning-caused fires in the Mendocino National Forest that eventually converged and burned over one million acres .
How LA fires compare to largest in California's history - USA …
Jan 15, 2025 · Looking at nearly 2,000 wildfires in California, including those that burned across state boundaries, the 25 largest have all happened this century. This ranking was based on a fire’s total acreage.
California’s 10 Largest Wildfires and What Caused Them | NTD
Aug 1, 2024 · According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), seven of the 10 largest wildfires in California’s history have occurred in the past five years, with five of those happening in 2020 alone—a year often cited as one of the worst drought years in the modern history of the U.S. West.
California’s 10 Largest Wildfires and What Caused Them
Aug 1, 2024 · Stretched across seven northern counties, the largest fire ever recorded in California covered more than 1,600 square miles—about 1 percent of the state’s land and an area larger than the state of Rhode Island.
What are California's largest wildfires besides the Park Fire?
Aug 1, 2024 · The Park Fire has become the largest wildfire in California since the Dixie Fire, which sparked in July 2021 and went on to burn more than 963,000 acres.