About 75% of California's 20 most destructive wildfires—measured in terms of structures burned—have occurred since 2015. [1] Santa Ana winds in California expand fires and spread …

Jul 30, 2024 · The gallery below highlights the 10 biggest fires the state has seen, according to Cal Fire as of July 29. All information in the gallery about fire size, cause, location, deaths and...

Jan 11, 2025 · The largest wildfire in California history, the August Complex Fire burned an incredible 1,032,648 acres across six counties. Sparked by lightning in the Mendocino …

Sep 20, 2021 · Those blazes — the Dixie, Caldor and Monument fires and the River Complex — are all active wildfires, and their sizes could change as the season continues. The gallery …

Nov 17, 2022 · Explore the history of California wildfires with details on the top 20 largest, most deadly, and most destructive fires as well as interesting stats and figures.

Jan 10, 2025 · Here is a look at how the ongoing fires could stack up among the worst fires in California history, according to Cal Fire data. How the current Los Angeles fires compare: The …

August Complex Fire (2020): the largest wildfire in California’s history. The August Complex Fire was the result of around 30 separate lightning-caused fires in the Mendocino National Forest …

Aug 1, 2024 · According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), seven of the 10 largest wildfires in California’s history have occurred in the past five years, …

Jan 28, 2025 · 1. CAL FIRE, “Top 20 Deadliest California Wildfires.” Accessed January 27, 2025. 2. New York Times, “California Wildfires: Scorched region gets its first significant rain in …

Aug 1, 2024 · Stretched across seven northern counties, the largest fire ever recorded in California covered more than 1,600 square miles—about 1 percent of the state’s land and an …