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List of California wildfires over 100,000 acres
| Name | County | Acres | Start date | Structures | Deaths | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | August Complex | Glenn, Lake, Mendocino, Tehama, Trinity, Shasta | 1,032,648 | 417,898 | 417,898 | August 2020 | 935 | 1 | |
| 2. | Dixie | Butte, Lassen, Plumas, Shasta, Tehama | 963,309 | 389,837 | 389,837 | July 2021 | 1,329 | 1 | Largest single source wildfire in California history[1] |
| 3. | Mendocino Complex | Mendocino, Lake, Colusa, Glenn | 459,123 | 185,800 | 185,800 | July 2018 | 280 | 1 | |
| 4. | SCU Lightning Complex | Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Joaquin, Merced, Stanislaus | 396,624 | 160,508 | 160,508 | August 2020 | 222 | 0 | |
| 5. | Creek | Fresno, Madera | 379,895 | 153,738 | 153,738 | September 2020 | 856 | 0 | |
| 6. | LNU Lightning Complex | Colusa, Lake, Napa, Sonoma, Solano, Yolo | 363,220 | 146,990 | 146,990 | August 2020 | 1,491 | 6 | |
| 7. | North Complex | Plumas, Butte | 318,935 | 129,068 | 129,068 | August 2020 | 2,352 | 15 | |
| 8. | Santiago Canyon | Orange, Riverside, San Diego | 300,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | September 1889 | 0 | 0 | The fire dates before 1932, when reliable fire records began. |
| 9. | Thomas | Ventura, Santa Barbara | 281,893 | 114,078 | 114,078 | December 2017 | 1,063 | 23 | Fatalities (2 direct, 21 indirect) attributed to the fire include 1 firefighter and 1 civilian directly, 22 deaths in later mudslides, with 1 never recovered.[2] |
| 10. | Cedar | San Diego | 273,246 | 110,579 | 110,579 | October 2003 | 2,820 | 15 | |
| 11. | Rush | Lassen | 271,911 | 110,038 | 110,038 | August 2012 | 0 | 0 | This fire burned an additional 43,666 acres (17,671.0 ha) in Nevada, for a total of 315,577 acres (127,709.5 ha).[3][4] |
| 12. | Rim | Tuolumne | 257,314 | 104,131 | 104,131 | August 2013 | 112 | 0 | |
| 13. | Zaca | Santa Barbara | 240,207 | 97,208 | 97,208 | July 2007 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14. | Carr | Shasta, Trinity | 229,651 | 92,936 | 92,936 | July 2018 | 1,614 | 8 | |
| 15. | Monument | Trinity | 223,124 | 90,295 | 90,295 | July 2021 | 50 | 0 | |
| 16. | Caldor | El Dorado, Amador, Alpine | 221,835 | 89,773 | 89,773 | August 2021 | 1,003 | 1 | |
| 17. | Matilija | Ventura | 220,000 | 89,000 | 89,000 | September 1932 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18. | River Complex | Siskiyou, Trinity | 199,343 | 80,671 | 80,671 | July 2021 | 122 | 0 | |
| 19. | Witch | San Diego | 197,990 | 80,120 | 80,120 | October 2007 | 1,650 | 2 | |
| 20. | Klamath Theater Complex | Siskiyou | 192,038 | 77,715 | 77,715 | June 2008 | 0 | 2 |
21. Marble Cone: 177,866
22. Laguna: 175,425
23. SQF Complex: 174,178
24. Slater/Devil Fire: 166,127
25. Basin Complex: 162,818
26. Day: 162,702
27. Station: 160,557
28. Camp: 153,336
29. Rough: 151,623
30. McNally: 150,696
31. Stanislaus Complex: 145,980
32. Antelope Fire: 145,632
33. Red Salmon Complex: 144,698
34. Big Bar Complex: 140,948
35. Happy Camp Complex: 134,056
36. Soberanes: 132,100
37. Campbell Complex: 125,892
38. Dolan Fire: 124,924
39. McFarland Fire: 122,653
40. Wheeler Fire (1985): 118,000
41. Bobcat Fire: 115,997
42. Simi Fire: 108,204
43. Highway 58 Fire: 106,668
44. Iron Alps Complex: 105,805
45. Beckwourth Complex: 105,670[5]
46. Bar Complex: 100,414[6]
References
edit- ^ Bermel, Colby (2021-08-06). "Dixie Fire becomes largest single wildfire in California history". Politico.
- ^ "The Latest: California wildfire now largest in state history". apnews.com. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Rush Fire". Inciweb. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ^ "Rush Fire". CAL FIRE. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ Final Report of the 9/11 Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (PDF) (Report). National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. July 22, 2004. pp. 7–8. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 16, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ 9/11 Commission Report (2004), p. 149.
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