Most destructive wildfires in California history

Wind-driven fires that ignited and quickly swept done Southern California person resulted successful astatine slightest 11 deaths, thousands of structures destroyed, and apt billions successful damage.

LIST: List of the deadliest fires successful California history

While the Los Angeles fires whitethorn not beryllium the largest successful authorities history, data from Cal Fire shows they've rapidly go immoderate of the astir destructive successful California.

The 2018 Camp Fire is presently the astir destructive wildfire successful authorities past based connected the fig of structures destroyed.

As it burned successful Butte County, the Camp Fire destroyed much than 18,000 structures, astir of them homes. The occurrence besides killed 85 people, making it the deadliest successful authorities history.

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Here are the most destructive fires successful California history based connected fig of structures damaged, according to figures provided by CalFire connected Jan. 10, 2024.

1. CAMP FIRE - Butte County
Date: November 2018
Cause: Power lines
Structures destroyed: 18,804
Acres burned: 153,336
Deaths: 86

2. TUBBS FIRE - Napa and Sonoma counties
Date: October 2017
Cause: Electrical
Structures destroyed: 5,636
Acres burned: 36,807
Deaths: 22

3. PALISADES FIRE - Los Angeles County
Date: January 2025
Cause: Under investigation
Structures destroyed: 5,316
Acres burned: 20,438
Deaths: 8

4. EATON FIRE - Los Angeles County
Date: January 2025
Cause: Under investigation
Structures destroyed: 5,000+
Acres burned: 13,690
Deaths: 16

5. TUNNEL FIRE - OAKLAND HILLS - Alameda County
Date: October 1991
Cause: Rekindle
Structures destroyed: 2,900
Acres burned: 1,600
Deaths: 25

6. CEDAR FIRE - San Diego County
Date: October 2003
Cause: Human related
Structures destroyed: 2,820
Acres burned: 273,246
Deaths: 15

7. NORTH COMPLEX - Butte, Plumas, and Yuma counties
Date: August 2020
Cause: Lightning
Structures destroyed: 2,352
Acres burned: 318,935
Deaths: 15

8. VALLEY FIRE - Lake, Napa and Sonoma County
Date: September 2015
Cause: Electrical
Structures destroyed: 1,955
Acres burned: 76,067
Deaths: 4

9. WITCH FIRE - San Diego County
Date: October 2007
Cause: Power lines
Structures destroyed: 1,650
Acres burned: 197,990
Deaths: 2

10. WOOLSEY FIRE - Ventura County
Date: November 2018
Cause: Electrical
Structures destroyed: 1,643
Acres burned: 96,949
Deaths: 3

11. CARR FIRE - Shasta and Trinity counties
Date: July 2018
Cause: Human related
Structures destroyed: 1,614
Acres burned: 229,651
Deaths: 8

12. GLASS FIRE - Sonoma County
Date: October 2017
Cause: Undetermined
Structures destroyed: 1,355
Acres burned: 54,382
Deaths: 3

13. LNU LIGHTNING COMPLEX - Napa, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo, Lake, and Colusa counties
Date: August 2020
Cause: Lightning/Arson
Structures destroyed: 1,491
Acres burned: 86,509
Deaths: 6

14. CZU LIGHTNING COMPLEX - Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties
Date: August 2020
Cause: Lightning
Structures destroyed: 1,490
Acres burned: 86,509
Deaths: 1

15. NUNS FIRE - Sonoma County
Date: October 2017
Cause: Power line
Structures destroyed: 1,355
Acres burned: 54,382
Deaths: 1

16. DIXIE FIRE - Butte, Plumas, Lassen, and Tehama counties
Date: July 2021
Cause: Power line
Structures destroyed: 1,311
Acres burned: 963,309
Deaths: 1

17. THOMAS FIRE - Ventura and Santa Barbara counties
Date: December 2017
Origin: Power line
Structures destroyed: 1,063
Acres burned: 281,893
Deaths: 2

18. CALDOR FIRE - Alpine, Amador, and El Dorado counties
Date: September 2021
Cause: Under investigation
Structures destroyed: 1,003
Acres burned: 221,774
Deaths: 1

19. OLD FIRE - San Bernardino County
Date: October 2003
Cause: Human related
Structures destroyed: 1,003
Acres burned: 91,281
Deaths: 6

20. JONES FIRE - Shasta County
Date: October 1999
Cause: Undetermined
Structures destroyed: 954
Acres burned: 26,200
Deaths: 1

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