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     • This week the Camp Fire burning in Butte County became the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history, with 85 deaths reported to date. Five of the most destructive fires and two of the deadliest have occurred in the last two years, according to Cal Fire records.
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   What is the deadliest wildfire in California history?

   • (Josh Edelson / AFP) UPDATED: Monday, Dec. 5 This week the Camp Fire burning in Butte County became the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history, with 85 deaths reported to date. Five of the most destructive fires and two of the deadliest have occurred in the last two years, according to Cal Fire records.

   The Largest, Deadliest and Most Destructive Fires in California History

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   What is the most destructive fire in California?

   • At the top of the most destructive fires in state history sits the Camp fire, which destroyed 18,804 buildings and devastated the town of Paradise in 2018. Its disastrous spread was attributed to high winds sending embers to find dry vegetation and ignite structure after structure.

   Worst fires in California history: Dixie, Camp and more

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   What is California's largest wildfire?

   • Five of the 10 largest wildfires in state history occurred in 2020, including the August Complex fire, which tops the list as the first California wildfire to burn over 1 million acres. It remains to be seen whether the Dixie fire will end up in that range, but as of Aug. 24 here’s where it stands in comparison to the state’s largest fires.

   Worst fires in California history: Dixie, Camp and more

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   Where can I find information about wildfires in California?

   • Redbooks have more details about wildfires by jurisdiction. Find large fires, causes of fires, and estimated financial loss due to fires by year. Find up-to-date statistics on CA wildfires and CAL FIRE activity. We combine state and federal data to track the number of fires and acres burned in California.

   Statistics - CAL FIRE

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   Is the Dixie fire the biggest wildfire in California history?

   • Credit: Justin Sullivan Getty Images Advertisement The Dixie Fire is headed toward becoming the biggest blaze in California history as it devours mountainsides of brittle trees and shrubs caused by a yearslong drought and record heat. Firefighters have been battling the wildfire in the Sierra Nevada since mid-July.

   'Explosive' Dixie Fire Could Become Biggest in CA History

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   What is the largest fire in California history?

   • The fire on Friday surpassed the Bootleg fire in Oregon to become the largest in the United States this year. On Sunday, it leapfrogged the 2018 Mendocino Complex fire to become the second-largest in California history, behind only last year’s massive August Complex fire, which burned more than 1 million acres.

   Dixie fire now 2nd-largest wildfire in California history - Los Angeles

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3. www.latimes.com › california › storyWorst fires in California history: Dixie, Camp and more

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   Aug 24, 2021 · As fires get bigger, the potential for property loss and destruction grows too. The Dixie fire has risen to be the 14th-most destructive fire in California, destroying 1,262 structures as of...

4. weather.com › news › weatherThree of California's 10 Most Destructive Wildfires Have ...

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   Ventura County (Southern California)

   December 2017

   Destroyed 790 structures as of Monday morning

   230,000 acres burned as of Monday morning

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   Amador and Calaveras counties (east-central California, near the Sierra Nevada)

   September 2015

   Destroyed 921 structures

   70,868 acres burned

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   Shasta County (north-central California); unknown cause

   October 1999

   Destroyed 954 structures

   26,200 acres burned

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   San Bernardino County (southeastern California); Human-caused

   October 2003

   Destroyed 1,003 structures

   91,281 acres burned

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   Sonoma County

   October 2017

   Destroyed 1,355 structures

   54,382 acres burned

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   San Diego County (Southern California); caused by power lines

   October 2007

   Destroyed 1,650 structures

   197,990 acres burned

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   Lake, Napa and Sonoma counties (central California)

   September 2015

   Destroyed 1,955 structures

   76,067 acres burned

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   San Diego County (Southern California); human-caused

   October 2003

   Destroyed 2,820 structures

   273,246 acres burned

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   Alameda County (Bay Area)

   October 1991

   Destroyed 2,900 structures

   1,600 acres burned

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   Sonoma County

   October 2017

   Destroyed 5,643 structures

   36,807 acres burned

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   Sep 14, 2020 · Two complexes, or groups of fires, caused completely or in part by lightning strikes in the Bay Area this year have already been named two of the 10 ten most destructive fires in California...

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8. www.latimes.com › california › storyDixie fire now 2nd-largest wildfire in California history ...

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   Aug 8, 2021 · The Dixie fire is now the second-largest wildfire in California history, burning more than 463,000 acres through a large swath of Northern California and destroying more than 400 homes and...

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9. www.scientificamerican.com › article › explosive‘Explosive’ Dixie Fire Could Become Biggest in CA History

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   Sep 10, 2021 · The Dixie Fire is headed toward becoming the biggest blaze in California history as it devours mountainsides of brittle trees and shrubs caused by a yearslong drought and record heat.

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    Nov 15, 2018 · This week the Camp Fire burning in Butte County became the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history, with 85 deaths reported to date. Five of the most destructive fires and two of the deadliest have occurred in the last two years, according to Cal Fire records.