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Estimated insured loss |
| Rank |
Date |
Location |
Dollars when occurred |
In 2008 dollars (2) |
| 1 |
Oct. 20-21, 1991 |
Oakland Fire, CA |
$1,700 |
$2,687 |
| 2 |
Oct. 21-24, 2007 |
Witch Fire, CA |
1,300 |
1,350 |
| 3 |
Oct. 25-Nov. 4, 2003 |
Cedar Fire, CA |
1,060 |
1,240 |
| 4 |
Oct. 25-Nov. 3, 2003 |
Old Fire, CA |
975 |
1,141 |
| 5 |
Nov. 2-3, 1993 |
Los Angeles County Fire, CA |
375 |
559 |
| 6 |
Oct. 27-28, 1993 |
Orange County Fire, CA |
350 |
521 |
| 7 |
Jun. 27-Jul. 2, 1990 |
Santa Barbara Fire, CA |
265 |
437 |
| 8 |
May 10-16, 2000 |
Cerro Grande Fire, NM |
140 |
175 |
| 9 |
Jun. 23-28, 2002 |
Rodeo Chediski Complex Fire, AZ |
120 |
144 |
| 10 |
Sep. 22-30, 1970 |
Oakland and Berkeley Hills Fire, CA |
25 |
138 |
(1) Property coverage only for catastrophic fires. Effective January 1, 1997, Property Claim Services unit (PCS) defines catastrophes as events that cause more than $25 million in insured property damage and that affect a significant number of insureds and insurers. From 1982 to 1996, PCS used a $5 million threshold in defining catastrophes. Before 1982, PCS used a $1 million threshold.
(2) Adjusted to 2008 dollars by the Insurance Information Institute.
Source: ISO's Property Claim Services unit (PCS); Insurance Information Institute. |