FIRE NAME (CAUSE) |
DATE |
COUNTY |
ACRES |
STRUCTURES |
DEATHS |
|
1 |
CAMP FIRE (Under Investigation) |
November 2018 |
Butte County |
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 |
VALLEY (Electrical) |
September 2015 |
Lake, Napa & Sonoma |
76,067 |
1,955 |
4 |
6 |
WITCH (Powerlines) |
October 2007 |
San Diego |
197,990 |
1,650 |
2 |
7 |
WOOLSEY (Under 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 (Powerline) |
October 2017 |
Sonoma |
54,382 |
1,355 |
3 |
10 |
THOMAS (Powerline) |
December 2017 |
Ventura & Santa Barbara |
281,893 |
1,063 |
2 |
11 |
OLD (Human Related) |
October 2003 |
San Bernardino |
91,281 |
1,003 |
6 |
12 |
JONES (Undetermined) |
October 1999 |
Shasta |
26,200 |
954 |
1 |
13 |
BUTTE (Powerlines) |
September 2015 |
Amador & Calaveras |
70,868 |
921 |
2 |
14 |
ATLAS (Powerline) |
October 2017 |
Napa & Solano |
51,624 |
783 |
6 |
15 |
PAINT (Arson) |
June 1990 |
Santa Barbara |
4,900 |
641 |
1 |
16 |
FOUNTAIN (Arson) |
August 1992 |
Shasta |
63,960 |
636 |
0 |
17 |
SAYRE (Misc.) |
November 2008 |
Los Angeles |
11,262 |
604 |
0 |
18 |
CITY OF BERKELEY (Powerlines) |
September 1923 |
Alameda |
130 |
584 |
0 |
19 |
HARRIS (Undetermined) |
October 2007 |
San Diego |
90,440 |
548 |
8 |
20 |
REDWOOD VALLEY ( Powerline) |
October 2017 |
Mendocino |
36,523 |
546 |
9 |
**"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. |
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