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20 Largest California Wildland Fires (By Structures Lost)
*Note that this list does not include fire jurisdiction. These are the Top 20 within
California, regardless of whether they were state, federal or local responsibility. Also
note that "structures" is meant to include all destroyed homes and outbuildings,
etc.
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FIRE NAME/CAUSE | DATE | COUNTY | ACRES | STRUCTURES | DEATHS |
| 1 | TUNNEL (REKINDLE) | October 1991 | ALAMEDA | 1,600 | 2,900 | 25 |
| 2 | JONES (UNDETERMINED) | October 1999 | SHASTA | 26,200 | 954 | 1 |
| 3 | PAINT (ARSON) | June 1990 | SANTA BARBARA | 4,900 | 641 | 1 |
| 4 | FOUNTAIN (ARSON) | August 1992 | SHASTA | 63,960 | 636 | 0 |
| 5 | CITY OF BERKELEY (POWERLINES) | September 1923 | ALAMEDA | 130 | 584 | 0 |
| 6 | BEL AIR (UNDETERMINED) | November 1961 | LOS ANGELES | 6,090 | 484 | 0 |
| 7 | LAGUNA FIRE (ARSON) | October 1993 | ORANGE | 14,437 | 441 | 0 |
| 8 | LAGUNA (POWERLINES) | September 1970 | SAN DIEGO | 175,425 | 382 | 5 |
| 9 | PANORAMA (ARSON) | November 1980 | SAN BERNARDINO | 23,600 | 325 | 4 |
| 10 | TOPANGA (ARSON) | November 1993 | LOS ANGELES | 18,000 | 323 | 3 |
| 11 | 49ER (BURNING DEBRIS) | September 1988 | NEVADA | 33,700 | 312 | 0 |
| 12 | SYCAMORE (MISC. - KITE) | July 1977 | SANTA BARBARA | 805 | 234 | 0 |
| 13 | CANYON (VEHICLE) | September 1999 | SHASTA | 2,580 | 230 | 0 |
| 14 | KANNAN (ARSON) | October 1978 | LOS ANGELES | 25,385 | 224 | 0 |
| 15 | KINNELOA (CAMPFIRE) | October 1993 | LOS ANGELES | 5,485 | 196 | 1 |
| 16 | OLD GULCH (EQUIP. USE) | August 1992 | CALAVERAS | 17,386 | 170 | 0 |
| 17 | MT. TAMALPAIS (SMOKING) | July 1929 | MARIN | 2,500 | 117 | 0 |
| 18 | HARMONY (UNDETERMINED) | October 1996 | SAN DIEGO | 8,000 | 110 | 1 |
| 19 | CALIFORNIA (POWERLINES) | October 1993 | RIVERSIDE | 25,100 | 107 | 0 |
| 20 | HARLOW (ARSON) | July 1961 | MARIPOSA | 41,200 | 106 | 2 |
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