| Top 10 Largest California Wildfires (1) |
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| Rank |
Fire name (cause) |
Date |
County |
Acres |
Structures |
Deaths |
| 1 |
August Complex (Lightning) |
August 2020 |
Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity,
Tehama, Glenn, Lake, & Colusa |
1,032,648 |
935 |
1 |
| 2 |
Dixie (Powerlines) |
July 2021 |
Butte, Plumas, Lassen, Shasta & Tehama |
963,309 |
1,311 |
1 |
| 3 |
Mendocino Complex (Human Related) |
July 2018 |
Colusa, Lake, Mendocino & Glenn |
459,123 |
280 |
1 |
| 4 |
Park Fire (Arson) |
July 2024 |
Butte, Plumas, Shasta & Tehama |
429,603 |
709 |
0 |
| 5 |
SCU Lightning Complex (Lightning) |
August 2020 |
Stanislaus, Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra
Costa, & San Joaquin |
396,625 |
225 |
0 |
| 6 |
Creek (Undetermined) |
September 2020 |
Fresno & Madera |
379,895 |
858 |
0 |
| 7 |
LNU Lightning Complex (Lightning/Arson) |
August 2020 |
Napa, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo, Lake, & Colusa |
363,220 |
1,491 |
6 |
| 8 |
North Complex (Lightning) |
August 2020 |
Butte, Plumas & Yuba |
318,935 |
2,352 |
15 |
| 9 |
Thomas (Powerlines) |
December 2017 |
Ventura & Santa Barbara |
281,893 |
1,060 |
2 |
| 10 |
Cedar (Human Related) |
October 2003 |
San Diego |
273,246 |
2,820 |
15 |
(1) As of October 2024.
Source: Calfire. |
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