Transcription of Top 20 Most Destructive California Wildfires
1 FIRE NAME (CAUSE)DATECOUNTYACRESSTRUCTURESDEATHS1 TUBBS (Under Investigation)October 2017 Napa & Sonoma36,8075,636222 TUNNEL - Oakland Hills (Rekindle)October 1991 Alameda1,6002,900253 CEDAR (Human Related)October 2003 San Diego273,2462,820154 VALLEY (Electrical)September 2015 Lake, Napa & Sonoma76,0671,95545 WITCH (Powerlines)October 2007 San Diego197,9901,65026 CARR* (Human Related)July 2018 Shasta County, Trinity County229,6511,60477 NUNS (Under Investigation)October 2017 Sonoma54,3821,35538 THOMAS (Under Investigation)December 2017 Ventura & Santa Barbara281,8931,06329 OLD (Human Related)October 2003 San Bernardino91,2811,003610 JONES (Undetermined)October 1999 Shasta26,200954111 BUTTE (Powerlines)September 2015 Amador & Calaveras70,868921212 ATLAS (Under Investigation)October 2017 Napa & Solano51,624783613 PAINT (Arson)June 1990 Santa Barbara4,900641114 FOUNTAIN (Arson)August 1992 Shasta63,960636015 SAYRE (Misc.)
2 November 2008 Los Angeles11,262604016 CITY OF BERKELEY (Powerlines)September 1923 Alameda130584017 HARRIS (Under Investigation)October 2007 San Diego90,440548818 REDWOOD VALLEY (Under Investigation)October 2017 Mendocino36,523546919 BEL AIR (Undetermined)November 1961 Los Angeles6,090484020 LAGUNA (Arson)October 1993 Orange14,43744108/20/2018* Fires are uncontained and totals are likely to change. **"Structures" include homes, outbuildings (barns, garages, sheds, etc) and commercial properties destroyed.
3 **This list does not include fire jurisdiction. These are the Top 20 regardless of whether they were state, federal, or local responsibility. Top 20 most Destructive California Wildfires * The Thomas Fire information will likely change until the fire is contained.
