List of California wildfires
Largest wildfires
These are the 20 largest wildfires in California since 1932 (when accurate records started to be kept), according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE).

List of California wildfires

Section Title: Largest wildfires
Table Section Text: These are the 20 largest wildfires in California since 1932 (when accurate records started to be kept), according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE).

Name	County	Acres	Hectares	Start date	Structures	Deaths	Notes

Mendocino Complex	Mendocino, Lake, Colusa, Glenn	459,123	185,800.5	July 2018	280	1	The Ranch Fire by itself, at 410,203 acres (100% contained) as of 19 September 2018, is the largest fire in California history.

Thomas	Ventura, Santa Barbara	281,893	114,078.0	December 2017	1,063	23 (2 Direct, 21 Indirect)	Fatalities attributed to the fire include 1 firefighter and 1 civilian directly, 21 deaths in later mudslides.

Cedar	San Diego	273,246	110,578.7	October 2003	2,820	15

Rush	Lassen	271,911	110,038.5	August 2012	1	0	This fire burned an additional 43,666 acres (17,671.0 ha) in Nevada, for a total of 315,577 acres (127,709.5 ha).

Rim	Tuolumne	257,314	104,131.3	August 2013	112	0

Zaca	Santa Barbara	240,207	97,208.3	July 2007	1	0

Carr	Shasta, Trinity	229,651	92,936.5	July 2018	1,604	8

Matilija	Ventura	220,000	89,030	September 1932	0	0

Witch	San Diego	197,990	80,123.7	October 2007	1,650	2

Klamath Theater Complex	Siskiyou	192,038	77,715.0	June 2008	0	2

Marble Cone	Monterey	177,866	71,979.8	July 1977	0	0

Laguna	San Diego	175,425	70,992.0	September 1970	382	5

Basin Complex	Monterey	162,818	65,890.1	June 2008	58	0

Day	Ventura	162,702	65,843.2	September 2006	11	0

Station	Los Angeles	160,557	64,975.1	August 2009	209	2

Camp	Butte	153,336	62,052.9	November 2018	18,804	86

Rough	Fresno	151,623	61,359.7	July 2015	4	0

McNally	Tulare	150,696	60,984.5	July 2002	17	0

Stanislaus Complex	Tuolumne	145,980	59,076.0	August 1987	28	1

Big Bar Complex	Trinity	140,948	57,039.6	August 1999	0	0

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The Mendocino Complex Fire was the largest recorded complex fire in California history.

final_sentence: The Mendocino Complex Fire was the largest recorded complex fire in California history.