The 20 largest wildfires in modern California history

The Kincade Fire, threatening towns in Sonoma County and causing major evacuations, by Monday morning had expanded to just over 66,000 acres. That’s more than twice the size of the city of San Francisco. So far, however, the fire isn’t among the 20 largest in modern California history. The list, ranked by acres burned:

1) Mendocino Complex — July 2018 — Colusa County, Lake County, Mendocino County & Glenn County — 459,123 acres, 280 structures destroyed, 1 death

2) Thomas — December 2017 — Ventura & Santa Barbara counties — 281,893 acres, 1,063 structures destroyed, 2 deaths

3) Cedar — October 2003 — San Diego County — 273,246 acres, 2,820 structures destroyed, 15 deaths

4) Rush — August 2012 — Lassen County — 271,911 acres in California, 43,666 acres in Nevada, 0 structures destroyed, 0 deaths

5) Rim — August 2013 — Tuolumne County — 257,314 acres, 112 structures destroyed, 0 deaths

6) Zaca — July 2007 — Santa Barbara County — 240,207 acres burned, 1 structure destroyed, 0 deaths

7) Carr — July 2018 — Shasta and Trinity counties — 229,651 acres, 1,614 structures destroyed, 8 deaths

8) Matilija — September 1932 — Ventura County — 220,000 acres burned, 0 structures destroyed, 0 deaths

9) Witch — October 2007 — San Diego County — 197,990 acres, 1,650 structures destroyed, 2 deaths

10) Klamath Complex — June 2008 — Siskiyou County — 192,038 acres, 0 structures destroyed, 2 deaths

11) Marble Cone — July 1977 — Monterey County — 177,866 acres, 0 structures destroyed, 0 deaths

12) Laguna — September 1970 — San Diego — 175,425 acres, 382 structures destroyed, 5 deaths

13) Basin Complex — June 2008 — Monterey County, 162,818 acres, 58 structures, 0 deaths

14) Day — September 2006 — Ventura County — 162,702 acres, 11 structures destroyed, 0 deaths

15) Station — August 2009 — Los Angeles County — 160,557 acres, 209 structures destroyed, 2 deaths

16) Camp — November 2018 — Butte County — 153,336 acres, 18,804 structures destroyed, 86 deaths

17) Rough — July 2015 — Fresno County — 151,623 acres, 4 structures destroyed, 0 deaths

18 McNally -July 2002 — Tulare County -150,696 acres, 17 structures destroyed, 0 deaths

19) Stanislaus Complex — August 1987 — Tuolumne County — 145,980 acres, 28 structures destroyed, 1 death

20) Big Bar Complex — August 1999 — Trinity County — 140,948 acres, 0 structures destroyed, 0 deaths