2020 Incident Archive
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494,489Total Emergency Responses
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8,648Wildfires
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4,304,379Acres Burned
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33Confirmed Loss of Life
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11,116Structures Destroyed
Layers
Incident | Counties | Started | Acres | Containment |
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Pitman Fire | San Bernardino | 12/26/2020 | ||
Sanderson Fire | Riverside | 12/13/2020 | 1,954 |
100%
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Cornell Fire | Ventura | 12/07/2020 | 174 |
100%
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Thomas Fire | Lassen | 12/03/2020 | 24 |
100%
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Cerritos Fire | Riverside | 12/03/2020 | 200 |
100%
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Bond Fire | Orange | 12/02/2020 | 6,686 |
100%
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Willow Fire | San Diego | 12/02/2020 | ||
Airport Fire | Riverside | 12/01/2020 | 1,087 |
100%
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257 Fire | 11/17/2020 | 49 |
100%
|
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San Dimas Fire | Los Angeles | 11/06/2020 | 131 |
100%
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Cypress Fire | Riverside, San Bernardino | 11/01/2020 | 150 |
100%
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Blue Ridge Fire | Orange | 10/26/2020 | 13,964 |
100%
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Point Fire (Placer County) | Placer | 10/26/2020 | ||
Silverado Fire | Orange | 10/26/2020 | 12,466 |
100%
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Olinda Fire | Shasta | 10/25/2020 | 5 |
100%
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Dersch Fire | Shasta | 10/25/2020 | 133 |
100%
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Point Fire (Shasta and Tehama County) | Shasta, Tehama | 10/25/2020 | 275 |
100%
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Pope Fire | Napa | 10/23/2020 | 61 |
100%
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Redwood Fire | Humboldt | 10/23/2020 | 102 |
100%
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Ferry Fire | Butte | 10/22/2020 | 6 |
100%
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Cameron Fire | El Dorado | 10/18/2020 | 15 |
100%
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Bruder Fire | San Bernardino | 10/15/2020 | 170 |
100%
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Diamond Fire | Calaveras | 10/13/2020 | 21 |
100%
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Irvine Fire | Contra Costa | 10/11/2020 | 30 |
100%
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Fields Fire | Yuba | 10/07/2020 | 56 |
100%
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Lambert Fire | Amador | 10/04/2020 | 21 |
100%
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Pony Fire | Sacramento | 10/03/2020 | 20 |
100%
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Copper Fire | Amador | 9/30/2020 | 48 |
100%
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Candy Fire | Riverside | 9/29/2020 | 454 |
100%
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Martindale Fire | Los Angeles | 9/28/2020 | 230 |
100%
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Zogg Fire | Shasta, Tehama | 9/27/2020 | 56,338 |
100%
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Glass Fire | Napa, Sonoma | 9/27/2020 | 67,484 |
100%
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Snow Fire | Riverside | 9/17/2020 | 6,254 |
100%
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San Antonio Fire | Santa Barbara | 9/16/2020 | 111 |
100%
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Fox Fire | Siskiyou | 9/16/2020 | 2,188 |
100%
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Bullfrog Fire | Fresno | 9/12/2020 | 1,185 |
100%
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Shackleford Fire | Siskiyou | 9/11/2020 | 50 |
100%
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Schoolhouse Fire | Siskiyou | 9/09/2020 | 45 |
100%
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Willow Fire | Yuba | 9/09/2020 | 1,311 |
100%
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Sperry Fire | Stanislaus | 9/08/2020 | 45 |
100%
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Fork Fire | El Dorado | 9/08/2020 | ||
Oak Fire | Mendocino | 9/07/2020 | 1,100 |
100%
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Valley Fire | San Diego | 9/05/2020 | 16,390 |
100%
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El Dorado Fire | San Bernardino, Riverside | 9/05/2020 | 22,744 |
100%
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Creek Fire | Fresno, Madera | 9/04/2020 | 379,895 |
100%
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Catholic Fire | Lake | 9/01/2020 | 13 |
100%
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Slink Fire | Mono | 9/01/2020 | ||
Hobo Fire | Trinity | 9/01/2020 | ||
Hensley Fire | Madera | 8/30/2020 | 400 |
100%
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Johnson Fire | Los Angeles | 8/28/2020 | 290 |
100%
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Perry Fire | Placer | 8/26/2020 | 9 |
100%
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R-8 Pinecone Fire | Lassen | 8/26/2020 | 567 |
100%
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Placer Fire | San Luis Obispo | 8/25/2020 | 53 |
100%
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W-5 Cold Springs | Lassen | 8/23/2020 | ||
Sheep Fire | Plumas | 8/22/2020 | 29,570 |
100%
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Coyote Fire | Santa Clara | 8/21/2020 | 143 |
100%
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Volcano Fire | San Diego | 8/20/2020 | 45 |
100%
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Moc Fire | Tuolumne | 8/20/2020 | 2,857 |
100%
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Flint Fire | Calaveras | 8/19/2020 | 55 |
100%
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Creek Fire | Mendocino | 8/18/2020 | 820 |
100%
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Salt Fire | Calaveras | 8/18/2020 | 1,783 |
100%
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3-19 Fire | Mendocino | 8/18/2020 | 62 |
100%
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Woodward Fire | Marin | 8/18/2020 | 4,929 |
100%
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Carmel Fire | Monterey | 8/18/2020 | 6,901 |
100%
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Bell Fire | Tuolumne | 8/18/2020 | ||
Murphy Fire | El Dorado | 8/17/2020 | 14 |
100%
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Holser Fire | Ventura | 8/17/2020 | 3,000 |
100%
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4-8 Fire | Glenn | 8/17/2020 | 275 |
100%
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Beach Fire | Mono | 8/17/2020 | ||
Butte/Tehama/Glenn Lightning Complex (Tehama/Glenn Zone) | Tehama, Glenn | 8/17/2020 | 19,609 |
100%
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Jones Fire | Nevada | 8/17/2020 | 705 |
100%
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LNU Lightning Complex | Napa, Solano, Lake, Sonoma, Yolo | 8/17/2020 | 363,220 |
100%
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August Complex (includes Doe Fire) | Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity, Tehama, Glenn, Lake, Colusa | 8/16/2020 | 1,032,648 |
100%
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River Fire | Monterey | 8/16/2020 | 48,088 |
100%
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Elk Fire | Glenn | 8/16/2020 | 727 |
100%
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SCU Lightning Complex | Santa Clara, San Joaquin, Contra Costa, Alameda, Stanislaus | 8/16/2020 | 396,624 |
100%
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CZU Lightning Complex (Including Warnella Fire) | Santa Cruz, San Mateo | 8/16/2020 | 86,509 |
100%
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3-2 Fire | San Luis Obispo | 8/16/2020 | 20 |
100%
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Hills Fire | Fresno | 8/15/2020 | 2,121 |
100%
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Whale Fire | San Luis Obispo | 8/15/2020 | 320 |
100%
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Loyalton Fire | Sierra | 8/14/2020 | 47,029 |
100%
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Clark Fire | Butte | 8/14/2020 | 110 |
100%
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Feather Fire | Sierra | 8/13/2020 | ||
Meiss Fire | Sacramento | 8/13/2020 | 512 |
100%
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Ranch 2 Fire | Los Angeles | 8/13/2020 | 4,237 |
100%
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Carrizo Fire | San Luis Obispo | 8/12/2020 | 183 |
100%
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Lake Fire | Los Angeles | 8/12/2020 | 31,089 |
100%
|
Soda Fire | Kern | 8/12/2020 | 424 |
100%
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R-1 Fire | Lassen | 8/11/2020 | 285 |
100%
|
Duluth Fire | Placer | 8/10/2020 | 65 |
100%
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Mina Fire | Mendocino | 8/10/2020 | 177 |
100%
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Texas Fire | Los Angeles | 8/06/2020 | 210 |
100%
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Fort Fire | Kern | 8/06/2020 | 277 |
100%
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Pass Fire | San Luis Obispo | 8/04/2020 | 322 |
100%
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Trimmer Fire | Fresno | 8/04/2020 | 594 |
100%
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166 Fire | San Luis Obispo | 8/03/2020 | ||
Stagecoach Fire | Kern | 8/03/2020 | 7,760 |
100%
|
Elsmere Fire | Los Angeles | 8/03/2020 | 200 |
100%
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Beale Fire | Yuba | 8/02/2020 | 600 |
100%
|
Post Fire | Los Angeles | 8/02/2020 | 120 |
100%
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Sites Fire | Colusa | 8/02/2020 | 560 |
100%
|
North Fire | Lassen | 8/02/2020 | 6,882 |
100%
|
Water Fire | Riverside | 8/02/2020 | 52 |
100%
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Sophia Fire | El Dorado | 8/02/2020 | 36 |
100%
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Pond Fire | San Luis Obispo | 8/01/2020 | 2,005 |
100%
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Castaic Fire | Los Angeles | 8/01/2020 | 178 |
100%
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Stump Fire | Tehama | 8/01/2020 | 684 |
100%
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Cowhead Fire | Modoc | 7/31/2020 | ||
Apple Fire | Riverside | 7/31/2020 | 33,424 |
100%
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Sheep Fire | Kern | 7/30/2020 | 233 |
100%
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Dam Fire | Los Angeles | 7/30/2020 | 220 |
95%
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Rabbit Fire | Riverside | 7/30/2020 | 104 |
100%
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Clay Fire | Sacramento | 7/29/2020 | 741 |
100%
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Brook Fire | San Bernardino | 7/29/2020 | 185 |
100%
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Branch Fire | San Luis Obispo | 7/28/2020 | 3,222 |
100%
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Border 11 Fire | San Diego | 7/28/2020 | 100 |
100%
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Lincoln Fire | Humboldt | 7/27/2020 | 25 |
100%
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Ridge Fire | Los Angeles | 7/27/2020 | 321 |
100%
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Adams Fire | Lassen | 7/27/2020 | ||
Cottonwood Fire | Merced | 7/27/2020 | 788 |
100%
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Ione Fire | Sacramento | 7/26/2020 | 51 |
100%
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Karen Fire | Riverside | 7/25/2020 | 250 |
100%
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Hill Fire | Colusa | 7/24/2020 | 138 |
100%
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Jack Fire | Riverside | 7/24/2020 | 145 |
100%
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July Complex | Siskiyou, Modoc | 7/24/2020 | 83,261 |
100%
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Iris Fire | Mono | 7/21/2020 | 120 |
100%
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Rabbit Fire | Madera | 7/20/2020 | 135 |
100%
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Easton Fire | San Bernardino | 7/20/2020 | 71 |
100%
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Holland Fire | Contra Costa | 7/20/2020 | 75 |
100%
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Feather Fire | Butte | 7/20/2020 | 30 |
100%
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Milepost 21 Fire | Humboldt | 7/20/2020 | 100 |
100%
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Gold Fire | Lassen | 7/20/2020 | 22,614 |
100%
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Platina Fire | Shasta | 7/19/2020 | 333 |
100%
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Hog Fire | Lassen | 7/18/2020 | 9,564 |
100%
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Badger Fire | Siskiyou | 7/18/2020 | 557 |
100%
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Pitzer Fire | San Bernardino | 7/17/2020 | 119 |
100%
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Hollow Fire | Alameda | 7/16/2020 | 253 |
100%
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Valley Fire | Yuba | 7/15/2020 | 500 |
100%
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Ben Fire | Mariposa | 7/15/2020 | 48 |
100%
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Coyote Fire | San Benito | 7/15/2020 | 1,485 |
100%
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Mineral Fire | Fresno | 7/13/2020 | 29,667 |
100%
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Casino Fire | Riverside | 7/13/2020 | 91 |
100%
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Robinson Fire | Butte | 7/13/2020 | 33 |
100%
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Elliot Fire | Riverside | 7/13/2020 | 2 |
100%
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Power Fire | Madera | 7/11/2020 | 108 |
100%
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Alum Fire | Santa Clara | 7/11/2020 | 31 |
100%
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Tripp Fire | Riverside | 7/09/2020 | 10 |
100%
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Nail Fire | Colusa | 7/07/2020 | 25 |
100%
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Brandon Fire | El Dorado | 7/07/2020 | 32 |
100%
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Mountain Meadow Fire | Solano | 7/06/2020 | 75 |
100%
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Patterson Fire | San Joaquin | 7/06/2020 | 150 |
100%
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California Fire | Contra Costa | 7/06/2020 | 298 |
100%
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Soledad Fire | Los Angeles | 7/05/2020 | 1,525 |
100%
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Crews Fire | Santa Clara | 7/05/2020 | 5,513 |
100%
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Kings Fire | Fresno | 7/05/2020 | 67 |
100%
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Cotton Fire | Merced | 7/05/2020 | 100 |
100%
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Lake Fire | San Luis Obispo | 7/05/2020 | 583 |
100%
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Sheridan Fire | Alameda | 7/04/2020 | 108 |
100%
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Park Fire | Santa Clara | 7/04/2020 | 353 |
100%
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Mount R Fire | San Bernardino | 7/03/2020 | 62 |
100%
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Soda Fire | San Luis Obispo | 7/03/2020 | 157 |
100%
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Bonadelle Fire | Madera | 7/02/2020 | 500 |
100%
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Rowher Fire | Los Angeles | 7/01/2020 | 648 |
100%
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Bena Fire | Kern | 7/01/2020 | 4,000 |
100%
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Flat Fire | Trinity | 6/30/2020 | 62 |
100%
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Avacado Fire | Butte | 6/30/2020 | 136 |
100%
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Muck Fire | Lassen | 6/29/2020 | 12 |
100%
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Gage Fire | San Luis Obispo | 6/28/2020 | 33 |
100%
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Pass Fire | Merced | 6/28/2020 | 2,192 |
100%
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Poeville Fire | State of Nevada | 6/27/2020 | 2,975 |
100%
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Indian Fire | Riverside | 6/26/2020 | 59 |
100%
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Aurora Fire | Mono | 6/26/2020 | 280 |
100%
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Bend Fire | San Luis Obispo | 6/25/2020 | 263 |
100%
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Diablo Fire | Stanislaus | 6/25/2020 | 202 |
100%
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58 Fire | Riverside | 6/24/2020 | 12 |
100%
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R-3 Fire | Lassen | 6/24/2020 | 210 |
100%
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R-2 Fire | Lassen | 6/23/2020 | 563 |
100%
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Sycamore Fire | Fresno | 6/23/2020 | 19 |
100%
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Rico Fire | Monterey | 6/22/2020 | 348 |
100%
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River Fire | San Luis Obispo | 6/22/2020 | 15 |
100%
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Grade Fire | Tulare | 6/22/2020 | 1,050 |
100%
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Stage Fire | Monterey | 6/21/2020 | 52 |
100%
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Hunter Fire | Monterey | 6/21/2020 | 195 |
100%
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Quarter Fire | Tuolumne | 6/21/2020 | 10 |
100%
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East Fire | Modoc | 6/20/2020 | 11 |
100%
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Honcut Fire | Butte | 6/20/2020 | 89 |
100%
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Springs Fire | Tulare | 6/19/2020 | 217 |
100%
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Teddy Fire | Butte | 6/18/2020 | 13 |
100%
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Fork Fire | Tulare | 6/18/2020 | 130 |
100%
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Nelson Fire | Placer | 6/18/2020 | 110 |
100%
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Baker Fire | Kern | 6/17/2020 | 165 |
100%
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Ridge Fire | Monterey | 6/17/2020 | 83 |
100%
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Gyle Fire | Tehama | 6/17/2020 | 68 |
100%
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Liberty Fire | San Joaquin | 6/17/2020 | 89 |
100%
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Nelson Fire | Butte | 6/17/2020 | 95 |
100%
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Walker Fire | Calaveras | 6/16/2020 | 1,455 |
100%
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Riata Fire | San Luis Obispo | 6/16/2020 | 18 |
100%
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Bitter Fire | San Benito | 6/16/2020 | 813 |
100%
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Avila Fire | San Luis Obispo | 6/15/2020 | 445 |
100%
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Drum Fire | Santa Barbara | 6/14/2020 | 696 |
100%
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Hopland Fire | Mendocino | 6/13/2020 | 34 |
100%
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Dawson Fire | Riverside | 6/13/2020 | 10 |
100%
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Cornetts Fire | Mariposa | 6/13/2020 | 191 |
100%
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Hog Fire | Fresno | 6/12/2020 | 533 |
100%
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Grant Fire | Sacramento | 6/12/2020 | 5,042 |
100%
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Watt Fire | Placer | 6/11/2020 | 40 |
100%
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Border 7 Fire | San Diego | 6/11/2020 | 90 |
100%
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Skyline Fire | San Diego | 6/11/2020 | 100 |
100%
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Lime Fire | Ventura | 6/10/2020 | 803 |
100%
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Soda Fire | San Luis Obispo | 6/10/2020 | 1,680 |
100%
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Elizabeth Fire | Ventura | 6/10/2020 | 300 |
100%
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India Fire | San Diego | 6/09/2020 | 1,100 |
100%
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Vineyard Fire | Mendocino | 6/09/2020 | 151 |
100%
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Cronan Fire | El Dorado | 6/09/2020 | 29 |
100%
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Oak Fire | Riverside | 6/08/2020 | 20 |
100%
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Sierra Fire | Riverside | 6/08/2020 | 100 |
100%
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Bradley Fire | Monterey | 6/08/2020 | 230 |
100%
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Grand Fire | Riverside | 6/08/2020 | 27 |
100%
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Sperry Fire | Stanislaus | 6/08/2020 | 80 |
100%
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Hunters Fire | Mariposa | 6/07/2020 | 85 |
100%
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Bitterwater Fire | Monterey | 6/07/2020 | 211 |
100%
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Willow Fire | Contra Costa | 6/06/2020 | 100 |
100%
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Quail Fire | Solano | 6/06/2020 | 1,837 |
100%
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Gulch Fire | Sonoma | 6/06/2020 | 107 |
100%
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McGary Fire | Solano | 6/05/2020 | 79 |
100%
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Lakeville Fire | Sonoma | 6/05/2020 | 141 |
100%
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Karchner Fire | Placer | 6/05/2020 | 39 |
100%
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Colleen Fire | Santa Clara | 6/04/2020 | 126 |
100%
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Brock Fire | Shasta | 6/04/2020 | 15 |
100%
|
Silver Fire | Santa Clara | 6/04/2020 | 19 |
100%
|
Wildlife Fire | Solano | 6/03/2020 | 300 |
100%
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Smoketree Fire | Riverside | 6/02/2020 | 129 |
100%
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Horn Fire | Lassen | 6/02/2020 | 37 |
100%
|
Nash Fire | Mendocino | 6/01/2020 | 10 |
100%
|
Amoruso Fire | Placer | 6/01/2020 | 670 |
100%
|
Acres Fire | Madera | 6/01/2020 | 237 |
100%
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Scorpion Fire | Santa Barbara | 5/31/2020 | 1,395 |
100%
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Creek Fire | Contra Costa | 5/30/2020 | 60 |
50%
|
Harley Fire | Riverside | 5/28/2020 | 60 |
100%
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Range Fire | San Luis Obispo | 5/27/2020 | 5,000 |
100%
|
Spanish Fire | Napa | 5/22/2020 | 20 |
100%
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Acres Fire | Madera | 5/21/2020 | 152 |
100%
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Gilman Fire | Riverside | 5/18/2020 | 20 |
100%
|
Candy Fire | Butte | 5/08/2020 | 17 |
100%
|
Hollister Fire | Santa Barbara | 5/07/2020 | 156 |
100%
|
Interstate 5 Fire | Kings | 5/03/2020 | 2,060 |
100%
|
Byron Fire | Contra Costa | 4/27/2020 | 47 |
100%
|
Bar Fire | Trinity | 4/25/2020 | 55 |
100%
|
Red Fire | Tehama | 4/23/2020 | 26 |
100%
|
Carter Fire | Imperial | 4/04/2020 | 275 |
100%
|
South Main Fire | Riverside | 3/06/2020 | 20 |
100%
|
Baker Fire | Yuba | 3/03/2020 | ||
Mann Fire | Riverside | 3/03/2020 | 180 |
100%
|
Grizzly Fire | Glenn | 3/02/2020 | 154 |
100%
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Baseball Fire | Glenn, Mendocino | 2/25/2020 | 211 |
100%
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Wood Fire | Lassen | 2/23/2020 | 57 |
100%
|
Beegum Fire | Tehama | 2/23/2020 | 75 |
100%
|
Antelope Fire | Sierra | 2/17/2020 | 102 |
100%
|
Bear Fire | Humboldt | 2/15/2020 | 15 |
100%
|
2020 Fire Year
The 2020 California wildfire year was characterized by record-setting wildfires that burned across the state of California as measured during the modern era of wildfire management and record keeping. As of the end of the year, nearly 10,000 fires had burned over 4.2 million acres, more than 4% of the state's roughly 100 million acres of land, making 2020 the largest wildfire season recorded in California's modern history. California's August Complex fire has been described as the first "gigafire" as the area burned exceeded 1 million acres. The fire crossed seven counties and has been described as being larger than the state of Rhode Island. On August 19, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom reported that the state was battling 367 known fires, many sparked by intense thunderstorms on August 16–17. In early September 2020, a combination of a record-breaking heat wave, and Diablo and Santa Ana winds sparked more fires and explosively grew the active fires, with the August Complex more than doubling the Mendocino Complex's size to become California's largest recorded wildfire.
Pictured: The LNU Lightning Complex which burned across wine country in August 2020.