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This is a partial and incomplete list of California wildfires. California has dry, windy, and often hot weather conditions from spring through late autumn that can produce moderate to severe wildfires.
This map shows the perimeters of more than 20,000 wildfires that have been recorded in California from 1878 to 2020 using data from Cal Fire, the National Parks Service, the U.S. Forest...
- Camp Fire, The Most Destructive and Deadliest California Wildfire (2018).
- About The Tubbs Fire (2017).
- The North Complex Fire in The Sierra Nevada (2020).
A malfunctioning Pacific Gas & Electric Co (PG&E) transmission line was all it took to spark the deadliest wildfire in California history, back in November 2018. What became known as the Camp Fire consumed over 153,000 acres of land in Northern California, destroying nearly 19,000 structures and killing 85 people. The fire destroyedthe towns of Par...
A malfunctioning electrical system started the second-largest wildfire in California history, in the wine country of Northern California. A privately built and operated electrical system started the Tubbs Fire in October 2017 that grew across 36,800 acres, destroying 5,636 structures and damaging another 317. The town of Santa Rosa suffered the mos...
Rounding out the list of California wildfires that have been the most damaging is the North Complex Fire. This one was sparked by lightning and made worse by “decades of fire suppression” techniques that caused forests to grow dense and thus burn more severely. The August 2020 blaze burned across 319,000 acres, killing 16 and destroying some 2,300 ...
Most destructive wildfires in California 1932-2022. The November 2018 Camp fire was the most destructive wildfire in California's recent history. The fire resulted in the loss of 18,804...
Nov 17, 2022 · Explore the history of California wildfires with details on the top 20 largest, most deadly, and most destructive fires as well as interesting stats and figures.
Jun 12, 2024 · The Camp fire, which occurred in November 2018, was the deadliest fire in California's history, with 85 fatalities. The second-deadliest wildfire was the Griffith Park fire in October 1933, with...
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May 4, 2023 · Every summer wildfires take over the news in California. Here is a complete map of the history of these fires: past, present, and future.
