2014 Incident Archive
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625,540Estimated Acres Burned
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7,233Number of Wildfires
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2Confirmed Loss of Life
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650Structures Destroyed
Layers
| Incident | Counties | Started | Acres | Containment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Fire | El Dorado | 9/13/2014 | 97,717 |
100%
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| July Complex | Siskiyou | 8/02/2014 | 50,042 |
100%
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| Bald Fire | Shasta | 7/30/2014 | 39,736 |
100%
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| Oregon Gulch Fire (part of the Beaver Complex) | Siskiyou | 7/30/2014 | 35,302 |
100%
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| Beaver Fire | Siskiyou | 7/30/2014 | 32,496 |
100%
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| Eiler Fire | Shasta | 7/31/2014 | 32,416 |
100%
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| Pulgas Fire | San Diego | 5/15/2014 | 14,416 |
100%
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| French Fire | Madera | 7/28/2014 | 13,838 |
100%
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| Day Fire | Modoc | 7/30/2014 | 13,153 |
100%
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| Bully Fire | Shasta | 7/11/2014 | 12,661 |
100%
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| Lodge Lightning Complex | Mendocino | 7/30/2014 | 12,535 |
100%
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| Monticello Fire | Yolo | 7/04/2014 | 6,488 |
100%
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| Coffee Fire | Shasta | 7/30/2014 | 6,258 |
100%
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| Little Deer Fire | Siskiyou | 7/31/2014 | 5,503 |
100%
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| Tomahawk Fire | San Diego | 5/14/2014 | 5,367 |
100%
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| Stoney Fire | Monterey | 6/19/2014 | 4,840 |
100%
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| Meadow Fire | Mariposa | 8/16/2014 | 4,772 |
100%
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| El Portal Fire | Mariposa | 7/26/2014 | 4,689 |
100%
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| Butts Fire | Napa, Lake | 7/01/2014 | 4,300 |
100%
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| Sand Fire | Amador, El Dorado | 7/25/2014 | 4,240 |
100%
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| Way Fire | Kern | 8/18/2014 | 4,045 |
100%
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| Shirley Fire | Kern | 6/13/2014 | 3,895 |
100%
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| Etiwanda Fire | San Bernardino | 4/30/2014 | 2,143 |
100%
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| Cocos Fire | San Diego | 5/14/2014 | 1,995 |
100%
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| Colby Fire | Los Angeles | 1/16/2014 | 1,952 |
100%
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| Nicolls Fire | Kern | 7/11/2014 | 1,680 |
100%
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| Modoc Lightning Complex | Modoc | 7/01/2014 | 1,651 |
100%
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| Bernardo Fire | San Diego | 5/13/2014 | 1,548 |
100%
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| Gulch Fire | Modoc | 7/03/2014 | 1,469 |
100%
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| San Mateo Fire | San Diego | 5/16/2014 | 1,457 |
100%
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| Gulch Fire | Shasta | 9/10/2014 | 1,375 |
100%
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| Dark Hole Fire | Mariposa | 7/17/2014 | 1,080 |
100%
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| Silverado Fire | Orange | 9/12/2014 | 968 |
100%
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| Campbell Fire | Tehama | 1/02/2014 | 865 |
100%
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| Hunters Fire | Mariposa | 5/26/2014 | 677 |
100%
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| Miguelito Fire | Santa Barbara | 5/13/2014 | 632 |
100%
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| Junction Fire | Madera | 8/18/2014 | 612 |
100%
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| Poinsettia Fire | San Diego | 5/14/2014 | 600 |
100%
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| Boles Fire | Siskiyou | 9/15/2014 | 516 |
100%
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| Oregon Fire | Trinity | 8/24/2014 | 461 |
100%
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| Applegate Fire | Placer | 10/08/2014 | 459 |
100%
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| Gun Club Fire | Merced | 7/24/2014 | 422 |
100%
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| Black Fire | Mendocino | 9/13/2014 | 403 |
100%
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| 59 Fire | Tuolumne | 6/04/2014 | 402 |
100%
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| Encinal Fire | Monterey | 3/19/2014 | 400 |
100%
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| Highway Fire | San Diego | 5/14/2014 | 380 |
100%
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| Web Fire | Butte | 7/28/2014 | 378 |
100%
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| Pierce Fire | Riverside | 3/15/2014 | 350 |
100%
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| Red Fire | Humboldt | 1/04/2014 | 333 |
100%
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| Courtney Fire | Madera | 9/14/2014 | 320 |
100%
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| Dog Rock Fire | Mariposa | 10/07/2014 | 311 |
100%
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| Bridge Fire | Mariposa | 9/05/2014 | 300 |
100%
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| Tecolote Fire | Los Angeles | 8/17/2014 | 274 |
100%
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| Hetch Hetchy Fire | Tuolumne | 6/05/2014 | 269 |
100%
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| Dog Bar Fire | Nevada | 9/13/2014 | 247 |
100%
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| Tehama Fire | Tehama | 6/13/2014 | 225 |
100%
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| Banner Fire | San Diego | 7/03/2014 | 217 |
100%
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| Bald Hill 3 Fire | Humboldt | 9/12/2014 | 210 |
100%
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| Shoemaker Fire | Los Angeles | 8/14/2014 | 190 |
100%
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| Indian Fire | Lake | 5/25/2014 | 175 |
100%
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| Dry Fire | Shasta | 7/09/2014 | 143 |
100%
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| Haigh Fire | Mariposa | 6/10/2014 | 130 |
100%
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| Curie Fire | Santa Clara | 6/30/2014 | 125 |
100%
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| Gun Fire | San Diego | 3/08/2014 | 125 |
100%
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| Reed Fire | Calaveras | 6/20/2014 | 120 |
100%
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| Brewer Fire | Placer | 1/22/2014 | 120 |
100%
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| Bridges Fire | Inyo | 4/19/2014 | 113 |
100%
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| Lake Fire | Fresno | 1/25/2014 | 106 |
100%
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| River Fire | San Diego | 5/14/2014 | 105 |
100%
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| Little Fire | Modoc | 8/12/2014 | 101 |
100%
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| Saratoga Fire | Lake | 9/03/2014 | 100 |
100%
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| Interstate Fire | Riverside | 9/01/2014 | 100 |
100%
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| Irene Fire | El Dorado | 9/14/2014 | 94 |
100%
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| Valley Fire | Mariposa | 6/06/2014 | 90 |
100%
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| Oak Fire | Calaveras | 6/22/2014 | 85 |
100%
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| Boca Fire | Nevada | 8/18/2014 | 84 |
100%
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| Casa Fire | Santa Clara | 8/28/2014 | 80 |
100%
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| Marsh Fire | Contra Costa | 7/11/2014 | 80 |
100%
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| Montgomery Fire | Mariposa | 9/07/2014 | 79 |
100%
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| Sabina Fire | Riverside | 7/23/2014 | 78 |
100%
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| Cassel Fire | Shasta | 7/05/2014 | 75 |
100%
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| San Lucas Fire | Monterey | 4/30/2014 | 75 |
100%
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| Wildlife Fire | Butte | 7/14/2014 | 72 |
100%
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| Jackson Fire | Tuolumne | 9/04/2014 | 70 |
100%
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| Ranch Fire | Kern | 7/01/2014 | 70 |
100%
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| Norman Fire | Solano | 6/12/2014 | 70 |
100%
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| June Fire | Inyo | 9/16/2014 | 65 |
100%
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| Nelson Fire | Mendocino | 9/21/2014 | 62 |
100%
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| Honcut Fire | Butte | 1/01/2014 | 60 |
100%
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| Van Buren Fire | Riverside | 3/28/2014 | 57 |
100%
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| Freeway Fire | San Diego | 5/14/2014 | 56 |
100%
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| Fiddler Fire | Shasta | 5/14/2014 | 50 |
100%
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| Bane Fire | San Bernardino | 10/16/2014 | 48 |
100%
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| Interlake Fire | San Luis Obispo | 7/07/2014 | 47 |
100%
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| Morgan Fire | Fresno | 6/09/2014 | 40 |
100%
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| Hutto Fire | Nevada | 7/07/2014 | 38 |
100%
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| McClellan Fire | Humboldt | 8/01/2014 | 37 |
100%
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| Lake Fire | Stanislaus | 5/27/2014 | 37 |
100%
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| Bogart Fire | Riverside | 6/06/2014 | 31 |
100%
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| Siskiyou County Lightning Fires | Siskiyou | 7/29/2014 | 30 |
100%
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| Bible Fire | El Dorado | 7/09/2014 | 30 |
100%
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| Jacumba Fire | San Diego | 5/05/2014 | 29 |
100%
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| Stage Coach Fire | Napa | 9/11/2014 | 27 |
100%
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| Foothill Fire | Ventura | 9/29/2014 | 25 |
100%
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| Leopard Fire | Shasta | 8/29/2014 | 25 |
100%
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| Hall Fire | Fresno | 6/11/2014 | 25 |
100%
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| Cascade Fire | El Dorado | 9/25/2014 | 20 |
100%
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| Border Fire | San Diego | 8/16/2014 | 20 |
100%
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| Bridge Fire | Humboldt | 1/03/2014 | 18 |
100%
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| West Fire | Trinity | 7/01/2014 | 15 |
100%
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| Iowa Fire | Placer | 7/21/2014 | 14 |
100%
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| Santa Fire | Riverside | 6/04/2014 | 14 |
100%
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| Pines Fire | Madera | 8/26/2014 | 10 |
100%
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| South Napa Earthquake | Napa | 8/24/2014 | 6 |
100%
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| Happy Camp Complex | Siskiyou | 8/11/2014 |
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2014 Fire Season
In the context of the 2011–17 California drought, as well as powerful Santa Ana winds, weather conditions were ideal for wildfires in 2014. Over 7,200 wildfires ignited throughout the year, burning at least 620,000 acres. The season began unusually early when a wildfire ignited on January 1, followed by 6 more fires igniting later within the same month. During a heat wave and dry Santa Ana conditions in May 2014, multiple wildfires broke out simultaneously in San Diego County and elsewhere across the state. By mid-May, fire officials said they had already dealt with 1,400 wildfires - twice the normal amount for that time of year - and a spokesman for CAL FIRE described the conditions as "unprecedented." In early September 2014, the Happy Complex Fire became the largest wildfire of the season, eventually topping out at 135,369 acres in size on September 27.