2018 Incident Archive

  • 483,016
    Total Emergency Responses
  • 7,948
    Wildfires
  • 1,975,086
    Acres Burned
  • 100
    Confirmed Loss of Life
  • 24,226
    Structures Destroyed

Layers

2018 Incidents
Incident Counties Started Acres Containment
Ranch Fire (Mendocino Complex) Colusa, Mendocino, Glenn, Lake 7/27/2018 410,203
100%
Carr Fire Shasta, Trinity 7/23/2018 229,651
100%
Camp Fire Butte 11/08/2018 153,336
100%
Woolsey Fire Los Angeles, Ventura 11/08/2018 96,949
100%
Ferguson Fire Mariposa 7/13/2018 96,901
100%
County Fire Napa, Yolo 6/30/2018 90,000
100%
Delta Fire Shasta, Trinity 9/05/2018 63,311
100%
River Fire (Mendocino Complex) Colusa, Lake, Mendocino 7/27/2018 48,920
100%
Hirz Fire Shasta 8/09/2018 46,150
100%
Stone Fire Modoc 8/15/2018 39,387
100%
Natchez Fire 7/15/2018 38,134
100%
Klamathon Fire Siskiyou 7/05/2018 38,008
100%
Donnell Fire Tuolumne 8/01/2018 36,450
100%
Garner Complex 7/16/2018 29,016
100%
Holy Fire Orange 8/06/2018 23,136
100%
Whaleback Fire Lassen 7/27/2018 18,703
100%
Pawnee Fire Lake 6/23/2018 15,180
100%
Cranston Fire Riverside 7/25/2018 13,139
100%
Waverly Fire San Joaquin 6/29/2018 11,789
100%
Boot Fire Mono 9/04/2018 6,974
100%
Planada Fire Merced 6/15/2018 4,563
100%
Branscombe Fire Solano 10/07/2018 4,500
100%
Hill Fire Ventura 11/08/2018 4,381
100%
Lions Fire Madera 6/11/2018 4,064
100%
Sun Fire Tehama 10/07/2018 3,889
100%
Mill Creek 1 Fire Humboldt 8/16/2018 3,674
100%
Lane Fire Tehama 6/23/2018 3,392
100%
Charlie Fire Los Angeles 9/22/2018 3,380
100%
Tarina Fire Kern 8/03/2018 3,156
100%
Five Fire Kings 8/06/2018 2,995
100%
Apple Fire Tehama 6/09/2018 2,956
100%
Georges Fire Inyo 7/08/2018 2,883
100%
Snell Fire Napa 9/08/2018 2,490
100%
Chrome Fire Glenn 6/09/2018 2,290
100%
Turkey Fire Monterey 8/06/2018 2,225
100%
Nelson Fire Solano 8/10/2018 2,162
100%
Eagle Fire Modoc 7/13/2018 2,100
100%
Pleasant Fire Inyo 2/18/2018 2,070
100%
Hat Fire Shasta 8/09/2018 1,900
100%
Nees Fire Merced 5/02/2018 1,756
100%
Kerlin Fire Trinity 9/04/2018 1,751
100%
Creek Fire Shasta 6/24/2018 1,678
100%
Nurse Fire Solano 11/08/2018 1,500
100%
Yankee Fire San Luis Obispo 6/20/2018 1,500
100%
Stone Fire Los Angeles 6/04/2018 1,352
100%
Valley Fire San Bernardino 7/06/2018 1,350
100%
Airline Fire San Benito 6/04/2018 1,314
100%
Patterson Fire Riverside 5/17/2018 1,261
100%
Upper Colony Fire 6/17/2018 1,202
100%
Butte Fire Sutter 7/31/2018 1,200
100%
North Fire Placer 9/03/2018 1,120
100%
Moffat Fire Inyo 4/19/2018 1,065
100%
Front Fire Santa Barbara 8/19/2018 1,014
100%
Breckenridge Fire Kern 7/27/2018 993
100%
Eel Fire Mendocino 7/31/2018 972
100%
Stoney Fire Butte 7/12/2018 962
100%
Dale Fire Tehama 7/09/2018 856
100%
Irish Fire Amador 7/06/2018 825
100%
Eighty Eight Fire Yolo 7/18/2018 822
100%
Gulch Fire Monterey 8/11/2018 700
100%
Sunset Fire Placer 8/01/2018 695
100%
Tumbleweed Fire Lassen 6/14/2018 646
100%
Tulloch Fire Tuolumne 9/08/2018 573
100%
June Fire Butte 10/30/2018 550
100%
Eastern Fire San Benito 6/04/2018 513
100%
West Fire San Diego 7/06/2018 504
100%
River Fire Tulare 8/15/2018 496
100%
Grant Fire Alameda 5/30/2018 484
100%
Grant Fire Alameda 7/08/2018 480
100%
Shippee Fire Butte 6/26/2018 460
100%
Metz Fire Monterey 9/13/2018 411
100%
Hyatt Fire Lassen 6/27/2018 383
100%
San Ardo Monterey 6/26/2018 375
100%
Call Fire Kern 8/18/2018 367
100%
Pasqual Fire San Diego 7/27/2018 365
100%
Oak Fire Madera 9/22/2018 360
100%
Owens Fire Inyo 7/31/2018 338
100%
Bascom Fire Shasta 6/23/2018 328
100%
Country Fire Santa Clara 7/22/2018 320
100%
Shingle Fire El Dorado 7/04/2018 316
100%
Flat Fire Trinity 6/28/2018 300
100%
ONeals Fire Madera 6/04/2018 300
100%
Alpha Fire San Diego 5/04/2018 300
100%
Twisselman Fire Kern 5/16/2018 293
100%
South Fire Calaveras 8/06/2018 290
100%
Eastman Fire Madera 8/23/2018 289
100%
Skyline Fire Riverside 7/19/2018 282
100%
James Loop Fire 7/09/2018 280
100%
Panoche Fire San Benito 7/11/2018 278
100%
Valley Fire Contra Costa 6/29/2018 268
100%
Stoll Fire Tehama 6/23/2018 268
100%
Recycle Fire San Diego 6/06/2018 265
100%
Wilson Fire Tehama 9/28/2018 261
100%
Fox Fire San Luis Obispo 6/26/2018 260
100%
Santa Cruz Fire Santa Barbara 3/27/2018 258
100%
Rangeland Fire San Diego 8/09/2018 250
100%
Marsh Fire Contra Costa 7/25/2018 247
100%
Steamboat Fire Siskiyou 7/15/2018 224
100%
Petersburg Fire Siskiyou 7/01/2018 215
100%
Beaver Fire San Benito 6/12/2018 215
100%
Rock Fire San Diego 7/28/2018 207
100%
Ribbon Fire Riverside 7/26/2018 205
100%
Water Fire Kern 9/12/2018 200
100%
Bear Fire Merced 6/07/2018 200
100%
Par Fire Butte 7/04/2018 191
100%
Peak Fire Ventura 11/12/2018 186
100%
Dinosaur Fire Merced 6/17/2018 185
100%
South Fire Los Angeles 6/09/2018 175
100%
Aliso Fire Orange 6/02/2018 175
100%
Ogilvy Fire Santa Barbara 9/01/2018 172
100%
Sierra Fire Tehama 6/23/2018 170
100%
Priest Fire Monterey 10/13/2018 167
100%
Roxie Fire (Formerly 1-1 Fire) Lassen 7/24/2018 167
100%
Fork Fire Los Angeles 9/09/2018 166
100%
Flat Fire Tuolumne 6/24/2018 163
100%
Winters Fire Solano 10/12/2018 160
100%
Gorge Fire Shasta 8/19/2018 155
100%
Santiago Fire Orange 6/11/2018 155
100%
Euclid Fire Riverside 6/12/2018 154
100%
Irving Fire Marin 9/10/2018 152
100%
Briggs Fire Ventura 11/15/2018 150
100%
Nacimiento Fire Monterey 10/02/2018 150
100%
Sliger Fire El Dorado 9/04/2018 150
100%
Sierra Fire San Bernardino 11/13/2018 147
100%
Parrots Fire Calaveras 8/05/2018 136
100%
Steele Fire Napa 7/28/2018 135
100%
Pico Fire Los Angeles 7/23/2018 128
100%
Open Fire Glenn 6/01/2018 127
100%
Shastina Fire Siskiyou 5/09/2018 127
100%
Sterling San Bernardino 8/31/2018 125
100%
Market Fire Tulare 10/24/2018 120
100%
Murphy Fire Plumas 8/07/2018 117
100%
Idria Fire San Benito 7/12/2018 116
100%
Bridle Fire Santa Clara 7/06/2018 116
100%
Wheeler Fire Mariposa 6/18/2018 115
100%
Pine Fire Kern 8/16/2018 114
100%
Holiday Fire Santa Barbara 7/06/2018 113
100%
Windmill Fire Santa Barbara 7/20/2018 110
100%
Cobble Fire Fresno 5/26/2018 108
100%
Western Fire Mendocino 8/01/2018 106
100%
Cache Fire Lake 8/26/2018 103
100%
Jelly Fire Tehama 5/18/2018 103
100%
Cloverdale Fire San Diego 8/13/2018 100
100%
Balch Fire Tulare 7/27/2018 100
100%
Box Fire San Bernardino 7/06/2018 100
100%
Water Fire San Luis Obispo 5/24/2018 100
100%
Sam Fire Monterey 6/09/2018 96
100%
Sheep Fire Kern 6/29/2018 95
100%
Peach Fire Mendocino 7/05/2018 90
100%
3-16 Fire Lassen 7/15/2018 89
100%
Horn Fire Lassen 11/08/2018 88
100%
Redinger Fire Madera 8/27/2018 88
100%
Plaza Fire Merced 5/20/2018 88
100%
Shandon Fire San Luis Obispo 9/29/2018 80
100%
Spring 2 Fire Lake 7/09/2018 80
100%
Horse Fire Calaveras 6/24/2018 80
100%
Cruces Fire Santa Barbara 7/18/2018 77
100%
Silver Fire Shasta 9/28/2018 76
100%
Anchor Fire Fresno 6/27/2018 76
100%
Stony Fire Colusa 7/04/2018 75
100%
Chrome Fire Glenn 5/28/2018 75
100%
Main Fire Riverside 4/28/2018 73
100%
Curie Fire Santa Clara 7/10/2018 70
100%
Tesla Fire Santa Clara 6/29/2018 70
100%
Spring Fire Tehama 6/13/2018 70
100%
Tornado Fire Riverside 5/04/2018 70
100%
Romero Fire Merced 6/24/2018 68
100%
Bumper Fire El Dorado 8/01/2018 67
100%
Heart Fire Mendocino 7/21/2018 67
100%
Omega Fire El Dorado 8/01/2018 66
100%
Panoche Fire San Benito 6/04/2018 64
100%
Park Fire Santa Clara 10/07/2018 63
100%
Highland Fire Shasta 7/20/2018 63
100%
Benton Fire Riverside 7/04/2018 63
100%
Cherry Fire Siskiyou 6/27/2018 63
100%
Stuhr Fire Stanislaus 5/29/2018 63
100%
Lebec Fire Kern 7/08/2018 62
100%
Canyon Fire Los Angeles 6/23/2018 62
100%
Liberty Fire San Joaquin 6/11/2018 62
100%
Adams Fire Tehama 11/05/2018 60
100%
Grade Fire Lake 8/30/2018 60
100%
Raymond Fire Madera 6/15/2018 60
100%
Creston FIre San Luis Obispo 6/14/2018 60
100%
Vista Fire San Luis Obispo 6/13/2018 60
100%
Happy Fire Santa Barbara 5/17/2018 60
100%
Agua Fire San Diego 5/22/2018 59
100%
Camino Fire San Luis Obispo 10/19/2018 58
100%
3-10 Fire Lassen 7/15/2018 56
100%
Bruce Fire Contra Costa 7/08/2018 56
100%
Experimental Fire Madera 5/23/2018 56
100%
Keenbrook Fire San Bernardino 9/26/2018 53
100%
Copper Fire Lassen 9/22/2018 53
100%
Boyer Fire Mariposa 6/15/2018 53
100%
Kelley Fire Modoc 7/14/2018 52
100%
Reservoir Fire San Luis Obispo 9/16/2018 51
100%
Crestline Fire Shasta 7/24/2018 51
100%
Hale Fire Santa Clara 7/10/2018 51
100%
Carder Fire Lake 7/21/2018 50
100%
Tuscan Fire Tehama 7/15/2018 50
100%
Haycamp Fire Monterey 2/07/2018 50
100%
Castro Fire Alameda 8/26/2018 48
100%
Buckingham Fire Contra Costa 7/02/2018 45
100%
Bridge Fire Marin 12/31/1969 45
100%
Simmons Fire Butte 7/19/2018 43
100%
Martinez Fire Riverside 7/23/2018 40
100%
Ben Fire Mariposa 7/19/2018 40
100%
Iron Fire Contra Costa 6/19/2018 40
100%
Oregon Fire Butte 6/16/2018 40
100%
Hidden Fire San Benito 7/25/2018 39
100%
Masonic Fire Shasta 10/14/2018 38
100%
Adobe Fire San Diego 6/03/2018 38
100%
Mustang Fire San Luis Obispo 7/21/2018 37
100%
Martin Fire Siskiyou 6/03/2018 37
100%
Ridge Fire Lake 9/02/2018 36
100%
Winchester Fire Riverside 8/27/2018 36
100%
Brushy Fire Mendocino 11/08/2018 35
100%
Terra Fire Riverside 8/06/2018 35
100%
Corner Fire Shasta 7/29/2018 35
100%
Fairview Fire San Benito 6/03/2018 35
100%
Marcel Fire Kern 8/17/2018 34
100%
Patterson Fire Alameda 7/25/2018 34
100%
Horse Creek Fire Tulare 7/19/2018 34
100%
Nimshew Fire Butte 9/24/2018 33
100%
Lariat Fire Tehama 7/14/2018 33
100%
Creek Fire San Bernardino 6/30/2018 33
100%
Wilcox Fire Tulare 2/18/2018 33
100%
Eagle Fire Fresno 10/02/2018 32
100%
Country Fire Riverside 8/25/2018 32
100%
3-18 Fire Lassen 7/15/2018 32
100%
Creek Fire Lake 6/16/2018 32
100%
Vista Fire Shasta 7/08/2018 31
100%
Quimby Fire Santa Clara 9/23/2018 30
100%
Alhambra Fire Contra Costa 8/17/2018 30
100%
Creek Fire Alameda 8/04/2018 30
100%
Sobrante Fire Riverside 7/28/2018 30
100%
Rock Fire San Luis Obispo 7/21/2018 30
100%
Grant Fire Sacramento 6/29/2018 30
100%
Aqueduct Fire Fresno 4/12/2018 30
100%
Border Fire San Diego 7/17/2018 28
100%
Ager Fire Siskiyou 5/19/2018 27
100%
White Fire Tulare 5/18/2018 26
100%
Soboba Fire Riverside 9/14/2018 25
100%
Willow Fire Contra Costa 6/16/2018 25
100%
Vineyard Fire San Luis Obispo 5/29/2018 25
100%
Kelsey Fire Lake 9/03/2018 24
100%
Land Fire Riverside 8/22/2018 23
100%
Glen Fire Contra Costa 6/02/2018 23
100%
Plymire Fire Tehama 6/01/2018 23
100%
Wagner Fire Mariposa 8/04/2018 22
100%
Meadow Fire Riverside 4/09/2018 21
100%
Morgan Fire Contra Costa 11/15/2018 20
100%
Niles Fire Alameda 11/14/2018 20
100%
Church Fire Santa Clara 7/25/2018 20
100%
Vallecitos Fire Alameda 6/17/2018 20
100%
Bridle Fire Riverside 6/14/2018 20
100%
70 Fire Butte 6/14/2018 20
100%
Portola Fire Los Angeles 6/12/2018 20
100%
French Fire Plumas 4/26/2018 20
100%
Jacques Fire San Diego 5/09/2018 18
100%
Lago Fire Riverside 4/22/2018 18
100%
Rincon Fire Santa Cruz 11/03/2018 17
100%
China Fire Amador 6/17/2018 17
100%
Ethanac Fire Riverside 6/03/2018 17
100%
Oak Fire Nevada 8/12/2018 16
100%
Johnson Fire Humboldt 7/15/2018 16
100%
Keeler Fire Santa Clara 5/27/2018 16
100%
Iron Gate Fire Siskiyou 10/10/2018 15
100%
Essex Fire Modoc 9/02/2018 15
100%
Woodchuck Fire Riverside 5/04/2018 15
100%
Tyler Fire Riverside 4/15/2018 15
100%
Casner Fire San Diego 8/06/2018 14
100%
Camp Fire San Luis Obispo 7/17/2018 14
100%
3-2 Fire Lassen 7/14/2018 14
100%
Madison FIre Yolo 6/01/2018 14
100%
Ranchera Fire Shasta 9/04/2018 13
100%
Cinnamon Fire San Diego 7/20/2018 13
100%
Coldwell Fire Fresno 6/02/2018 13
100%
Tower Fire Shasta 10/14/2018 12
100%
Meyers Fire El Dorado 9/20/2018 12
100%
Gray Fire San Bernardino 7/13/2018 12
100%
School Fire Madera 7/10/2018 12
100%
Mission Fire Marin 6/09/2018 12
100%
Vista Fire San Diego 6/05/2018 12
100%
Meamber Fire Siskiyou 6/04/2018 12
100%
Resort Fire San Luis Obispo 6/03/2018 12
100%
Bellagio Fire Napa 5/21/2018 12
100%
Grant Fire Alameda 5/14/2018 12
100%
Volcan Fire San Diego 5/10/2018 12
100%
Dark Fire Butte 7/10/2018 11
100%
Cornerstone Fire Madera 7/09/2018 11
100%
Grande Fire Riverside 6/03/2018 11
100%
Rock Fire Shasta 3/27/2018 11
100%
Bear Fire Santa Cruz 11/16/2018 10
100%
Green Hill Fire Humboldt 11/12/2018 10
100%
Powellton Fire Butte 10/15/2018 10
100%
Keller Fire Riverside 8/19/2018 10
100%
Syar Fire Napa 8/09/2018 10
100%
Lott Fire Siskiyou 7/17/2018 10
100%
Building Fire San Diego 7/06/2018 10
100%
Llano Fire Butte 6/29/2018 10
100%
Creek Fire San Luis Obispo 6/21/2018 10
100%
Ranchita Fire Monterey 6/19/2018 10
100%
Pallet Fire Sonoma 6/05/2018 10
100%
Green Fire San Diego 6/03/2018 10
100%
Black Fire Tehama 6/03/2018 10
100%
Jardin Fire Riverside 6/02/2018 10
100%
70th Fire Riverside 5/28/2018 10
100%
Honey Flooding Butte 11/29/2018
Grape Fire Humboldt 4/24/2018
Montecito Flooding / Mudflows Santa Barbara, Ventura 1/09/2018
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2018 Fire Season

The 2018 wildfire season was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire season on record in California, with a total of over 7,500 fires burning an area of over 1,670,000 acres, the largest area of burned acreage recorded in a fire season. In mid-July to August 2018, a series of large wildfires erupted across California, mostly in the northern part of the state, including the destructive Carr Fire and the Mendocino Complex Fire. On August 4, 2018, a national disaster was declared in Northern California, due to the extensive wildfires burning there. In November 2018, strong winds aggravated conditions in another round of large, destructive fires that occurred across the state. This new batch of wildfires included the Woolsey Fire and the Camp Fire, which killed at least 85 people. It destroyed more than 18,000 structures, becoming both California's deadliest and most destructive wildfire on record. The Mendocino Complex Fire burned more than 459,000 acres, becoming the largest complex fire in the state's history, with the complex's Ranch Fire surpassing the Thomas Fire and the Santiago Canyon Fire of 1889 to become California's single-largest recorded wildfire.

Pictured: The Flat Fire, which started in June of 2018 near Weaverville.

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