Top 10 Largest California Wildfires (1)
| Rank | Fire name (cause) | Date | County | Acres | Structures | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August Complex (Lightning) | August 2020 | Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity, Tehama, Glenn, Lake and Colusa |
1,032,648 | 935 | 1 |
| 2 | Dixie (Powerlines) | July 2021 | Butte, Plumas, Lassen, Shasta and Tehama |
963,309 | 1,311 | 1 |
| 3 | Mendocino Complex (Human related) | July 2018 | Colusa, Lake, Mendocino and Glenn |
459,123 | 280 | 1 |
| 4 | SCU Lightning Complex (Lightning) | August 2020 | Stanislaus, Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa and San Joaquin | 396,625 | 225 | 0 |
| 5 | Creek (Undetermined) | September 2020 | Fresno and Madera | 379,895 | 858 | 0 |
| 6 | LNU Lightning Complex (Lightning/arson) | August 2020 | Napa, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo, Lake and Colusa | 363,220 | 1,491 | 6 |
| 7 | North Complex (Lightning) | August 2020 | Butte, Plumas and Yuba | 318,893 | 2,352 | 15 |
| 8 | Thomas (Powerlines) | December 2017 | Ventura and Santa Barbara | 281,893 | 1,060 | 2 |
| 9 | Cedar (Human related) | October 2003 | San Diego | 273,246 | 2,820 | 15 |
| 10 | Rush (Lightning) | August 2012 | Lassen | 271,911 (2) | 0 | 0 |
(1) As of October 2022.
(2) In additon to the 271,911 acres in California, there were an addition 43,666 acres in Nevada.
Source: Calfire.