California Large Wildfire History
Since 1980, 2,299 wildfires of 1,000 acres or more have been mapped in California, 36 of them above 100,000 acres. The largest burned 501,082 ac; together they cover about 26,054,017 ac.
Fires by decade
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Largest in California
All mapped large fires
Hunter16,234 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Somes15,506 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Perkins14,923 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Rico14,509 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Zam Assist13,969 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Shekell13,618 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Sierra10,592 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
3 Rocks9,435 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Calico9,278 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Calico9,275 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Sawmill7,437 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Frog6,139 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Titus6,076 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Frog6,030 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Midway5,540 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Rush4,872 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Sage4,854 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Quail Fire4,770 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Quail4,770 ac
2006 · perimeter dated August 17, 2006
Tamarack Wfu4,656 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Tamarack Wfu4,656 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Observation Complex4,393 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Bald - San Rafael Complex4,322 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Westside4,025 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Uncles3,833 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Goodale3,751 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Bullfrog3,712 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Bullfrog3,709 ac
2006 · perimeter dated July 28, 2006
Bullfrog3,611 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Broder/Beck Wfu3,492 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Junction3,130 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Hotlum3,023 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Boulder2,919 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Del Puerto2,593 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Pinnacles2,506 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Ridge2,417 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Cottonwood2,344 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Pushwalla2,195 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Pushwalla2,195 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Emerald2,131 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Source: National Interagency Fire Center, Interagency Fire Perimeter History. Only fires with a mapped perimeter of 1,000 acres or more appear; the state is inferred from the responsible unit code. A record of past fires is not a forecast. See About the Data.