2022 Incident Archive
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554,344Total Emergency Responses
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7,477Wildfires
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331,358Acres Burned
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9
Fatalities:
9 Civilian / 0 Firefighter -
1,279
Structures:
333 Damaged / 946 Destroyed
Layers
Incident | Counties | Started | Acres | Containment |
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Mosquito Fire | El Dorado, Placer | 9/06/2022 | 76,788 |
100%
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McKinney Fire | Siskiyou | 7/29/2022 | 60,138 |
100%
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Fairview Fire | Riverside | 9/05/2022 | 28,098 |
100%
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Oak Fire | Placer | 8/15/2022 | 19,244 |
100%
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Oak Fire | Mariposa | 7/22/2022 | 19,244 |
100%
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Mountain Fire | Siskiyou | 9/02/2022 | 13,440 |
100%
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Lost Lake Fire | Riverside | 5/26/2022 | 5,856 |
100%
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Barnes Fire | Modoc | 9/07/2022 | 5,843 |
100%
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Route Fire | Los Angeles | 8/31/2022 | 5,208 |
100%
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Washburn Fire | Mariposa | 7/07/2022 | 4,886 |
100%
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Electra Fire | Amador, Calaveras | 7/04/2022 | 4,470 |
100%
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Border 32 | San Diego | 8/31/2022 | 4,456 |
100%
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Airport Fire | Inyo | 2/16/2022 | 4,136 |
100%
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Mill Fire | Siskiyou | 9/02/2022 | 3,939 |
100%
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Thunder Fire | Kern | 6/22/2022 | 2,500 |
100%
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Summit Fire | Tulare | 8/03/2022 | 1,400 |
100%
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Radford Fire | San Bernardino | 9/05/2022 | 1,079 |
100%
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Rices Fire | Nevada | 6/28/2022 | 904 |
100%
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Sheep Fire | San Bernardino | 6/12/2022 | 865 |
100%
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Fork Fire | Madera | 9/07/2022 | 819 |
100%
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Colorado Fire | Monterey | 1/21/2022 | 687 |
100%
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Edmonston Fire | Kern | 5/19/2022 | 682 |
100%
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River Fire | Colusa | 5/24/2022 | 595 |
100%
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Rancho Fire | Tehama | 6/13/2022 | 593 |
100%
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Border 13 Fire | San Diego | 6/13/2022 | 577 |
100%
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Old Fire | Napa | 5/31/2022 | 570 |
100%
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Tesla Fire | Alameda | 6/23/2022 | 552 |
100%
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Plant Fire | Kern | 6/11/2022 | 517 |
100%
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Heritage Fire | San Bernardino | 5/15/2022 | 500 |
100%
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Elk Trail Fire | San Bernardino | 5/26/2022 | 431 |
100%
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Agua Fire | Mariposa | 7/18/2022 | 421 |
100%
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Camino Fire | San Luis Obispo | 6/28/2022 | 387 |
100%
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Romero Fire | Merced | 6/23/2022 | 349 |
100%
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Nelson Fire | Butte | 6/30/2022 | 328 |
100%
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Wishon Fire | Tulare | 8/15/2022 | 325 |
100%
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Burrows Fire | Glenn | 6/28/2022 | 317 |
100%
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Peter Fire | Shasta | 7/14/2022 | 304 |
100%
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Coyote Fire | Siskiyou | 9/07/2022 | 297 |
100%
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Rail Fire | Kern | 8/14/2022 | 250 |
100%
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Mesa Fire | Kern | 7/30/2022 | 222 |
100%
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Coastal Fire | Orange | 5/11/2022 | 200 |
100%
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Casner Fire | San Diego | 7/27/2022 | 174 |
100%
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House Fire | Fresno | 5/11/2022 | 171 |
100%
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Porter Fire | Placer | 7/09/2022 | 166 |
100%
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Forward Fire | Tehama | 9/09/2022 | 160 |
100%
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Marsh Fire | Contra Costa | 6/09/2022 | 159 |
100%
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Emerald Fire | Orange | 2/10/2022 | 154 |
100%
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East Fire | Los Angeles | 8/25/2022 | 150 |
100%
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Sam Fire | Los Angeles | 8/10/2022 | 149 |
100%
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Garrison Fire | Monterey | 7/04/2022 | 138 |
100%
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Quail Fire | Solano | 5/21/2022 | 135 |
100%
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Power Fire | Fresno | 9/06/2022 | 130 |
100%
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Marmot Fire | Tulare | 8/02/2022 | 127 |
100%
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Walker Fire | Mendocino | 9/01/2022 | 124 |
100%
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Flynn Fire | Alameda | 7/19/2022 | 121 |
100%
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Scenic Fire | Contra Costa | 6/23/2022 | 120 |
100%
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Dunnigan Fire | Yolo | 5/20/2022 | 120 |
100%
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Hollister Fire | Santa Barbara | 3/12/2022 | 120 |
100%
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Herman Fire | Solano | 7/13/2022 | 115 |
100%
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Gulch Fire | Los Angeles | 8/29/2022 | 113 |
100%
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Redwood Fire | Marin | 6/27/2022 | 113 |
100%
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Gulch Fire | Siskiyou | 3/12/2022 | 113 |
100%
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Union Fire | Riverside | 6/25/2022 | 110 |
100%
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Anzar Fire | San Benito | 7/21/2022 | 104 |
100%
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Border 27 Fire | San Diego | 7/17/2022 | 100 |
100%
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Graham Fire | Tehama | 6/10/2022 | 100 |
100%
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Hesperia Fire | San Bernardino | 6/06/2022 | 95 |
100%
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Range Fire | Kern | 6/03/2022 | 93 |
100%
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Kirker Fire | Contra Costa | 6/24/2022 | 90 |
100%
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Wilder Fire | Tehama | 5/24/2022 | 90 |
100%
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Flanagan Fire | Shasta | 3/04/2022 | 88 |
100%
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Kelsey Fire | Siskiyou | 7/30/2022 | 85 |
100%
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Winding Fire | Yuba | 7/18/2022 | 82 |
100%
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Grant Fire | Sacramento | 7/14/2022 | 74 |
100%
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Tower Fire | Calaveras | 9/02/2022 | 73 |
100%
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Brandie Fire | Yuba | 6/11/2022 | 72 |
100%
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Canyon Fire | Alameda | 6/23/2022 | 71 |
100%
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Border 16 | San Diego | 6/21/2022 | 70 |
100%
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99 Fire | Butte | 6/22/2022 | 66 |
100%
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Barrett Fire | San Diego | 6/12/2022 | 65 |
100%
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Slate Fire | Tuolumne | 7/21/2022 | 64 |
100%
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Meamber Fire | Siskiyou | 7/31/2022 | 63 |
100%
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Roblar Fire | Sonoma | 6/27/2022 | 63 |
100%
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Rainbow Fire | Tehama | 7/16/2022 | 60 |
100%
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62 Fire | Riverside | 6/04/2022 | 60 |
100%
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Pyrite Fire | Riverside | 5/06/2022 | 60 |
100%
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Eden Fire | Alameda | 8/15/2022 | 58 |
100%
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Pebble Fire | Fresno | 7/31/2022 | 55 |
100%
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Park Fire | Butte | 6/09/2022 | 54 |
100%
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Quail Fire | Los Angeles | 8/17/2022 | 53 |
100%
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Table Fire | Fresno | 7/01/2022 | 52 |
100%
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Springs Fire | Tuolumne | 8/03/2022 | 51 |
100%
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Pleasant Fire | Inyo | 10/23/2022 | 50 |
100%
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Caesar Fire | San Diego | 9/05/2022 | 50 |
100%
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Dutch Fire | Placer | 9/13/2022 | 48 |
100%
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Pleasant Fire | Nevada | 8/20/2022 | 48 |
100%
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Bull Fire | San Luis Obispo | 5/24/2022 | 48 |
100%
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Coyote Fire | Riverside | 5/15/2022 | 46 |
100%
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Still Fire | Nevada | 8/27/2022 | 44 |
100%
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Bell Fire | Mendocino | 7/17/2022 | 43 |
100%
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Apple Fire | Yuba | 7/27/2022 | 39 |
100%
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Riosa Fire | Placer | 7/17/2022 | 38 |
100%
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Harbison | San Diego | 7/12/2022 | 37 |
100%
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Eagle Fire | San Luis Obispo | 6/06/2022 | 36 |
100%
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Owens Fire | Mendocino | 5/20/2022 | 36 |
100%
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Branstetter Fire | Shasta | 9/01/2022 | 34 |
100%
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Smokey Fire | Siskiyou | 8/04/2022 | 34 |
100%
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Sandra Fire | Butte | 6/30/2022 | 34 |
100%
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Shackleford Fire | Siskiyou | 7/30/2022 | 31 |
100%
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97 Fire | Siskiyou | 9/27/2022 | 30 |
100%
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Sandia Fire | San Diego | 9/04/2022 | 30 |
100%
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Bay Fire | Yuba | 7/08/2022 | 30 |
100%
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Jan-Dar Fire | Butte | 7/04/2022 | 30 |
100%
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Garden Fire | Placer | 9/17/2022 | 29 |
100%
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Highway Fire | San Bernardino | 7/29/2022 | 28 |
100%
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Willow Fire | Contra Costa | 5/20/2022 | 28 |
100%
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Ranch Fire | Humboldt | 8/29/2022 | 26 |
100%
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Timm Fire | Solano | 6/23/2022 | 26 |
100%
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McCovey Fire | Humboldt | 8/29/2022 | 25 |
100%
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Poplar Fire | Tulare | 5/16/2022 | 25 |
100%
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Woods Fire | Tuolumne | 9/01/2022 | 21 |
100%
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Alpine Fire | Sonoma | 3/01/2022 | 21 |
100%
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Cable Fire | El Dorado | 7/26/2022 | 20 |
100%
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Nome Fire | Mendocino | 7/05/2022 | 20 |
100%
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Edgewood | Santa Cruz | 6/21/2022 | 20 |
100%
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Meadow Fire | Mendocino | 7/19/2022 | 17 |
100%
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Rosa Fire | San Luis Obispo | 9/06/2022 | 16 |
100%
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111 Fire | Riverside | 4/30/2022 | 15 |
100%
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Point Fire | Lake | 8/20/2022 | 14 |
100%
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3-8 Fire | Lassen | 8/08/2022 | 14 |
100%
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Ridge Fire | Siskiyou | 6/26/2022 | 12 |
100%
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Evergreen Fire | Siskiyou | 3/12/2022 | 12 |
100%
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Hill Fire | Placer | 9/06/2022 | 11 |
100%
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Platina Fire | Shasta | 4/27/2022 | 10 |
100%
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Whitlow Fire | Siskiyou | 3/25/2022 | 10 |
100%
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Howard Fire | Ventura | 10/08/2022 | External Incident Link | |
Manzanita Fire | San Bernardino | 9/23/2022 | External Incident Link | |
Irie Fire | Tulare | 9/21/2022 | External Incident Link | |
Eliza Fire | Siskiyou | 9/08/2022 | External Incident Link | |
Los Bueyes | Monterey | 8/16/2022 | External Incident Link | |
S-2 Fire | Modoc | 8/10/2022 | External Incident Link | |
Rodgers Fire | Mariposa | 8/08/2022 | External Incident Link | |
Six Rivers (SRF) Lightning Complex | Humboldt, Trinity | 8/05/2022 | External Incident Link | |
Red Fire | Mariposa | 8/04/2022 | External Incident Link | |
Yeti and Alex Fire | Siskiyou | 7/29/2022 | External Incident Link | |
Evan Hewes | Imperial | 6/29/2022 | External Incident Link | |
Edward Fire | Glenn | 5/24/2022 | External Incident Link | |
Valley Fire | San Diego | 4/13/2022 | External Incident Link | |
Moonlight RX | Plumas | 4/09/2022 | External Incident Link | |
72 Fire | Riverside | 3/26/2022 | External Incident Link | |
Jim Fire | Orange | 3/02/2022 | External Incident Link |
2022 Fire Year
While the number of fires in 2022 was only slightly below the 5-year average, the total acreage burned was well below the 5-year average; less than 400,000 acres burned in 2022 versus the 5-year average of 2,300,000+ acres.
Despite the 'quiet' year as measured in acreage, a number of significant wildfires burned in California in 2022; these include the Oak Fire in Mariposa County, which burned over 180 structures, the McKinney Fire in Siskiyou County, which caused 4 fatalities, and the Mosquito Fire in Placer and El Dorado counties, which was California's largest wildfire of the year.
Pictured: the McKinney Fire which started in the Klamath National Forest in July of 2022.