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
Pawnee15,197 ac
2018 · perimeter dated February 3, 2020
Pawnee15,197 ac
2018 · perimeter dated July 5, 2018
Pawnee15,197 ac
2018 · perimeter dated July 10, 2018
Lions13,461 ac
2018 · perimeter dated September 4, 2018
Cranston13,229 ac
2018 · perimeter dated August 1, 2018
Waverly11,760 ac
2018 · perimeter dated August 9, 2018
Catkr-Fy19-Rx-Klb-Leaselands-Lost River10,693 ac
2018 · perimeter dated May 15, 2020
2018 - Broadcast Burning6,312 ac
2018 · perimeter dated May 31, 2018
Moore5,574 ac
2018 · perimeter dated August 17, 2018
Alder4,654 ac
2018 · perimeter dated November 20, 2018
Planada4,564 ac
2018 · perimeter dated June 15, 2018
Hill4,310 ac
2018 · perimeter dated November 22, 2018
Sun3,867 ac
2018 · perimeter dated October 8, 2018
Sun3,867 ac
2018 · perimeter dated February 6, 2019
Tarina3,516 ac
2018 · perimeter dated August 4, 2018
Lane3,417 ac
2018 · perimeter dated June 24, 2018
Charlie3,351 ac
2018 · perimeter dated September 23, 2018
Georges2,942 ac
2018 · perimeter dated July 12, 2018
Georges2,942 ac
2018 · perimeter dated February 6, 2019
Apple2,726 ac
2018 · perimeter dated June 9, 2018
Snell2,488 ac
2018 · perimeter dated September 15, 2018
Snell2,463 ac
2018 · perimeter dated February 3, 2020
Chrome22,259 ac
2018 · perimeter dated June 9, 2018
Turkey2,223 ac
2018 · perimeter dated August 7, 2018
Nelson2,158 ac
2018 · perimeter dated August 12, 2018
Eagle2,098 ac
2018 · perimeter dated February 21, 2019
Pleasant2,076 ac
2018 · perimeter dated February 3, 2020
Pleasant2,076 ac
2018 · perimeter dated February 25, 2018
Eden1,777 ac
2018 · perimeter dated November 25, 2018
Hat1,769 ac
2018 · perimeter dated August 12, 2018
Hat1,769 ac
2018 · perimeter dated February 3, 2020
Kerlin1,753 ac
2018 · perimeter dated September 13, 2018
Nees1,739 ac
2018 · perimeter dated May 2, 2018
Creek1,686 ac
2018 · perimeter dated February 3, 2020
Stone1,436 ac
2018 · perimeter dated June 5, 2018
Stone1,351 ac
2018 · perimeter dated June 5, 2018
Valley1,343 ac
2018 · perimeter dated July 20, 2018
Valley1,343 ac
2018 · perimeter dated July 14, 2018
Thompson Valley Vmp Burn Block 11,342 ac
2018 · perimeter dated October 31, 2018
Airline1,313 ac
2018 · perimeter dated June 22, 2018
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.