Top 10 Deadliest California Wildfires
Rank |
Fire Name and Cause |
Date |
County |
Acres |
Structures |
Deaths |
1 |
Camp Fire (Under investigation) |
November 2018 |
Butte |
153,336 |
18,804 |
85 |
2 |
Griffith Park (Unknown) |
October 1933 |
Los Angeles |
47 |
0 |
29 |
3 |
Tunnel - Oakland Hills (Rekindle) |
October 1991 |
Alameda |
1,600 |
2,900 |
25 |
4 |
Tubbs (Under investigation) |
October 2017 |
Napa and Sonoma |
36,807 |
5,643 |
22 |
5 |
Cedar (Human related) |
October 2003 |
San Diego |
273,246 |
2,820 |
15 |
6 |
Rattlesnake (Arson) |
July 1953 |
Glenn |
1,340 |
0 |
15 |
7 |
Loop (Unknown) |
November 1966 |
Los Angeles |
2,028 |
0 |
12 |
8 |
Hauser Creek (Human related) |
October 1943 |
San Diego |
13,145 |
0 |
11 |
9 |
Inaja (Human related) |
November 1956 |
San Diego |
43,904 |
0 |
11 |
10 |
Redwood Valley (Under investigation) |
October 2017 |
Trinity |
105,855 |
10 |
10 |
|
Top 10 Deadliest California Wildfires (1)
Rank |
Fire Name and Cause |
Date |
County |
Acres |
Structures |
Deaths |
1 |
Camp Fire (Power lines) |
November 2018 |
Butte |
153,336 |
18,804 |
85 |
2 |
Griffith Park (Unknown) |
October 1933 |
Los Angeles |
47 |
0 |
29 |
3 |
Tunnel - Oakland Hills (Rekindle) |
October 1991 |
Alameda |
1,600 |
2,900 |
25 |
4 |
Tubbs (Electrical) |
October 2017 |
Napa & Sonoma |
36,807 |
5,643 |
22 |
5 |
Cedar (Human related) |
October 2003 |
San Diego |
273,246 |
2,820 |
15 |
6 |
Rattlesnake (Arson) |
July 1953 |
Glenn |
1,340 |
0 |
15 |
7 |
Loop (Unknown) |
November 1966 |
Los Angeles |
2,028 |
0 |
12 |
8 |
Hauser Creek (Human related) |
October 1943 |
San Diego |
13,145 |
0 |
11 |
9 |
Inaja (Human related) |
November 1956 |
San Diego |
43,904 |
0 |
11 |
10 |
Iron Alps Complex (Lightning) |
August 2008 |
Trinity |
105,855 |
10 |
10 |
|
(1) As of August 8, 2019.
Source: CalFire.
Top 10 Deadliest California Wildfires (1)
Rank |
Fire name and cause |
Date |
County |
Acres |
Structures |
Deaths |
1 |
Camp Fire (Power lines) |
November 2018 |
Butte |
153,336 |
18,804 |
85 |
2 |
Griffith Park (Unknown) |
October 1933 |
Los Angeles |
47 |
0 |
29 |
3 |
Tunnel - Oakland Hills (Rekindle) |
October 1991 |
Alameda |
1,600 |
2,900 |
25 |
4 |
Tubbs (Electrical) |
October 2017 |
Napa and Sonoma |
36,807 |
5,643 |
22 |
5 |
North Complex (Under investigation) (2) |
August 2020 |
Butte, Plumas and Yuba |
318,930 |
2,352 |
15 |
6 |
Cedar (Human related) |
October 2003 |
San Diego |
273,246 |
2,820 |
15 |
7 |
Rattlesnake (Arson) |
July 1953 |
Glenn |
1,340 |
0 |
15 |
8 |
Loop (Unknown) |
November 1956 |
Los Angeles |
2,028 |
0 |
12 |
9 |
Hauser Creek (Human related) |
October 1943 |
San Diego |
13,145 |
0 |
11 |
10 |
Inaja (Human related) |
November 1966 |
San Diego |
43,904 |
0 |
11 |
|
(1) As of October 20, 2020.
(2) Numbers not final.
Source: Calfire.
Top 10 Deadliest California Wildfires (1)
Rank |
Fire name and cause |
Date |
County |
Acres |
Structures |
Deaths |
1 |
Camp Fire (Power lines) |
November 2018 |
Butte |
153,336 |
18,804 |
85 |
2 |
Griffith Park (Unknown) |
October 1933 |
Los Angeles |
47 |
0 |
29 |
3 |
Tunnel - Oakland Hills (Rekindle) |
October 1991 |
Alameda |
1,600 |
2,900 |
25 |
4 |
Tubbs (Electrical) |
October 2017 |
Napa and Sonoma |
36,807 |
5,643 |
22 |
5 |
North Complex (Under investigation) (2) |
August 2020 |
Butte, Plumas and Yuba |
318,930 |
2,352 |
15 |
6 |
Cedar (Human related) |
October 2003 |
San Diego |
273,246 |
2,820 |
15 |
7 |
Rattlesnake (Arson) |
July 1953 |
Glenn |
1,340 |
0 |
15 |
8 |
Loop (Unknown) |
November 1966 |
Los Angeles |
2,028 |
0 |
12 |
9 |
Hauser Creek (Human related) |
October 1943 |
San Diego |
13,145 |
0 |
11 |
10 |
Inaja (Human related) |
November 1956 |
San Diego |
43,904 |
0 |
11 |
|
(1) As of April 28, 2021.
(2) Numbers not final.
Source: Calfire.
Top 10 Deadliest California Wildfires (1)
Rank |
Fire name and cause |
Date |
County |
Acres |
Structures |
Deaths |
1 |
Camp Fire (Power lines) |
November 2018 |
Butte |
153,336 |
18,804 |
85 |
2 |
Griffith Park (Unknown) |
October 1933 |
Los Angeles |
47 |
0 |
29 |
3 |
Tunnel - Oakland Hills (Rekindle) |
October 1991 |
Alameda |
1,600 |
2,900 |
25 |
4 |
Tubbs (Electrical) |
October 2017 |
Napa and Sonoma |
36,807 |
5,643 |
22 |
5 |
North Complex (Lightning) |
August 2020 |
Butte, Plumas and Yuba |
318,935 |
2,352 |
15 |
6 |
Cedar (Human related) |
October 2003 |
San Diego |
273,246 |
2,820 |
15 |
7 |
Rattlesnake (Arson) |
July 1953 |
Glenn |
1,340 |
0 |
15 |
8 |
Loop (Unknown) |
November 1966 |
Los Angeles |
2,028 |
0 |
12 |
9 |
Hauser Creek (Human related) |
October 1943 |
San Diego |
13,145 |
0 |
11 |
10 |
Inaja (Human related) |
November 1956 |
San Diego |
43,904 |
0 |
11 |
|
(1) As of October 22, 2021.
(2) Numbers not final.
Source: Calfire.