| 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 & Sonoma |
36,807 |
5,636 |
22 |
| 3 |
Palisades (3) |
January 2025 |
Los Angeles |
20,438 |
5,316 |
3 |
| 4 |
Eaton (3) |
January 2025 |
Los Angeles |
13,690 |
5,000+ |
2 |
| 5 |
Tunnel - Oakland Hills (Rekindle) |
October 1991 |
Alameda |
1,600 |
2,900 |
25 |
| 6 |
Cedar (Human related) |
October 2003 |
San Diego |
273,246 |
2,820 |
15 |
| 7 |
North Complex (Lightning) |
August 2020 |
Butte, Plumas, & Yuba |
318,935 |
2,352 |
15 |
| 8 |
Valley (Electrical) |
September 2015 |
Lake, Napa and Sonoma |
76,067 |
1,958 |
4 |
| 9 |
Witch (Powerlines) |
October 2007 |
San Diego |
197,990 |
1,650 |
2 |
| 10 |
Woolsey (Electrical) |
November 2018 |
Ventura |
96,949 |
1,643 |
3 |
(1) As of January 2025.
(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.
(3) Under investigation.
Source: Calfire. |
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