It is a record of the prime 20 California wildfires since 1932, in response to Cal Hearth. The fires burned greater than 6.5 million acres – an space greater than twice the scale of Santa Clara, San Mateo, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco and Marin counties mixed.
4 of the highest 5 fires occurred since 2020. The highest 20 fires destroyed almost 16,000 constructions and left greater than 50 folks lifeless.
Cal Hearth notes that there have been giant wildfires previous to 1932, however that data previous to that yr are unreliable and that its record is supposed to point out the most important fires since then.
1. AUGUST COMPLEX FIRE: Attributable to lightning in August 2020. Burned 1,032,648 acres in Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity, Tehama, Glenn, Lake and Colusa Counties. Destroyed 935 constructions. One particular person died.
2. DIXIE FIRE: Attributable to powerlines in July 2021. Burned 963,309 acres in Butte, Plumas, Lassen, Shasta and Tehama counties. Destroyed 1,329 constructions. One particular person died.
3. MENDOCINO COMPLEX FIRE: Human-related trigger in July 2018. Burned 459,123 acres in Colusa, Lake,
Mendocino and Glenn counties. The Mendocino Complicated hearth was California’s largest till surpassed by the Dixie and August Complicated fires. Destroyed 280 constructions. One particular person died.
4. SCU LIGHTNING COMPLEX FIRE: Attributable to lightning in August 2020. Burned 396,624 acres in Stanislaus, Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa and San Joaquin counties. Destroyed 222 constructions. No deaths.
5. CREEK FIRE: The fireplace began in September 2020 and the trigger stays undetermined. Burned 379,895 acres in Fresno and Madera counties. Destroyed 853 constructions. No deaths.
6. LNU LIGHTNING COMPLEX FIRE: Attributable to lightning and arson in August 2020. Burned 363,220 acres in Napa, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo, Lake and Colusa counties. The LNU Lightning Complicated hearth evacuations compelled Wine Nation wineries to close down throughout the harvest. In all, 1,491 constructions had been destroyed. Six folks died.
7. NORTH COMPLEX FIRE: Attributable to lightning in August 2020. Burned 318,935 acres in Butte, Plumas and Yuba counties. Destroyed 2,352 constructions. Fifteen folks died.
8. THOMAS FIRE: Attributable to powerlines in December 2017. Burned 281,893 acres in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. Destroyed 1,063 constructions. Two folks died.
9. CEDAR FIRE: Human-related trigger in October 2003. Burned 273,246 acres in San Diego County. Destroyed 2,820 constructions. Fifteen folks died.
10. RUSH FIRE: Attributable to lightning in August 2012. Burned 271,911 acres in Lassen County and one other 43,666 acres within the state of Nevada. No constructions had been destroyed. No deaths.
11. RIM FIRE: Human-related trigger in August 2013. Burned 257,314 acres in Tuolumne County. Destroyed 112 constructions. No deaths.
12. ZACA FIRE: Human-related trigger in July 2007. Burned 240,207 acres in Santa Barbara County. One construction was destroyed. No deaths.
13. CARR FIRE:Human-related trigger in July 2018. Burned 229,651 acres in Shasta and Trinity counties. Destroyed 1,614 constructions. Eight folks died.
14. MONUMENT FIRE: Attributable to lightning in July 2021. Burned 223,124 acres in Trinity County. Destroyed 50 constructions. No deaths.
15. CALDOR FIRE:Human-related trigger in August 2021. Burned 221,835 acres in Alpine, Amador and El Dorado counties and threatened communities close to Lake Tahoe. Destroyed 1,003 constructions. One loss of life.
16. MATILIJA FIRE: Undetermined trigger in September 1932. Burned an estimated 220,000 acres in Ventura County. No constructions destroyed or deaths recorded.
17. RIVER COMPLEX FIRE: Attributable to lightning in July 2021. Burned 199,343 acres in Siskiyou and Trinity counties. Destroyed 122 constructions. No deaths.
18. WITCH FIRE: Attributable to powerlines in October 2007. Destroyed 197,990 acres in San Diego County. Destroyed 1,650 constructions. Two deaths.
19. KLAMATH THEATER COMPLEX FIRE: Attributable to lightning in June 2008. Burned 192,038 acres in Siskiyou County. No constructions had been destroyed. Two deaths.
20. MARBLE CONE FIRE: Attributable to lightning in July 1977. Burned 177,866 acres in Monterey County. No constructions had been destroyed. No deaths.
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