2015 Incident Archive
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880,899Estimated Acres Burned
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8,283Number of Wildfires
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7Fatalities
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3,194Structures Destroyed
Layers
| Incident | Counties | Started | Acres | Containment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rough Fire | Fresno | 7/31/2015 | 151,623 |
100%
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| River Complex | Trinity | 7/30/2015 | 77,081 |
100%
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| Valley Fire | Lake | 9/12/2015 | 76,067 |
100%
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| Butte Fire | Butte | 9/09/2015 | 70,868 |
100%
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| Rocky Fire | Lake | 7/29/2015 | 69,636 |
100%
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| Fork Complex | Trinity | 7/30/2015 | 36,503 |
100%
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| Lake Fire | San Bernardino | 6/17/2015 | 31,359 |
100%
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| Gasquet Complex | Del Norte | 7/31/2015 | 30,361 |
100%
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| South Complex | Trinity | 7/30/2015 | 29,416 |
100%
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| Jerusalem Fire | Lake, Napa | 8/09/2015 | 25,118 |
100%
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| Dodge Fire | Lassen | 8/03/2015 | 10,570 |
100%
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| Wragg Fire | Napa | 7/22/2015 | 8,051 |
100%
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| Nickowitz Fire | Del Norte | 8/01/2015 | 7,509 |
100%
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| Round Fire | Inyo, Mono | 2/06/2015 | 7,000 |
100%
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| Cabin Fire | Tulare | 7/19/2015 | 6,980 |
100%
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| Willow Fire | Madera | 7/25/2015 | 5,702 |
100%
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| Humboldt Lightning Fires | Humboldt | 7/30/2015 | 4,883 |
100%
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| Frog Fire | Modoc | 7/30/2015 | 4,863 |
100%
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| North Fire | San Bernardino | 7/17/2015 | 4,250 |
100%
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| Walker Fire | Mono | 8/14/2015 | 3,676 |
100%
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| Tesla Fire | Alameda | 8/19/2015 | 2,850 |
100%
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| Cuesta Fire | San Luis Obispo | 8/16/2015 | 2,446 |
100%
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| Lowell Fire | Nevada | 7/25/2015 | 2,304 |
100%
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| Horno Fire | San Diego | 8/13/2015 | 1,850 |
100%
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| Park Hill Fire | San Luis Obispo | 6/20/2015 | 1,791 |
100%
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| McCabe Fire | Merced | 7/18/2015 | 1,600 |
100%
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| Saddle Fire | Trinity | 6/10/2015 | 1,542 |
100%
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| Creek Fire | Merced | 7/31/2015 | 1,450 |
100%
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| Solimar Fire | 12/25/2015 | 1,388 |
100%
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| Tassajara Fire | Monterey | 9/19/2015 | 1,086 |
100%
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| Highway Fire | Riverside | 4/18/2015 | 1,049 |
100%
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| Lumpkin Fire | Butte | 9/11/2015 | 1,040 |
100%
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| Corrine Fire | Madera | 6/18/2015 | 920 |
100%
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| Meridian Fire | Butte | 10/03/2015 | 860 |
100%
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| Forebay Fire | Merced | 5/11/2015 | 692 |
100%
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| Cienega Fire | San Benito | 10/12/2015 | 690 |
100%
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| Elk Fire | Lake | 9/02/2015 | 673 |
100%
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| Loma Fire | 6/24/2015 | 533 |
100%
|
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| Van Dyke Fire | Mono | 2/06/2015 | 509 |
100%
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| Anza Fire | Riverside | 8/10/2015 | 500 |
100%
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| Sky Fire | Madera | 6/18/2015 | 500 |
100%
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| Triple Fire | Tulare | 7/21/2015 | 430 |
100%
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| Tenaya Fire | Mariposa | 9/07/2015 | 415 |
100%
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| Calgrove Fire | Los Angeles | 6/24/2015 | 415 |
100%
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| Swedes Fire | Butte | 7/29/2015 | 400 |
100%
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| Lincoln Fire | Los Angeles | 8/16/2015 | 374 |
100%
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| Ione Fire | Amador | 7/02/2015 | 357 |
100%
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| Warm Fire | Los Angeles | 8/16/2015 | 300 |
100%
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| Site Fire | Alameda | 6/05/2015 | 300 |
100%
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| Chorro Fire | Ventura | 8/02/2015 | 282 |
100%
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| Christensen Fire | Alameda | 5/28/2015 | 242 |
100%
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| Mendocino National Forest Lightning Complex | Mendocino | 7/30/2015 | 227 |
100%
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| Pacheco Fire | Santa Clara | 9/09/2015 | 215 |
100%
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| Peterson Fire | Lake | 8/22/2015 | 215 |
100%
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| 241 Fire | Orange | 7/13/2015 | 214 |
100%
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| China Fire | Shasta | 7/29/2015 | 212 |
100%
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| Mesa Fire | Santa Barbara | 6/29/2015 | 211 |
100%
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| Big Creek Fire | Tuolumne | 7/29/2015 | 204 |
100%
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| Pines Fire | Los Angeles | 7/17/2015 | 200 |
100%
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| Stephens Fire | Siskiyou | 2/24/2015 | 200 |
100%
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| Vasco Fire | Contra Costa | 7/30/2015 | 195 |
100%
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| Rustic Fire | Ventura | 8/14/2015 | 186 |
100%
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| Cooley Fire | Siskiyou | 7/13/2015 | 181 |
100%
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| Wildcat Fire | San Diego | 6/17/2015 | 171 |
100%
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| Creek Fire | Fresno | 9/09/2015 | 170 |
100%
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| Black Fire | Tehama | 7/04/2015 | 170 |
100%
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| Flat Fire | Kern | 8/20/2015 | 167 |
100%
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| Cutca Fire | San Diego | 7/24/2015 | 167 |
100%
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| River Fire | Ventura | 6/22/2015 | 164 |
100%
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| Queen Fire | Humboldt | 7/24/2015 | 158 |
100%
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| Cook Fire | Yuba | 6/18/2015 | 158 |
100%
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| Sky Fire | Solano | 7/06/2015 | 150 |
100%
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| Merwin Fire | Riverside | 7/01/2015 | 150 |
100%
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| Horse Fire | Humboldt | 8/18/2015 | 146 |
100%
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| Ward Fire | Plumas | 4/13/2015 | 137 |
100%
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| Red Fire | Madera | 6/21/2015 | 135 |
100%
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| Democrat Fire | Trinity | 8/25/2015 | 128 |
100%
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| Collier Fire | San Joaquin | 6/18/2015 | 122 |
100%
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| 3-11 Fire | Modoc | 7/23/2015 | 116 |
100%
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| Mark Fire | Calaveras | 8/13/2015 | 114 |
100%
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| Tulloch Fire | Tuolumne | 8/15/2015 | 112 |
100%
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| Shinn Fire | Lassen | 6/30/2015 | 111 |
100%
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| Apple Fire | Sacramento | 9/03/2015 | 110 |
100%
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| 36 Fire | Tehama | 8/08/2015 | 110 |
100%
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| Riosa Fire | Placer | 6/08/2015 | 110 |
100%
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| Walker Fire | Shasta | 9/11/2015 | 109 |
100%
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| Oak Fire | Tuolumne | 9/08/2015 | 108 |
100%
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| Munjar Fire | Butte | 10/02/2015 | 104 |
100%
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| Adventure Fire | 7/16/2015 | 100 |
100%
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| Sterling Fire | San Bernardino | 6/25/2015 | 100 |
100%
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| Laureles Fire | Monterey | 9/19/2015 | 95 |
100%
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| Deer Fire | San Luis Obispo | 7/10/2015 | 95 |
100%
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| Sprig Fire | Shasta | 7/30/2015 | 90 |
100%
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| Advance Fire | Tulare | 7/30/2015 | 86 |
100%
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| Otay Fire | San Diego | 6/26/2015 | 80 |
100%
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| Harrison Fire | Riverside | 6/01/2015 | 80 |
100%
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| 3-12 Fire | Modoc | 7/23/2015 | 77 |
100%
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| Fern Fire | Shasta | 8/02/2015 | 75 |
100%
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| Mallard Fire | Shasta | 7/29/2015 | 75 |
100%
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| Kyburz Fire | El Dorado | 7/23/2015 | 75 |
100%
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| Webb Fire | Butte | 7/01/2015 | 75 |
100%
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| Olive Fire | Butte | 9/02/2015 | 72 |
100%
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| Prairie Fire | Siskiyou | 8/20/2015 | 69 |
100%
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| Pass Fire | Kern | 6/15/2015 | 67 |
100%
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| Scales Fire | San Bernardino | 8/01/2015 | 65 |
100%
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| Kerkhoff Fire | Fresno | 7/18/2015 | 60 |
100%
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| Dixie Fire | Lassen | 6/19/2015 | 60 |
100%
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| Grapefruit Fire | Riverside | 6/18/2015 | 60 |
100%
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| Triangle Fire | Mariposa | 6/18/2015 | 60 |
100%
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| North Fire | Amador | 6/16/2015 | 60 |
100%
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| Point Fire | Shasta | 8/03/2015 | 59 |
100%
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| Military Fire | Siskiyou | 10/10/2015 | 58 |
100%
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| Summit Fire | San Bernardino | 8/23/2015 | 55 |
100%
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| De Luz Fire | San Diego | 8/09/2015 | 55 |
100%
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| Fork Fire | Tehama | 6/17/2015 | 55 |
100%
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| Mill 2 Fire | San Bernardino | 7/12/2015 | 54 |
100%
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| Tesla Fire | Alameda | 6/25/2015 | 53 |
100%
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| White Fire | Santa Barbara | 8/01/2015 | 52 |
100%
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| Potrero Fire | Ventura | 11/07/2015 | 50 |
100%
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| Mendocino Lightning Fires | Mendocino | 7/30/2015 | 50 |
100%
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| Antelope Fire | Kern | 9/09/2015 | 45 |
100%
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| Geary Fire | Alameda | 7/02/2015 | 45 |
100%
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| FKU Lightning Fires | Fresno | 6/05/2015 | 45 |
100%
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| Mason Fire | Modoc | 7/09/2015 | 43 |
100%
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| Highway Fire | Santa Clara | 6/30/2015 | 42 |
100%
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| Center Fire | Lassen | 9/09/2015 | 40 |
100%
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| Sullivan Fire | Stanislaus | 7/28/2015 | 40 |
100%
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| Ascot Fire | Solano | 7/10/2015 | 40 |
100%
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| Chiles Fire | Napa | 6/16/2015 | 38 |
100%
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| King Fire | 10/09/2015 | 36 |
100%
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| Garage Fire | Napa | 6/09/2015 | 36 |
100%
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| Browns Fire | Trinity | 9/08/2015 | 35 |
100%
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| Ranch Fire | El Dorado | 7/03/2015 | 35 |
100%
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| Covelo Fire | Mendocino | 6/28/2015 | 35 |
100%
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| McCourtney Fire | Nevada | 9/22/2015 | 30 |
100%
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| Kramer Fire | Lassen | 8/29/2015 | 30 |
100%
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| Francis Fire | Yuba | 8/03/2015 | 30 |
100%
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| Banister Fire | Ventura | 11/11/2015 | 29 |
100%
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| Baxter Fire | Placer | 7/22/2015 | 26 |
100%
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| Park Fire | San Diego | 7/24/2015 | 25 |
100%
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| Betabel Fire | San Benito | 7/20/2015 | 25 |
100%
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| Lake Fire | San Diego | 7/16/2015 | 25 |
100%
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| Buckaroo Fire | El Dorado | 7/02/2015 | 25 |
100%
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| Fox Fire | Mariposa | 6/07/2015 | 25 |
100%
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| Oasis Fire | Lake | 6/05/2015 | 25 |
100%
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| Snow Fire | Riverside | 6/05/2015 | 25 |
100%
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| Dorris Fire | Siskiyou | 7/21/2015 | 24 |
100%
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| Soda Fire | Mendocino | 7/04/2015 | 23 |
100%
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| Grade Fire | Lake | 8/24/2015 | 22 |
100%
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| Gibraltar Fire | Santa Barbara | 10/29/2015 | 21 |
100%
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| Spider Fire | Riverside | 7/12/2015 | 21 |
100%
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| Bald Fire | Humboldt | 6/10/2015 | 20 |
100%
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| Pleasure Fire | Napa | 6/27/2015 | 19 |
100%
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| Keswick Fire | Shasta | 7/07/2015 | 18 |
100%
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| Buck Fire | Humboldt | 7/28/2015 | 16 |
100%
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| Mad River Complex | Trinity | 7/30/2015 | ||
| Washington Fire | Alpine | 6/19/2015 |
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2015 Fire Season
A total of over 8,200 wildfires burned a total area of over 880,000 acres in California during 2015. On September 11, after the Butte Fire exploded from a size of 32,000 acres to 65,000 acres, in the Amador and Calaveras counties, Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency.