2016 Incident Archive
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472,875Total Emergency Responses
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6,954Wildfires
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669,534Acres Burned
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6Confirmed Loss of Life
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1,274Structures Destroyed
Layers
Incident | Counties | Started | Acres | Containment |
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Marek Fire | Los Angeles | 11/14/2016 | 4,824 |
100%
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Gopher Fire | San Diego | 11/13/2016 | 28 |
100%
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Meadow Fire | Tulare | 10/29/2016 | 4,347 |
100%
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Jacobson Fire | Tulare | 10/20/2016 | 10 |
100%
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Emerald Fire | El Dorado | 10/14/2016 | 176 |
100%
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Sacata Fire | Fresno | 10/11/2016 | 2,100 |
100%
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Creek Fire | Napa | 10/10/2016 | 65 |
100%
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Loma Fire | Santa Clara | 9/26/2016 | 4,474 |
100%
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Tobin Fire | Plumas | 9/26/2016 | 248 |
100%
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Marshes Fire | Tuolumne | 9/26/2016 | 1,080 |
100%
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Sawmill Fire | Sonoma | 9/25/2016 | 1,547 |
100%
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Cow Fire | Shasta | 9/25/2016 | 100 |
100%
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Bell Fire | Amador | 9/23/2016 | 45 |
100%
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Newmark Fire | Fresno | 9/23/2016 | 70 |
100%
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Washington Fire | Santa Barbara | 9/22/2016 | 215 |
100%
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Bangor Fire | Butte | 9/22/2016 | 130 |
100%
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Butte Fire | Sutter | 9/20/2016 | 300 |
100%
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Flat Fire | Kern | 9/19/2016 | 307 |
100%
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Canyon Fire | Santa Barbara | 9/17/2016 | 12,518 |
100%
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Soup Complex | Modoc | 9/17/2016 | 2,652 |
100%
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Owens River Fire | Inyo | 9/17/2016 | 5,443 |
100%
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Auburn Fire | Nevada | 9/17/2016 | 47 |
100%
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Old Fire | Butte | 9/16/2016 | 30 |
100%
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Hog Fire | Tehama | 9/13/2016 | 321 |
100%
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Old Fire | Del Norte | 9/13/2016 | 150 |
100%
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Moffett Fire | Siskiyou | 9/12/2016 | 32 |
100%
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Howard Fire | Modoc | 9/11/2016 | 380 |
100%
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Willard Fire | Lassen | 9/11/2016 | 2,575 |
100%
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Boys Fire | Sacramento | 9/11/2016 | 40 |
100%
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Lake Fire | Shasta | 9/10/2016 | 75 |
100%
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Ruff Fire | Mendocino | 9/10/2016 | 50 |
100%
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Spring Fire | San Bernardino | 9/07/2016 | 50 |
100%
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Phoenix Fire | Nevada | 9/07/2016 | 38 |
100%
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Saddle Fire | Butte | 9/05/2016 | 800 |
100%
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Ken Fire | San Bernardino | 9/03/2016 | 20 |
100%
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Sunny Fire | Fresno | 9/03/2016 | 158 |
100%
|
Oak Fire | Santa Clara | 9/01/2016 | 25 |
100%
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Holy Fire | Orange | 8/31/2016 | 150 |
100%
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Mockingbird Fire | Lake | 8/30/2016 | 20 |
100%
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Willow Fire | Amador | 8/30/2016 | 19 |
100%
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Mina Fire | Mendocino | 8/30/2016 | 36 |
100%
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Bogart Fire | Riverside | 8/30/2016 | 1,470 |
100%
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Havilah Fire | Kern | 8/28/2016 | 304 |
100%
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Evergreen Fire | Riverside | 8/28/2016 | 40 |
100%
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Willow Fire | Calaveras | 8/28/2016 | 450 |
100%
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Gap Fire | Siskiyou | 8/27/2016 | 33,867 |
100%
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Santos Fire | Butte | 8/26/2016 | 88 |
100%
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Range Fire | Kern | 8/26/2016 | 600 |
100%
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Grade Fire | Siskiyou | 8/24/2016 | 710 |
100%
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Tule Fire | Tulare | 8/22/2016 | 395 |
100%
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Tully Fire | Humboldt | 8/22/2016 | 599 |
100%
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Bird Fire | San Joaquin | 8/20/2016 | 147 |
100%
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Rey Fire | Santa Barbara | 8/18/2016 | 32,606 |
100%
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Beale Fire | Yuba | 8/18/2016 | 389 |
100%
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Mokelumne Fire | Alpine | 8/18/2016 | ||
Bailey Fire | Santa Clara | 8/17/2016 | 100 |
100%
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Cedar Fire | Kern | 8/16/2016 | 29,322 |
100%
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Blue Cut Fire | San Bernardino | 8/16/2016 | 36,274 |
100%
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Clayton Fire | Lake | 8/13/2016 | 3,929 |
100%
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Chimney Fire | San Luis Obispo | 8/13/2016 | 46,235 |
100%
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Summit Fire | Humboldt | 8/12/2016 | 21 |
100%
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Oak Fire | Santa Clara | 8/12/2016 | 25 |
100%
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Stafford Fire | Humboldt | 8/11/2016 | 23 |
100%
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Gopher Fire | San Diego | 8/10/2016 | 35 |
100%
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Knoxville Fire | Lake | 8/09/2016 | 36 |
100%
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Kugelman Fire | Lake | 8/09/2016 | 45 |
100%
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Mountain Fire | Shasta | 8/09/2016 | 35 |
100%
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Mineral Fire | Fresno | 8/08/2016 | 7,050 |
100%
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Pilot Fire | San Bernardino | 8/07/2016 | 8,110 |
100%
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Alder Fire | El Dorado | 8/06/2016 | 25 |
100%
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Rock Creek Fire | Mono | 8/05/2016 | 122 |
100%
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Deer Fire | Amador | 8/05/2016 | 26 |
100%
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Hart Fire | Kern | 8/04/2016 | 100 |
100%
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Maze Fire | Stanislaus | 8/04/2016 | 140 |
100%
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Grub Fire | Madera | 8/04/2016 | 85 |
100%
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Clark Fire | Mono | 8/04/2016 | 2,819 |
100%
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Baker Fire | Tehama | 8/03/2016 | 80 |
100%
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Diablo Fire | Stanislaus | 8/03/2016 | 100 |
100%
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Cold Fire | Yolo | 8/02/2016 | 5,731 |
100%
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99 Fire | Butte | 8/02/2016 | 520 |
100%
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Frymire Fire | Tuolumne | 7/30/2016 | 32 |
100%
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Sierra Fire | Santa Clara | 7/30/2016 | 114 |
100%
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Goose Fire | Fresno | 7/30/2016 | 2,241 |
100%
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Dockery Fire | Lassen | 7/30/2016 | 42 |
100%
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Fork Fire | Madera | 7/29/2016 | 38 |
100%
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North Branch Extension Fire | Lake | 7/29/2016 | 25 |
100%
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Neal Fire | Butte | 7/28/2016 | 35 |
100%
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Collier Fire | Tehama | 7/25/2016 | 11 |
100%
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Franklin Fire | Contra Costa | 7/24/2016 | 40 |
100%
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Bradley Fire | Monterey | 7/22/2016 | 100 |
100%
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Rock Fire | San Diego | 7/22/2016 | 28 |
100%
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Sand Fire | Los Angeles | 7/22/2016 | ||
Storksbill Fire | El Dorado | 7/22/2016 | 50 |
100%
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Oak Fire | Solano | 7/22/2016 | 57 |
100%
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Soberanes Fire | Monterey | 7/22/2016 | 132,127 |
100%
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Table Fire | Siskiyou | 7/21/2016 | 23 |
100%
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Roblar Fire | San Diego | 7/21/2016 | 1,245 |
100%
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Baker Fire | Calaveras | 7/21/2016 | 57 |
100%
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Serpa Fire | Madera | 7/21/2016 | 80 |
100%
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Foothill Fire | Lake | 7/19/2016 | 69 |
100%
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Bailey Fire | Siskiyou | 7/19/2016 | 26 |
100%
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Feather Fire | San Diego | 7/18/2016 | 100 |
100%
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Famoso Fire | Kern | 7/15/2016 | 138 |
100%
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Green Fire | Fresno | 7/15/2016 | 123 |
100%
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Dunnigan Fire | Yolo | 7/15/2016 | 84 |
100%
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Onyx Fire | Kern | 7/13/2016 | 221 |
100%
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Sherwood Fire | Ventura | 7/13/2016 | 78 |
100%
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Briggs Fire | Riverside | 7/12/2016 | 173 |
100%
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Stagecoach Fire | Calaveras | 7/12/2016 | 35 |
100%
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Pacheco Fire | Calaveras | 7/12/2016 | 341 |
100%
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Big Fire | Fresno | 7/11/2016 | 188 |
100%
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Shelter Fire | Ventura | 7/11/2016 | 15 |
100%
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Scott Fire | Sacramento | 7/10/2016 | 87 |
100%
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Mercury Fire | San Benito | 7/09/2016 | 95 |
100%
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Sage Fire | Los Angeles | 7/09/2016 | 1,100 |
100%
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Fiddler Fire | Shasta | 7/08/2016 | 303 |
100%
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Fort Fire | Kern | 7/08/2016 | 554 |
100%
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Frame Fire | Fresno | 7/04/2016 | 145 |
100%
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Broken Fire | Madera | 7/04/2016 | 103 |
100%
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Appaloosa Fire | Calaveras | 7/02/2016 | 310 |
100%
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Curry Fire | Fresno | 7/01/2016 | 2,944 |
100%
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Deer Fire | Kern | 7/01/2016 | 1,785 |
100%
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Kuehner Fire | Ventura | 7/01/2016 | 45 |
100%
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Flores Fire | Tehama | 7/01/2016 | 88 |
100%
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Lone Pine Fire | Inyo | 7/01/2016 | 30 |
100%
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Pine Fire | Ventura | 6/30/2016 | 2,304 |
100%
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Colyear Fire | Tehama | 6/30/2016 | 464 |
100%
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Rancho Fire | Amador | 6/28/2016 | 372 |
100%
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Trailhead Fire | El Dorado, Placer | 6/28/2016 | 5,645 |
100%
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Campo Fire | Calaveras | 6/27/2016 | 33 |
100%
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Frazier Fire | San Luis Obispo | 6/27/2016 | 86 |
100%
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Reservoir Fire | Lake | 6/26/2016 | 215 |
100%
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Creek Fire | Yolo | 6/26/2016 | 277 |
100%
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Laguna Fire | Orange | 6/26/2016 | 47 |
100%
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Dinosaur Fire | Merced | 6/25/2016 | 1,246 |
100%
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Grant Fire | Alameda | 6/25/2016 | 211 |
100%
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Marina Fire | Mono | 6/25/2016 | 650 |
100%
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Lowe Fire | Monterey | 6/23/2016 | 52 |
100%
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Erskine Fire | Kern | 6/23/2016 | 48,019 |
100%
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70 Fire | Butte | 6/21/2016 | 49 |
100%
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Moore Fire | Placer | 6/21/2016 | 88 |
100%
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Paskenta Fire | Tehama | 6/21/2016 | 43 |
100%
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Coal Fire | Butte | 6/20/2016 | 112 |
100%
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San Gabriel Complex (Formerly Fish & Reservoir Fires) | Los Angeles | 6/20/2016 | 5,399 |
100%
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Border Fire | San Diego | 6/19/2016 | 7,609 |
100%
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Arroyo Fire | Monterey | 6/18/2016 | 70 |
100%
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Camanche Fire | Amador | 6/17/2016 | 210 |
100%
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King Fire | San Benito | 6/17/2016 | 237 |
100%
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Sherpa Fire | Santa Barbara | 6/15/2016 | 7,474 |
100%
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Cheyenne Fire | Calaveras | 6/15/2016 | 83 |
100%
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Old Fire | San Benito | 6/12/2016 | 83 |
100%
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Keswick Fire | Shasta | 6/11/2016 | 24 |
100%
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Cotton Fire | Kern | 6/11/2016 | 61 |
100%
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Hoag Fire | Tehama | 6/11/2016 | 80 |
100%
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Coe Fire | Stanislaus | 6/07/2016 | 120 |
100%
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Pony Fire | Siskiyou | 6/07/2016 | 2,860 |
100%
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Soda Fire | San Luis Obispo | 6/04/2016 | ||
Old Fire | Los Angeles | 6/04/2016 | ||
Coleman Fire | Monterey | 6/04/2016 | 2,520 |
100%
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Temecula Fire | Riverside | 6/04/2016 | 139 |
100%
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Hidden Fire | San Benito | 6/03/2016 | 30 |
100%
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Clay Fire | Sacramento | 6/03/2016 | 32 |
100%
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Aukum Fire | El Dorado | 6/03/2016 | 25 |
100%
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Chimney Fire | Tulare | 6/01/2016 | ||
Pala Fire | San Diego | 5/31/2016 | 70 |
100%
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Walker Fire | Kern | 5/30/2016 | 43 |
100%
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Tulloch Fire | Tuolumne | 5/30/2016 | 85 |
100%
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70 Fire | Butte | 5/29/2016 | 30 |
100%
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Dunstone Fire | Butte | 5/27/2016 | 91 |
100%
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Fiddler Fire | Shasta | 5/25/2016 | 11 |
100%
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DeWolf Fire | Fresno | 5/25/2016 | 278 |
100%
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Wheatland Fire | Los Angeles | 5/23/2016 | 156 |
100%
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Metz Fire | Monterey | 5/22/2016 | 3,876 |
100%
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Mill Fire | Siskiyou | 5/19/2016 | 56 |
100%
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Roberts Fire | San Luis Obispo | 5/18/2016 | 3,712 |
100%
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Athens Fire | Placer | 5/17/2016 | 169 |
100%
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Avocado Fire | Fresno | 5/15/2016 | 132 |
100%
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Bryson Fire | Monterey | 5/12/2016 | 25 |
100%
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Edison Fire | Ventura | 5/12/2016 | 20 |
100%
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Shedd Fire | San Luis Obispo | 5/10/2016 | 150 |
100%
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Casitas Fire | Ventura | 4/28/2016 | 50 |
100%
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Hills Fire | Fresno | 4/28/2016 | 151 |
100%
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Taglio Fire | Merced | 4/24/2016 | 30 |
100%
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Gorman Fire | Los Angeles | 4/19/2016 |
2016 Fire Year
In 2016, over 6,900 fires burned an area of over 669,000 acres across California, Climatologists had predicted an extreme version of El Niño, known as a Super El Niño, to occur during the winter of 2015–16. Although the Pacific Ocean’s warming water had been expected to bring strong storms to parts of the southwestern United States, actual precipitation totals generally underperformed those expectations. Early in 2016, The National Interagency Fire Center predicted that conditions from May through at least August would put much of the western United States in above-normal wildfire danger. In June, the United States Forest Service estimated that over 26 million trees had died across 760,000 acres in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. This brought the number of dead trees to over 66 million during the past four years of drought. On August 15, the National Interagency Fire Center showed the state leading the nation in the quantity, size and intensity of wildfires. A day later, on August 16, San Bernardino County announced that nearly 85,000 people were evacuated because of the Blue Cut Fire near Cajon Pass.