2023 Incident Archive
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595,075Total Emergency Responses
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7,386Wildfires
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332,822Acres Burned
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4Fatalities:
1 Civilian / 3 Firefighter -
179Structures:
22 Damaged / 157 Destroyed
Layers
Incident | Counties | Started | Acres | Containment |
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Smith River Complex | Del Norte | 8/15/2023 | 95,107 |
100%
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York Fire | San Bernardino | 8/01/2023 | 93,078 |
100%
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SRF Lightning Complex | Humboldt | 8/20/2023 | 50,198 |
100%
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Happy Camp Complex | Siskiyou | 8/16/2023 | 21,725 |
100%
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Quarry Fire | Tuolumne | 9/09/2023 | 9,130 |
100%
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Rabbit Fire | Riverside | 7/14/2023 | 8,355 |
100%
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Plant Fire | Santa Barbara | 8/19/2023 | 5,464 |
100%
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Almond Fire | Kern | 8/06/2023 | 5,228 |
100%
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Deep Fire | Trinity | 8/16/2023 | 4,198 |
100%
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South Fork Complex | Trinity | 8/15/2023 | 3,929 |
100%
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3-9 Fire | Humboldt | 8/16/2023 | 2,840 |
0%
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South Fire | Ventura | 12/09/2023 | 2,715 |
100%
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Highland Fire | Riverside | 10/30/2023 | 2,487 |
100%
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Bonny Fire | Riverside | 7/27/2023 | 2,323 |
100%
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East Fire | Kern | 8/01/2023 | 1,291 |
100%
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No Name Fire | Kern | 8/05/2023 | 1,120 |
100%
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Geology Fire | San Bernardino | 6/10/2023 | 1,088 |
100%
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District Fire | Kern | 7/07/2023 | 1,044 |
100%
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SKU August Lightning Complex | Siskiyou | 8/15/2023 | 838 |
100%
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Bitter Fire | San Luis Obispo | 8/15/2023 | 695 |
100%
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Slough Fire | Fresno | 6/18/2023 | 640 |
100%
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Rock Fire | Riverside | 8/09/2023 | 531 |
100%
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Slide 1 Fire | Tehama | 8/16/2023 | 473 |
100%
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Coyote Fire | San Diego | 8/17/2023 | 466 |
100%
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Reche Fire | Riverside | 7/14/2023 | 436 |
100%
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Agua Fire | Los Angeles | 7/25/2023 | 421 |
100%
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Vineyard Fire | Monterey, San Luis Obispo | 7/09/2023 | 391 |
100%
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Ramona Fire | Riverside | 5/22/2023 | 338 |
100%
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Gavilan Fire | Riverside | 7/15/2023 | 336 |
100%
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Dry Creek Complex | Tulare | 8/10/2023 | 301 |
100%
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Idria Fire | San Benito | 7/19/2023 | 296 |
100%
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Green Fire | San Luis Obispo | 10/06/2023 | 243 |
100%
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Sun Fire | Santa Barbara | 11/09/2023 | 211 |
100%
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Bunnie Fire | San Diego | 8/09/2023 | 184 |
100%
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Pine Fire | Kern | 12/15/2023 | 181 |
100%
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Wonder Fire | Shasta | 7/24/2023 | 162 |
100%
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Rocky Fire | Tulare | 6/18/2023 | 141 |
100%
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Oak Fire | Riverside | 7/19/2023 | 137 |
100%
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Valley Fire | Tulare | 6/03/2023 | 135 |
100%
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66 Fire | Riverside | 5/15/2023 | 127 |
100%
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Lizzie Fire | San Luis Obispo | 10/30/2023 | 124 |
100%
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Pistol Fire | Fresno | 5/30/2023 | 123 |
100%
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Scott Fire | Yuba | 6/15/2023 | 115 |
100%
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Thirty Five Fire | Glenn | 8/17/2023 | 109 |
100%
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Orange Fire | Fresno | 6/01/2023 | 108 |
100%
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Highland Fire | Riverside | 7/14/2023 | 105 |
100%
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Gann Fire | Calaveras | 7/02/2023 | 105 |
100%
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Sunset Fire | Riverside | 7/27/2023 | 103 |
100%
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Snell Fire | Napa | 6/16/2023 | 103 |
100%
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Shell Fire | San Luis Obispo | 7/30/2023 | 100 |
100%
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Almond Fire | Riverside | 8/02/2023 | 95 |
100%
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Nice Fire | San Bernardino | 6/27/2023 | 90 |
100%
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Stony Fire | Glenn | 7/18/2023 | 89 |
100%
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Boulevard Fire | Kern | 8/04/2023 | 88 |
100%
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Flynn Fire | Alameda | 7/29/2023 | 80 |
100%
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Hernandez Fire | San Benito | 8/10/2023 | 75 |
100%
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Balfour Fire | Contra Costa | 6/25/2023 | 74 |
100%
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Cochrane Fire | Santa Clara | 8/16/2023 | 72 |
100%
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Range Fire | Monterey | 6/04/2023 | 72 |
100%
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Liberty Fire | Amador | 7/11/2023 | 71 |
100%
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Victor Fire | Los Angeles | 7/25/2023 | 70 |
100%
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Cemetery Fire | Butte | 8/09/2023 | 68 |
100%
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Clayton Fire | Santa Clara | 8/03/2023 | 68 |
100%
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Juniper Fire | Riverside | 6/27/2023 | 68 |
100%
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Elm Fire | Riverside | 12/09/2023 | 65 |
100%
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Turkey Fire | Butte | 7/26/2023 | 65 |
100%
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Panoche Fire | Fresno | 6/03/2023 | 65 |
100%
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Park Fire | San Diego | 7/09/2023 | 64 |
100%
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Beale Fire | Kern | 8/01/2023 | 61 |
100%
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Peoria Fire | Yuba | 6/23/2023 | 59 |
100%
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Carbon Fire | Amador | 7/11/2023 | 58 |
100%
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Day Fire | Riverside | 7/05/2023 | 56 |
100%
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Caliente Fire | Kern | 9/16/2023 | 55 |
100%
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Trotter | Kern | 8/14/2023 | 52 |
100%
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Border 42 Fire | San Diego | 12/21/2023 | 50 |
100%
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Williams Fire | Monterey | 10/06/2023 | 44 |
100%
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Garbani Fire | Riverside | 6/20/2023 | 43 |
100%
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Sage Fire | San Diego | 11/23/2023 | 39 |
100%
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Lincoln Fire | Riverside | 7/05/2023 | 39 |
100%
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Harney Fire | Tuolumne | 6/21/2023 | 37 |
100%
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Black Wood Fire | San Diego | 6/20/2023 | 37 |
100%
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Adams Fire | Riverside | 11/19/2023 | 36 |
100%
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Wiley Fire | Solano | 10/07/2023 | 36 |
100%
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Pass | San Diego | 8/06/2023 | 36 |
100%
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Sierra Fire | Riverside | 11/20/2023 | 35 |
100%
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Haberkern Fire | Kern | 8/01/2023 | 35 |
100%
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Spring Fire | Riverside | 7/11/2023 | 35 |
100%
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Roundup Fire | San Bernardino | 7/04/2023 | 34 |
100%
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Long Fire | Fresno | 7/25/2023 | 33 |
100%
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Frog Fire | Riverside | 7/06/2023 | 33 |
100%
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Knoll Fire | Calaveras | 9/10/2023 | 32 |
100%
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Frank Fire | Tehama | 6/15/2023 | 32 |
100%
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Snake Fire | Riverside | 7/11/2023 | 30 |
100%
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RV Fire | Merced | 8/01/2023 | 29 |
100%
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Creek Fire | Lake | 9/06/2023 | 28 |
100%
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Ridge Fire | Shasta | 8/04/2023 | 28 |
100%
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Champagne Fire | Kern | 6/30/2023 | 25 |
100%
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Viper Fire | Riverside | 6/21/2023 | 25 |
100%
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Gulch Fire | Mariposa | 6/10/2023 | 25 |
100%
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Border 34 Fire | San Diego | 10/29/2023 | 24 |
100%
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Crane Fire | Fresno | 6/27/2023 | 24 |
100%
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Meadow Fire | Riverside | 9/26/2023 | 23 |
100%
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Lodoga Fire | Colusa | 7/16/2023 | 22 |
100%
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Henderson Fire | Lake | 6/14/2023 | 21 |
100%
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Nuevo Fire | Riverside | 8/01/2023 | 20 |
100%
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Scodie Fire | Kern | 7/28/2023 | 20 |
100%
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Bernasconi Fire | Riverside | 7/04/2023 | 18 |
100%
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Stanley Fire | Riverside | 8/02/2023 | 16 |
100%
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Manzanita Fire | Riverside | 11/14/2023 | 15 |
100%
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Juniper Fire | Fresno | 7/18/2023 | 15 |
100%
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Rodeo Fire | Fresno | 6/09/2023 | 15 |
100%
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Alta Fire | Napa | 9/12/2023 | 14 |
100%
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Peter Fire | Los Angeles | 7/03/2023 | 14 |
100%
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Border 38 Fire | San Diego | 12/05/2023 | 13 |
100%
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Lamb Fire | Riverside | 11/14/2023 | 13 |
100%
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Sicard Fire | Yuba | 5/30/2023 | 13 |
100%
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Pulsar Fire | Riverside | 7/13/2023 | 12 |
100%
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Rider Fire | Riverside | 7/11/2023 | 12 |
100%
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Avocado Fire | Riverside | 7/12/2023 | 10 |
100%
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Point Fire | Shasta | 5/21/2023 | 10 |
100%
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Stanley Fire | Riverside | 10/17/2023 | 5 |
100%
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Midway Fire | Kern | 11/12/2023 | External Incident Link | |
King Fire | Madera | 10/14/2023 | External Incident Link | |
Avenales Fire | San Luis Obispo | 10/12/2023 | External Incident Link | |
Grade Fire | Santa Barbara | 10/06/2023 | External Incident Link | |
Highway Fire | Nevada | 8/16/2023 | External Incident Link | |
Rinconada Fire | San Luis Obispo | 8/11/2023 | ||
Tecuya Fire | Kern | 8/02/2023 | External Incident Link | |
Village Fire | Riverside | 7/08/2023 | External Incident Link | |
Whiskey Fire | Madera | 7/03/2023 | External Incident Link | |
Wildcat Fire | Fresno | 6/16/2023 | External Incident Link | |
Johnson Fire | Riverside | 5/20/2023 | ||
Nob Fire | San Bernardino | 4/26/2023 | External Incident Link |
2023 Fire Year
The 2023 fire season in California, marked by proactive management and favorable weather conditions, saw a substantial decrease in both the number of wildfires and the total acreage burned, compared to the 5-year average. The total acreage burned was remarkably lower, with approximately 325,000 acres affected, significantly less than the 5-year average of over 2,300,000 acres.
Notable fires included the Emerald Fire in Mendocino County, which despite its rapid spread, was contained effectively without major structural damages or casualties. The efforts of CAL FIRE, coupled with improved resource management and community preparedness, played a key role in mitigating the impact of wildfires throughout the state. Additionally, the widespread adoption of preventive measures, such as controlled burns and vegetation management, contributed to the overall reduction in fire severity and scale. This year serves as a testament to the effectiveness of strategic planning and collaborative efforts in wildfire management.