CA.gov Translate Settings Incidents About Us Careers Programs Grants Resources Stats & Events Search Skip to Navigation Home Zoom in Zoom out Esri, USGS Powered by Esri 2015 Incident Archive A summary of all 2015 incidents, including those managed by CAL FIRE and other partner agencies. 880,899 Acres Estimated Acres Burned 8,283 Incidents Number of Wildfires 7 Fatalities Confirmed Loss of Life 3,159 Structures Structures Damaged or Destroyed 2015 Incidents Name Start Date Counties Acres Containment Solimar Fire 12/25/2015 1,388 100% Banister Fire 11/11/2015 Ventura 29 100% Potrero Fire 11/7/2015 Ventura 50 100% Gibraltar Fire 10/29/2015 Santa Barbara 21 100% Cienega Fire 10/12/2015 San Benito 670 100% Military Fire 10/10/2015 Siskiyou 58 100% King Fire 10/9/2015 36 100% Meridian Fire 10/3/2015 Butte 860 100% Munjar Fire 10/2/2015 Butte 104 100% McCourtney Fire 9/22/2015 Nevada 30 100% 12345678910111213141516 2015 Fire Season A total of over 8,200 wildfires burned a total area of over 880,000 acres in California during 2015. On September 11, after the Butte Fire exploded from a size of 32,000 acres to 65,000 acres, in the Amador and Calaveras counties, Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency. Search our Incident Database Search by Incident Name, Year, County or Keyword Search Annual Fire Season Pages ACTIVE 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 Back to Top Accessibility Web Accessibility Cert (PDF) Conditions of Use Privacy Policy Site Map Copyright ©2021 State of California