2018 Incident Archive
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483,016Total Emergency Responses
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7,948Wildfires
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1,975,086Acres Burned
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100Confirmed Loss of Life
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24,226Structures Destroyed
Layers
Incident | Counties | Started | Acres | Containment |
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Honey Flooding | Butte | 11/29/2018 | ||
Bear Fire | Santa Cruz | 11/16/2018 | 10 |
100%
|
Morgan Fire | Contra Costa | 11/15/2018 | 20 |
100%
|
Briggs Fire | Ventura | 11/15/2018 | 150 |
100%
|
Niles Fire | Alameda | 11/14/2018 | 20 |
100%
|
Sierra Fire | San Bernardino | 11/13/2018 | 147 |
100%
|
Green Hill Fire | Humboldt | 11/12/2018 | 10 |
100%
|
Peak Fire | Ventura | 11/12/2018 | 186 |
100%
|
Woolsey Fire | Los Angeles, Ventura | 11/08/2018 | 96,949 |
100%
|
Hill Fire | Ventura | 11/08/2018 | 4,381 |
100%
|
Nurse Fire | Solano | 11/08/2018 | 1,500 |
100%
|
Brushy Fire | Mendocino | 11/08/2018 | 35 |
100%
|
Horn Fire | Lassen | 11/08/2018 | 88 |
100%
|
Camp Fire | Butte | 11/08/2018 | 153,336 |
100%
|
Adams Fire | Tehama | 11/05/2018 | 60 |
100%
|
Rincon Fire | Santa Cruz | 11/03/2018 | 17 |
100%
|
June Fire | Butte | 10/30/2018 | 550 |
100%
|
Market Fire | Tulare | 10/24/2018 | 120 |
100%
|
Camino Fire | San Luis Obispo | 10/19/2018 | 58 |
100%
|
Powellton Fire | Butte | 10/15/2018 | 10 |
100%
|
Masonic Fire | Shasta | 10/14/2018 | 38 |
100%
|
Tower Fire | Shasta | 10/14/2018 | 12 |
100%
|
Priest Fire | Monterey | 10/13/2018 | 167 |
100%
|
Winters Fire | Solano | 10/12/2018 | 160 |
100%
|
Iron Gate Fire | Siskiyou | 10/10/2018 | 15 |
100%
|
Branscombe Fire | Solano | 10/07/2018 | 4,500 |
100%
|
Park Fire | Santa Clara | 10/07/2018 | 63 |
100%
|
Sun Fire | Tehama | 10/07/2018 | 3,889 |
100%
|
Eagle Fire | Fresno | 10/02/2018 | 32 |
100%
|
Nacimiento Fire | Monterey | 10/02/2018 | 150 |
100%
|
Shandon Fire | San Luis Obispo | 9/29/2018 | 80 |
100%
|
Silver Fire | Shasta | 9/28/2018 | 76 |
100%
|
Wilson Fire | Tehama | 9/28/2018 | 261 |
100%
|
Keenbrook Fire | San Bernardino | 9/26/2018 | 53 |
100%
|
Nimshew Fire | Butte | 9/24/2018 | 33 |
100%
|
Quimby Fire | Santa Clara | 9/23/2018 | 30 |
100%
|
Oak Fire | Madera | 9/22/2018 | 360 |
100%
|
Copper Fire | Lassen | 9/22/2018 | 53 |
100%
|
Charlie Fire | Los Angeles | 9/22/2018 | 3,380 |
100%
|
Meyers Fire | El Dorado | 9/20/2018 | 12 |
100%
|
Reservoir Fire | San Luis Obispo | 9/16/2018 | 51 |
100%
|
Soboba Fire | Riverside | 9/14/2018 | 25 |
100%
|
Metz Fire | Monterey | 9/13/2018 | 411 |
100%
|
Water Fire | Kern | 9/12/2018 | 200 |
100%
|
Irving Fire | Marin | 9/10/2018 | 152 |
100%
|
Fork Fire | Los Angeles | 9/09/2018 | 166 |
100%
|
Snell Fire | Napa | 9/08/2018 | 2,490 |
100%
|
Tulloch Fire | Tuolumne | 9/08/2018 | 573 |
100%
|
Delta Fire | Shasta, Trinity | 9/05/2018 | 63,311 |
100%
|
Kerlin Fire | Trinity | 9/04/2018 | 1,751 |
100%
|
Sliger Fire | El Dorado | 9/04/2018 | 150 |
100%
|
Ranchera Fire | Shasta | 9/04/2018 | 13 |
100%
|
Boot Fire | Mono | 9/04/2018 | 6,974 |
100%
|
North Fire | Placer | 9/03/2018 | 1,120 |
100%
|
Kelsey Fire | Lake | 9/03/2018 | 24 |
100%
|
Essex Fire | Modoc | 9/02/2018 | 15 |
100%
|
Ridge Fire | Lake | 9/02/2018 | 36 |
100%
|
Ogilvy Fire | Santa Barbara | 9/01/2018 | 172 |
100%
|
Sterling | San Bernardino | 8/31/2018 | 125 |
100%
|
Grade Fire | Lake | 8/30/2018 | 60 |
100%
|
Redinger Fire | Madera | 8/27/2018 | 88 |
100%
|
Winchester Fire | Riverside | 8/27/2018 | 36 |
100%
|
Cache Fire | Lake | 8/26/2018 | 103 |
100%
|
Castro Fire | Alameda | 8/26/2018 | 48 |
100%
|
Country Fire | Riverside | 8/25/2018 | 32 |
100%
|
Eastman Fire | Madera | 8/23/2018 | 289 |
100%
|
Land Fire | Riverside | 8/22/2018 | 23 |
100%
|
Keller Fire | Riverside | 8/19/2018 | 10 |
100%
|
Front Fire | Santa Barbara | 8/19/2018 | 1,014 |
100%
|
Gorge Fire | Shasta | 8/19/2018 | 155 |
100%
|
Call Fire | Kern | 8/18/2018 | 367 |
100%
|
Alhambra Fire | Contra Costa | 8/17/2018 | 30 |
100%
|
Marcel Fire | Kern | 8/17/2018 | 34 |
100%
|
Pine Fire | Kern | 8/16/2018 | 114 |
100%
|
Mill Creek 1 Fire | Humboldt | 8/16/2018 | 3,674 |
100%
|
Stone Fire | Modoc | 8/15/2018 | 39,387 |
100%
|
River Fire | Tulare | 8/15/2018 | 496 |
100%
|
Cloverdale Fire | San Diego | 8/13/2018 | 100 |
100%
|
Oak Fire | Nevada | 8/12/2018 | 16 |
100%
|
Gulch Fire | Monterey | 8/11/2018 | 700 |
100%
|
Nelson Fire | Solano | 8/10/2018 | 2,162 |
100%
|
Hat Fire | Shasta | 8/09/2018 | 1,900 |
100%
|
Syar Fire | Napa | 8/09/2018 | 10 |
100%
|
Rangeland Fire | San Diego | 8/09/2018 | 250 |
100%
|
Hirz Fire | Shasta | 8/09/2018 | 46,150 |
100%
|
Murphy Fire | Plumas | 8/07/2018 | 117 |
100%
|
Five Fire | Kings | 8/06/2018 | 2,995 |
100%
|
South Fire | Calaveras | 8/06/2018 | 290 |
100%
|
Terra Fire | Riverside | 8/06/2018 | 35 |
100%
|
Holy Fire | Orange | 8/06/2018 | 23,136 |
100%
|
Turkey Fire | Monterey | 8/06/2018 | 2,225 |
100%
|
Casner Fire | San Diego | 8/06/2018 | 14 |
100%
|
Parrots Fire | Calaveras | 8/05/2018 | 136 |
100%
|
Creek Fire | Alameda | 8/04/2018 | 30 |
100%
|
Wagner Fire | Mariposa | 8/04/2018 | 22 |
100%
|
Tarina Fire | Kern | 8/03/2018 | 3,156 |
100%
|
Donnell Fire | Tuolumne | 8/01/2018 | 36,450 |
100%
|
Western Fire | Mendocino | 8/01/2018 | 106 |
100%
|
Omega Fire | El Dorado | 8/01/2018 | 66 |
100%
|
Bumper Fire | El Dorado | 8/01/2018 | 67 |
100%
|
Sunset Fire | Placer | 8/01/2018 | 695 |
100%
|
Butte Fire | Sutter | 7/31/2018 | 1,200 |
100%
|
Eel Fire | Mendocino | 7/31/2018 | 972 |
100%
|
Owens Fire | Inyo | 7/31/2018 | 338 |
100%
|
Corner Fire | Shasta | 7/29/2018 | 35 |
100%
|
Steele Fire | Napa | 7/28/2018 | 135 |
100%
|
Sobrante Fire | Riverside | 7/28/2018 | 30 |
100%
|
Rock Fire | San Diego | 7/28/2018 | 207 |
100%
|
Breckenridge Fire | Kern | 7/27/2018 | 993 |
100%
|
Whaleback Fire | Lassen | 7/27/2018 | 18,703 |
100%
|
Pasqual Fire | San Diego | 7/27/2018 | 365 |
100%
|
River Fire (Mendocino Complex) | Colusa, Lake, Mendocino | 7/27/2018 | 48,920 |
100%
|
Balch Fire | Tulare | 7/27/2018 | 100 |
100%
|
Ranch Fire (Mendocino Complex) | Colusa, Mendocino, Glenn, Lake | 7/27/2018 | 410,203 |
100%
|
Ribbon Fire | Riverside | 7/26/2018 | 205 |
100%
|
Church Fire | Santa Clara | 7/25/2018 | 20 |
100%
|
Patterson Fire | Alameda | 7/25/2018 | 34 |
100%
|
Marsh Fire | Contra Costa | 7/25/2018 | 247 |
100%
|
Hidden Fire | San Benito | 7/25/2018 | 39 |
100%
|
Cranston Fire | Riverside | 7/25/2018 | 13,139 |
100%
|
Roxie Fire (Formerly 1-1 Fire) | Lassen | 7/24/2018 | 167 |
100%
|
Crestline Fire | Shasta | 7/24/2018 | 51 |
100%
|
Martinez Fire | Riverside | 7/23/2018 | 40 |
100%
|
Carr Fire | Shasta, Trinity | 7/23/2018 | 229,651 |
100%
|
Pico Fire | Los Angeles | 7/23/2018 | 128 |
100%
|
Country Fire | Santa Clara | 7/22/2018 | 320 |
100%
|
Heart Fire | Mendocino | 7/21/2018 | 67 |
100%
|
Rock Fire | San Luis Obispo | 7/21/2018 | 30 |
100%
|
Mustang Fire | San Luis Obispo | 7/21/2018 | 37 |
100%
|
Carder Fire | Lake | 7/21/2018 | 50 |
100%
|
Windmill Fire | Santa Barbara | 7/20/2018 | 110 |
100%
|
Highland Fire | Shasta | 7/20/2018 | 63 |
100%
|
Cinnamon Fire | San Diego | 7/20/2018 | 13 |
100%
|
Skyline Fire | Riverside | 7/19/2018 | 282 |
100%
|
Horse Creek Fire | Tulare | 7/19/2018 | 34 |
100%
|
Ben Fire | Mariposa | 7/19/2018 | 40 |
100%
|
Simmons Fire | Butte | 7/19/2018 | 43 |
100%
|
Eighty Eight Fire | Yolo | 7/18/2018 | 822 |
100%
|
Cruces Fire | Santa Barbara | 7/18/2018 | 77 |
100%
|
Lott Fire | Siskiyou | 7/17/2018 | 10 |
100%
|
Border Fire | San Diego | 7/17/2018 | 28 |
100%
|
Camp Fire | San Luis Obispo | 7/17/2018 | 14 |
100%
|
Garner Complex | 7/16/2018 | 29,016 |
100%
|
|
3-16 Fire | Lassen | 7/15/2018 | 89 |
100%
|
Natchez Fire | 7/15/2018 | 38,134 |
100%
|
|
Tuscan Fire | Tehama | 7/15/2018 | 50 |
100%
|
3-18 Fire | Lassen | 7/15/2018 | 32 |
100%
|
Johnson Fire | Humboldt | 7/15/2018 | 16 |
100%
|
3-10 Fire | Lassen | 7/15/2018 | 56 |
100%
|
Steamboat Fire | Siskiyou | 7/15/2018 | 224 |
100%
|
Kelley Fire | Modoc | 7/14/2018 | 52 |
100%
|
Lariat Fire | Tehama | 7/14/2018 | 33 |
100%
|
3-2 Fire | Lassen | 7/14/2018 | 14 |
100%
|
Eagle Fire | Modoc | 7/13/2018 | 2,100 |
100%
|
Ferguson Fire | Mariposa | 7/13/2018 | 96,901 |
100%
|
Gray Fire | San Bernardino | 7/13/2018 | 12 |
100%
|
Stoney Fire | Butte | 7/12/2018 | 962 |
100%
|
Idria Fire | San Benito | 7/12/2018 | 116 |
100%
|
Panoche Fire | San Benito | 7/11/2018 | 278 |
100%
|
School Fire | Madera | 7/10/2018 | 12 |
100%
|
Hale Fire | Santa Clara | 7/10/2018 | 51 |
100%
|
Curie Fire | Santa Clara | 7/10/2018 | 70 |
100%
|
Dark Fire | Butte | 7/10/2018 | 11 |
100%
|
Dale Fire | Tehama | 7/09/2018 | 856 |
100%
|
Cornerstone Fire | Madera | 7/09/2018 | 11 |
100%
|
Spring 2 Fire | Lake | 7/09/2018 | 80 |
100%
|
James Loop Fire | 7/09/2018 | 280 |
100%
|
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Grant Fire | Alameda | 7/08/2018 | 480 |
100%
|
Bruce Fire | Contra Costa | 7/08/2018 | 56 |
100%
|
Vista Fire | Shasta | 7/08/2018 | 31 |
100%
|
Lebec Fire | Kern | 7/08/2018 | 62 |
100%
|
Georges Fire | Inyo | 7/08/2018 | 2,883 |
100%
|
West Fire | San Diego | 7/06/2018 | 504 |
100%
|
Holiday Fire | Santa Barbara | 7/06/2018 | 113 |
100%
|
Irish Fire | Amador | 7/06/2018 | 825 |
100%
|
Valley Fire | San Bernardino | 7/06/2018 | 1,350 |
100%
|
Bridle Fire | Santa Clara | 7/06/2018 | 116 |
100%
|
Building Fire | San Diego | 7/06/2018 | 10 |
100%
|
Box Fire | San Bernardino | 7/06/2018 | 100 |
100%
|
Peach Fire | Mendocino | 7/05/2018 | 90 |
100%
|
Klamathon Fire | Siskiyou | 7/05/2018 | 38,008 |
100%
|
Shingle Fire | El Dorado | 7/04/2018 | 316 |
100%
|
Benton Fire | Riverside | 7/04/2018 | 63 |
100%
|
Par Fire | Butte | 7/04/2018 | 191 |
100%
|
Stony Fire | Colusa | 7/04/2018 | 75 |
100%
|
Buckingham Fire | Contra Costa | 7/02/2018 | 45 |
100%
|
Petersburg Fire | Siskiyou | 7/01/2018 | 215 |
100%
|
County Fire | Napa, Yolo | 6/30/2018 | 90,000 |
100%
|
Creek Fire | San Bernardino | 6/30/2018 | 33 |
100%
|
Tesla Fire | Santa Clara | 6/29/2018 | 70 |
100%
|
Sheep Fire | Kern | 6/29/2018 | 95 |
100%
|
Valley Fire | Contra Costa | 6/29/2018 | 268 |
100%
|
Grant Fire | Sacramento | 6/29/2018 | 30 |
100%
|
Waverly Fire | San Joaquin | 6/29/2018 | 11,789 |
100%
|
Llano Fire | Butte | 6/29/2018 | 10 |
100%
|
Flat Fire | Trinity | 6/28/2018 | 300 |
100%
|
Cherry Fire | Siskiyou | 6/27/2018 | 63 |
100%
|
Hyatt Fire | Lassen | 6/27/2018 | 383 |
100%
|
Anchor Fire | Fresno | 6/27/2018 | 76 |
100%
|
Shippee Fire | Butte | 6/26/2018 | 460 |
100%
|
Fox Fire | San Luis Obispo | 6/26/2018 | 260 |
100%
|
San Ardo | Monterey | 6/26/2018 | 375 |
100%
|
Romero Fire | Merced | 6/24/2018 | 68 |
100%
|
Horse Fire | Calaveras | 6/24/2018 | 80 |
100%
|
Flat Fire | Tuolumne | 6/24/2018 | 163 |
100%
|
Creek Fire | Shasta | 6/24/2018 | 1,678 |
100%
|
Canyon Fire | Los Angeles | 6/23/2018 | 62 |
100%
|
Pawnee Fire | Lake | 6/23/2018 | 15,180 |
100%
|
Sierra Fire | Tehama | 6/23/2018 | 170 |
100%
|
Bascom Fire | Shasta | 6/23/2018 | 328 |
100%
|
Stoll Fire | Tehama | 6/23/2018 | 268 |
100%
|
Lane Fire | Tehama | 6/23/2018 | 3,392 |
100%
|
Creek Fire | San Luis Obispo | 6/21/2018 | 10 |
100%
|
Yankee Fire | San Luis Obispo | 6/20/2018 | 1,500 |
100%
|
Ranchita Fire | Monterey | 6/19/2018 | 10 |
100%
|
Iron Fire | Contra Costa | 6/19/2018 | 40 |
100%
|
Wheeler Fire | Mariposa | 6/18/2018 | 115 |
100%
|
Vallecitos Fire | Alameda | 6/17/2018 | 20 |
100%
|
Dinosaur Fire | Merced | 6/17/2018 | 185 |
100%
|
China Fire | Amador | 6/17/2018 | 17 |
100%
|
Upper Colony Fire | 6/17/2018 | 1,202 |
100%
|
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Willow Fire | Contra Costa | 6/16/2018 | 25 |
100%
|
Creek Fire | Lake | 6/16/2018 | 32 |
100%
|
Oregon Fire | Butte | 6/16/2018 | 40 |
100%
|
Boyer Fire | Mariposa | 6/15/2018 | 53 |
100%
|
Raymond Fire | Madera | 6/15/2018 | 60 |
100%
|
Planada Fire | Merced | 6/15/2018 | 4,563 |
100%
|
Tumbleweed Fire | Lassen | 6/14/2018 | 646 |
100%
|
Creston FIre | San Luis Obispo | 6/14/2018 | 60 |
100%
|
Bridle Fire | Riverside | 6/14/2018 | 20 |
100%
|
70 Fire | Butte | 6/14/2018 | 20 |
100%
|
Spring Fire | Tehama | 6/13/2018 | 70 |
100%
|
Vista Fire | San Luis Obispo | 6/13/2018 | 60 |
100%
|
Beaver Fire | San Benito | 6/12/2018 | 215 |
100%
|
Portola Fire | Los Angeles | 6/12/2018 | 20 |
100%
|
Euclid Fire | Riverside | 6/12/2018 | 154 |
100%
|
Santiago Fire | Orange | 6/11/2018 | 155 |
100%
|
Liberty Fire | San Joaquin | 6/11/2018 | 62 |
100%
|
Lions Fire | Madera | 6/11/2018 | 4,064 |
100%
|
Chrome Fire | Glenn | 6/09/2018 | 2,290 |
100%
|
Sam Fire | Monterey | 6/09/2018 | 96 |
100%
|
Mission Fire | Marin | 6/09/2018 | 12 |
100%
|
South Fire | Los Angeles | 6/09/2018 | 175 |
100%
|
Apple Fire | Tehama | 6/09/2018 | 2,956 |
100%
|
Bear Fire | Merced | 6/07/2018 | 200 |
100%
|
Recycle Fire | San Diego | 6/06/2018 | 265 |
100%
|
Vista Fire | San Diego | 6/05/2018 | 12 |
100%
|
Pallet Fire | Sonoma | 6/05/2018 | 10 |
100%
|
Panoche Fire | San Benito | 6/04/2018 | 64 |
100%
|
ONeals Fire | Madera | 6/04/2018 | 300 |
100%
|
Eastern Fire | San Benito | 6/04/2018 | 513 |
100%
|
Airline Fire | San Benito | 6/04/2018 | 1,314 |
100%
|
Meamber Fire | Siskiyou | 6/04/2018 | 12 |
100%
|
Stone Fire | Los Angeles | 6/04/2018 | 1,352 |
100%
|
Green Fire | San Diego | 6/03/2018 | 10 |
100%
|
Adobe Fire | San Diego | 6/03/2018 | 38 |
100%
|
Martin Fire | Siskiyou | 6/03/2018 | 37 |
100%
|
Resort Fire | San Luis Obispo | 6/03/2018 | 12 |
100%
|
Fairview Fire | San Benito | 6/03/2018 | 35 |
100%
|
Ethanac Fire | Riverside | 6/03/2018 | 17 |
100%
|
Grande Fire | Riverside | 6/03/2018 | 11 |
100%
|
Black Fire | Tehama | 6/03/2018 | 10 |
100%
|
Jardin Fire | Riverside | 6/02/2018 | 10 |
100%
|
Aliso Fire | Orange | 6/02/2018 | 175 |
100%
|
Glen Fire | Contra Costa | 6/02/2018 | 23 |
100%
|
Coldwell Fire | Fresno | 6/02/2018 | 13 |
100%
|
Plymire Fire | Tehama | 6/01/2018 | 23 |
100%
|
Open Fire | Glenn | 6/01/2018 | 127 |
100%
|
Madison FIre | Yolo | 6/01/2018 | 14 |
100%
|
Grant Fire | Alameda | 5/30/2018 | 484 |
100%
|
Vineyard Fire | San Luis Obispo | 5/29/2018 | 25 |
100%
|
Stuhr Fire | Stanislaus | 5/29/2018 | 63 |
100%
|
Chrome Fire | Glenn | 5/28/2018 | 75 |
100%
|
70th Fire | Riverside | 5/28/2018 | 10 |
100%
|
Keeler Fire | Santa Clara | 5/27/2018 | 16 |
100%
|
Cobble Fire | Fresno | 5/26/2018 | 108 |
100%
|
Water Fire | San Luis Obispo | 5/24/2018 | 100 |
100%
|
Experimental Fire | Madera | 5/23/2018 | 56 |
100%
|
Agua Fire | San Diego | 5/22/2018 | 59 |
100%
|
Bellagio Fire | Napa | 5/21/2018 | 12 |
100%
|
Plaza Fire | Merced | 5/20/2018 | 88 |
100%
|
Ager Fire | Siskiyou | 5/19/2018 | 27 |
100%
|
Jelly Fire | Tehama | 5/18/2018 | 103 |
100%
|
White Fire | Tulare | 5/18/2018 | 26 |
100%
|
Patterson Fire | Riverside | 5/17/2018 | 1,261 |
100%
|
Happy Fire | Santa Barbara | 5/17/2018 | 60 |
100%
|
Twisselman Fire | Kern | 5/16/2018 | 293 |
100%
|
Grant Fire | Alameda | 5/14/2018 | 12 |
100%
|
Volcan Fire | San Diego | 5/10/2018 | 12 |
100%
|
Jacques Fire | San Diego | 5/09/2018 | 18 |
100%
|
Shastina Fire | Siskiyou | 5/09/2018 | 127 |
100%
|
Woodchuck Fire | Riverside | 5/04/2018 | 15 |
100%
|
Tornado Fire | Riverside | 5/04/2018 | 70 |
100%
|
Alpha Fire | San Diego | 5/04/2018 | 300 |
100%
|
Nees Fire | Merced | 5/02/2018 | 1,756 |
100%
|
Main Fire | Riverside | 4/28/2018 | 73 |
100%
|
French Fire | Plumas | 4/26/2018 | 20 |
100%
|
Grape Fire | Humboldt | 4/24/2018 | ||
Lago Fire | Riverside | 4/22/2018 | 18 |
100%
|
Moffat Fire | Inyo | 4/19/2018 | 1,065 |
100%
|
Tyler Fire | Riverside | 4/15/2018 | 15 |
100%
|
Aqueduct Fire | Fresno | 4/12/2018 | 30 |
100%
|
Meadow Fire | Riverside | 4/09/2018 | 21 |
100%
|
Rock Fire | Shasta | 3/27/2018 | 11 |
100%
|
Santa Cruz Fire | Santa Barbara | 3/27/2018 | 258 |
100%
|
Pleasant Fire | Inyo | 2/18/2018 | 2,070 |
100%
|
Wilcox Fire | Tulare | 2/18/2018 | 33 |
100%
|
Haycamp Fire | Monterey | 2/07/2018 | 50 |
100%
|
Montecito Flooding / Mudflows | Santa Barbara, Ventura | 1/09/2018 | ||
Bridge Fire | Marin | 12/31/1969 | 45 |
100%
|
2018 Fire Season
The 2018 wildfire season was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire season on record in California, with a total of over 7,500 fires burning an area of over 1,670,000 acres, the largest area of burned acreage recorded in a fire season. In mid-July to August 2018, a series of large wildfires erupted across California, mostly in the northern part of the state, including the destructive Carr Fire and the Mendocino Complex Fire. On August 4, 2018, a national disaster was declared in Northern California, due to the extensive wildfires burning there. In November 2018, strong winds aggravated conditions in another round of large, destructive fires that occurred across the state. This new batch of wildfires included the Woolsey Fire and the Camp Fire, which killed at least 85 people. It destroyed more than 18,000 structures, becoming both California's deadliest and most destructive wildfire on record. The Mendocino Complex Fire burned more than 459,000 acres, becoming the largest complex fire in the state's history, with the complex's Ranch Fire surpassing the Thomas Fire and the Santiago Canyon Fire of 1889 to become California's single-largest recorded wildfire.
Pictured: The Flat Fire, which started in June of 2018 near Weaverville.