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| 2026 California wildfires | |
|---|---|
 The Pilot Fire in Fort Irwin on April 29, 2026. | |
| Statistics | |
| Total fires | 8,522 |
| Total area | 3,059,953 acres (1,238,319 ha; 12,383.19 km2; 4,781.177 sq mi)[1] |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 36 |
| Structures destroyed | 4,775 |
| Season | |
← 2025 | |
The 2026 California wildfires are an ongoing series of wildfires in the U.S. state of California.
Background
The timing of "fire season" in California is variable, depending on the amount of prior winter and spring precipitation, the frequency and severity of weather such as heat waves and wind events, and moisture content in vegetation. Northern California typically sees wildfire activity between late spring and early fall, peaking in the summer with hotter and drier conditions. Occasional cold frontal passages can bring wind and lightning. The timing of fire season in Southern California is similar, peaking between late spring and fall. The severity and duration of peak activity in either part of the state is modulated in part by weather events: downslope/offshore wind events can lead to critical fire weather, while onshore flow and Pacific weather systems can bring conditions that hamper wildfire growth.[2][3]
Summary
The 2026 fire season started in January when a strong Santa Ana wind event swept through and started a small series of wildfires in the Greater Los Angeles area.
List of wildfires
The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 ha), produced significant structural damage, or resulted in casualties.
| Name | County | Acres | Start date | Containment date[a] | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster | Los Angeles | 2,144 | January 2 | January 3 | Evacuations forced; driven by strong Santa Ana winds. Destroyed 10 structures. | |
| Piute | Los Angeles | 3,100 | April 12 | April 13 | Started in Edwards Air Force Base, spread rapidly and threatened Lancaster. | |
| Pilot | San Bernardino, Inyo | 69,341 | April 28 | June 1 | Burned in Fort Irwin. | |
| Avenue 104 | Tulare | 1,711 | May 16 | May 20 | ||
| Road 184 | Tulare | 7,899 | May 16 | May 20 | ||
| 65 Fire | Tulare, Kern | 3,601 | May 16 | May 18 | ||
| Road 196 | Tulare | 34,142 | May 16 | May 24 | Destroyed 118 structures. Evacuated Tulare and Lindsey. | |
| Cottonwood | Kern | 1,265 | May 16 | May 16 | Burned in Bakersfield. | |
| Backus | Kern | 1,510 | May 21 | May 22 | ||
| Tejon | Kern | 2,833 | May 23 | May 27 | Evacuated cabins and camps in the Angeles National Forest. | |
| Loma | Ventura | 1,695 | June 1 | June 2 | ||
| Boulder | San Bernardino | 1,227 | June 2 | June 22 | ||
| Nipton | San Bernardino | 1,452 | June 3 | June 7 | ||
| Bramlot | Trinity | 11,165 | June 3 | June 17 | Is believed to have technically started on April 30th from a lightning strike. | |
| Lacey | Tulare, Kings | 67,813 | June 4 | June 13 | ||
| Peppermint | Inyo | 1,200 | June 4 | June 4 | ||
| Bartlett | Inyo | 11,506 | June 4 | June 5 | ||
| Red Hill | Marin | 1,160 | June 7 | June 11 | ||
| I-5 | Kings | 3,720 | June 8 | June 9 | ||
| West Mesa | Imperial | 1,400 | June 13 | June 17 | ||
| Taft | Kern | 2,219 | June 17 | June 23 | ||
| Vail | Riverside | 1,022 | June 19 | June 22 | ||
| Bluff | Kern | 6,513 | June 27 | June 30 | Destroyed 841 structures and damaged 98 structures in Bakersfield. Driven by strong winds. Evacuated over 10,000 residents, threatened approximately 15,000 structures. Smoke caused bad air quality over Bakersfield and even Porterville. 26 patients were hospitalized due to smoke inhalation. Caused by arson. | |
| Snake | Tulare | 21,344 | June 28 | August 17 | Caused by lightning. Burned in the Sequoia National Forest. | |
| Middle Fork | Tulare | 14,653 | June 28 | August 9 | Caused by lightning. Burned in the Sequoia National Forest. | |
| Salmon Creek Complex | Tulare | 9,515 | June 28 | July 17 | Caused by lightning. Burned in the Sequoia National Forest. Contained the Packsaddle and Salmon fires. | |
| Border 4 | San Diego | 53,775 | July 3 | July 19 | Started in Mexico but quickly crossed the border and spread rapidly. Destroyed 107 structures and damaged 56. | |
| Rudolf | Riverside | 1,176 | July 4 | July 5 | Caused by fireworks. | |
| Pine View | Riverside | 1,460 | July 5 | July 6 | ||
| Garces | Kern | 1,700 | July 6 | July 6 | ||
| Ballinger | Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo | 6,886 | July 6 | July 11 | ||
| Babcock | Plumas | 5,569 | July 6 | July 12 | ||
| Oakdale | Stanislaus | 2,000 | July 6 | July 6 | ||
| Santa Margarita | San Diego | 1,697 | July 6 | July 7 | Burned on Camp Pendleton. | |
| G2 Tower | Inyo | 1,167 | July 7 | July 9 | Burned on Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. | |
| Lake | Los Angeles | 73,988 | July 7 | August 5 | Spread rapidly in the Angeles National Forest and jumped the Interstate 5. | |
| Material | Kern | 3,000 | July 7 | July 8 | ||
| Sanchez | Monterey | 361,306 | July 7 | August 21 | Destroyed 2,291 structures and damaged 19. Detsroyed the Carmel Valley Village and threatened Fort Hunter Liggett. 8th largest wildfire in California history. | |
| Soda | San Luis Obispo | 1,034 | July 8 | July 8 | ||
| Antonio | Santa Clara | 1,949 | July 9 | July 12 | ||
| Reservoir | Merced, Stanislaus | 8,339 | July 9 | July 18 | ||
| Pine Springs | Santa Clara, Stanislaus | 10,604 | July 9 | August 2 | Destroyed 42 cabins. | |
| Salt Spring | Calaveras | 1,584 | July 8 | July 9 | ||
| Avalon | Los Angeles | 1,086 | July 10 | July 14 | Driven by a strong wind event off the coast, affecting Santa Catalina Island. The fire destroyed 47 structures in Avalon. | |
| River | Kern | 1,107 | July 10 | July 18 | Threatened structures and burned along a riverbed in Bakersfield. | |
| Canyon | San Luis Obispo | 2,300 | July 11 | July 14 | Burned on Camp Roberts. | |
| Tioga | Mono | 2,573 | July 11 | July 30 | Started by lightning. Burned in the Inyo National Forest. | |
| Burbank | Kern | 1,385 | July 11 | July 14 | Smoke plume went to 12,000 feet in the air on July 11, 2025. Threatened over 23,000 structures, closed airport traffic for Meadows Field Airport, evacuated homes and residents and caused bad air quality over Bakersfield. Started in Oildale. | |
| Comanche | Kern | 1,737 | July 12 | July 13 | Started in Bakersfield. Smoke plume evacuated residents all over the city, closed traffic on multiple major freeways, and towered up to 6,000 feet. Destroyed 23 structures, damaged 2, with 7 injuries due to smoke inhalation. Threatened an additional 2,700 structures. | |
| Harvard | San Bernardino | 4,177 | July 12 | July 13 | ||
| Airline | San Benito | 146,137 | July 12 | September 3 | Destroyed 3 structures. One firefighter was injured in a downhill fall. Generated a massive pyrocumulus smoke cloud that affected air quality over most of central California. Largest fire in the County of San Benito history. | |
| Surprise | Modoc | 14,232 | July 12 | July 27 | Caused by vehicle. | |
| Boardman | Lake | 1,181 | July 12 | July 15 | Caused by faulty powerline. | |
| Hyatt | Tuolumne | 1,551 | July 13 | August 17 | Caused by lightning. Burned in Yosemite National Park in steep terrain at a high elevation. | |
| Oakwood | Madera | 2,400 | July 13 | July 13 | ||
| Pyramid | Inyo | 25,583 | July 13 | November 21 | Caused by lightning. Burned in the Death Valley National Park for over 4 months due to steep terrain and high elevation levels. Couldn't be contained until snowfall, and firing operations stopped forward spread a month before containment. | |
| Chihuahua | San Diego | 1,327 | July 13 | July 14 | Forced evacuations of about 400 residents. | |
| Serpentine | Butte | 2,495 | July 13 | July 19 | Evacuated 600 residents along with Big Bend. Destroyed 13 structures and 21 vehicles and damaged 2 additional structures. | |
| Sisquoc | San Barbara, Ventura | 287,536 | July 14 | December 19 | Started from lightning. Burned in the Los Padres National Forest, and smoke plume reached over 55,000 feet in the air. The fire's peak rate of spread was over 700 acres per minute, and the fire caused orange skies over many towns in Central California and SoCal, expanding even to Las Vegas. Smoke caused evacuations of all cities that had orange skies for anyone with asthma, breathing issues, children under age of 5, and elders over 50. The fire got so bad all resources pulled off and couldn't tell where the fire was, evacuating Gorman, Castaic, Frazier Park, Taft, & Maricopa. | |
| Soda | San Luis Obispo | 1,087 | July 14 | July 14 | Caused by lightning. | |
| Bluestone | Kern | 2,036 | July 14 | July 25 | Caused by lightning. | |
| Aguilas | San Benito, Merced, Fresno | 8,344 | July 14 | July 20 | Caused by lightning. | |
| Round | Kern | 1,000 | July 14 | July 17 | Caused by lightning. | |
| Bear Valley | Marin | 29,415 | July 15 | November 7 | Caused by equipment use. Burned through heavy fuels, rapidly creating major pyrocumulus smoke clouds over much of San Francisco, Oakland, and other areas. Destroyed 1,142 structures & damaged 17, caused mass evacuation of over 20,000 residents, destroyed over 3,000 vehicles and caused 23 injuries. Closed the Golden Gate Bridge. Part of the July firestorm in the San Francisco Bay area, the earliest of the fires. | |
| Wild Horse | Mono, Lyon (NV), Douglas (NV) | 20,371 | July 15 | November 22 | Caused by lightning. Burned in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and required snow to put out the fire. Burned 1,400 acres in Nevada. | |
| Carson | Alpine, Douglas (NV) | 17,227 | July 15 | September 26 | Caused by lightning. Burned in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Burned 171 acres in Nevada. | |
| White | Mono | 6,802 | July 15 | July 25 | Caused by lightning. | |
| Avalanche | Fresno | 1,355 | July 15 | November 3 | Caused by lightning. Burned in the Kings Canyon National Park. | |
| Polemonium | Fresno | 1,157 | July 15 | August 27 | Caused by lightning. Burned in the Kings Canyon National Park. | |
| Monarch | Fresno | 2,317 | July 16 | September 18 | Caused by lightning. Burned in the Kings Canyon National Park. Crews utilized minimal fire behavior to use the fire as a prescribed burn. | |
| South Fork | Tulare | 189,284 | July 16 | December 22 | Caused by lightning. Burned in the Sequoia National Forest. The fire smoldered for 2 months after containment date and destroyed 46 structures. | |
| Pine | Fresno | 1,827 | July 16 | July 22 | Caused by lightning. | |
| Black | San Bernardino | 5,128 | July 16 | July 25 | ||
| Caliente | Kern | 1,067 | July 16 | July 16 | ||
| China | Inyo | 20,000 | July 17 | July 20 | Burned on Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. | |
| Raymond | Madera, Mariposa | 137,290 | July 17 | August 9 | Caused by lightning in the Sierra National Forest. Went on a 50,000+ acres run in under 24 hours, and crews conducted large 10,000 acre firing operations to stop forward progress. | |
| Roberts | Monterey | 1,062 | July 18 | July 18 | Burned on Camp Roberts. | |
| Happy | Contra Costa | 9,779 | July 18 | July 27 | Destroyed 92 structures and damaged 6, caused mass evacuations in the bay area, and smoke caused 4 injuries from car crashes. | |
| Kingbird | Kern | 1,871 | July 21 | July 22 | Burned in the Antelope Valley. | |
| Stratton | Kern | 1,286 | July 22 | July 31 | Caused by human activity. | |
| Champagne | Kern, Los Angeles | 10,049 | July 23 | July 27 | Burned in the Antelope Valley. Ran 11 miles in one day, and started 3 large spot fires. | |
| R-1 Spencer | Lassen | 2,542 | July 25 | August 10 | Caused by lightning. Managed with a confine and contain strategy. | |
| Tule | Kings | 1,500 | July 31 | July 31 | ||
| Deer Creek | Tulare | 1,100 | August 2 | August 2 | ||
| Peppermint 2 | Inyo | 1,020 | August 3 | August 3 | ||
| Rainbow | Riverside | 1,001 | August 3 | August 7 | Closed the Interstate 15. | |
| Gulch | Tulare | 1,945 | August 3 | August 4 | Originated as a structure fire. | |
| Corral | Kern | 2,503 | August 4 | August 5 | ||
| Adelaide | Kern | 1,203 | August 5 | August 14 | Burned in the Sequoia National Forest. | |
| Summit | San Diego | 2,678 | August 5 | August 12 | Burned in Camp Pendleton. | |
| Red Rock | Lassen | 2,713 | August 5 | August 22 | ||
| Twentynine | San Bernardino | 2,716 | August 5 | August 7 | Caused by lightning. Burned on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms. | |
| Yates | San Bernardino | 7,055 | August 6 | August 20 | Caused by lightning. | |
| Rocky | San Bernardino | 72,135 | August 7 | September 7 | Caused by lightning. Burned on the Mojave National Preserve, threatening rare Joshua Trees. | |
| Vontrigger | San Bernardino | 194,330 | August 7 | October 14 | Caused by lightning. Burned on the Mojave National Preserve, threatening rare Joshua Trees. | |
| Mount Whitney | Fresno | 8,000 | August 7 | August 9 | Destroyed 47 outbuildings. | |
| Road 208 | Tulare | 1,600 | August 8 | August 8 | ||
| Table Rock Complex | Mendocino | 1,094 | August 15 | August 23 | Originally consisted of the Table Rock, North Fork, Bear Creek & Rim fires, but all merged into one fire. Lightning-caused. | |
| Windy | Trinity | 1,132 | August 16 | September 2 | Caused by lightning. Burned in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Part of the Wrights Complex. | |
| Mad River | Trinity | 1,267 | August 16 | August 20 | Caused by lightning. | |
| Red | Trinity | 7,294 | August 16 | August 28 | Caused by lightning. Burned in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. | |
| Sawtooth | Trinity | 72,532 | August 16 | September 20 | Caused by lightning. Burned in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Caused evacuations of multiple small towns. | |
| Mosquito Creek | Shasta | 1,446 | August 20 | September 3 | Caused by lightning. Burned in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. | |
| Hazel | Shasta | 2,352 | August 20 | August 26 | Caused by lightning. Crossed the Interstate 5. | |
| Hyampon | Trinity | 4,183 | August 20 | September 27 | Caused by lightning. Burned in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Went unstaffed for over 2 weeks. | |
| Miller | Trinity, Shasta, Siskiyou | 42,913 | August 20 | September 18 | Caused by lightning. Burned in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Made major runs, caused evacuations and held at the 3. | |
| Devils Canyon | Trinity | 17,081 | August 20 | October 3 | Caused by lightning. Burned in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. | |
| Chimney Rock | Siskiyou | 1,167 | August 20 | September 14 | Caused by lightning. Burned in the Klamath National Forest. | |
| Davis Creek | Siskiyou | 2,274 | August 20 | September 28 | Caused by lightning. | |
| East Fork Ridge | Siskiyou | 15,668 | August 20 | October 17 | Caused by lightning. Burned in the Klamath National Forest. | |
| Post Mountain | Mendocino | 16,141 | August 20 | October 1 | Caused by lightning. | |
| Medicine | Siskiyou, Del Norte, Josephine (OR) | 653,802 | August 20 | January 20 (2027) | Caused by lightning. Burned in multiple national forests. 10,000 acres burned in Oregon, destroyed 224 structures and damaged 68. 2 firefighter injuries and 1 firefighter death. 2 planes collided in a midair collision over the fire. 3rd largest wildfire in California history. | |
| Happy Camp Complex | Siskiyou, Del Norte | 67,819 | August 20 | November 16 | Caused by lightning. 12 lightning-caused wildfires burned in the Klamath National Forest and Six Rivers National Forest. Destroyed 3 structures and caused 2 firefighter deaths. | |
| Heart | Kings | 5,000 | August 21 | August 22 | ||
| Murphy Canyon | Yolo | 1,009 | August 21 | August 23 | Lightning-caused. | |
| Diablo | Santa Barbara | 4,081 | August 21 | August 31 | Gusty winds from offshore thunderstorms drove fire to explode to 4,000 acres in one day. Lightning-caused. | |
| Beegum | Tehama | 1,258 | August 22 | August 25 | Lightning-caused. | |
| Government | Tehama | 1,772 | August 22 | August 23 | Lightning-caused. | |
| Budden | Tehama | 2,809 | August 22 | August 23 | Lightning-caused. | |
| Third Divide | Sierra | 1,046 | August 22 | November 15 | Lightning-caused. Inaccessible, put out by heavy snowfall. | |
| French | Placer | 6,797 | August 22 | October 12 | Lightning-caused. Put out by heavy rainfall. | |
| Coyote | Humboldt | 3,257 | August 23 | November 3 | Lightning-caused. Smoldered for months. Inaccessible, extinguished by heavy snowfall. | |
| Rattlesnake | Del Norte | 1,013 | August 23 | October 2 | Lightning-caused. Burned in the Six Rivers National Forest. | |
| Horse | Humboldt | 6,574 | August 23 | September 26 | Lightning-caused. Produced a major 36k feet PyroCB on September 3. Burned in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. | |
| Fourmile | Humboldt | 7,733 | August 23 | September 17 | Lightning-caused. Made major runs with 26k plume tops on August 25 & 27. Caused evacuations. | |
| Log | Plumas | 6,356 | August 23 | October 2 | Lightning-caused. Burned in the Plumas National Forest. | |
| L-3 Skedaddle | Lassen | 1,268 | August 24 | August 26 | Lightning-caused. | |
| R-6 Cherry | Lassen | 1,399 | August 24 | August 27 | Lightning-caused. | |
| Jurupa | Riverside | 2,693 | September 1 | September 5 | Burned in the Jurupa Mountains. Destroyed 130 structures and damaged 5. 1 civilian was found dead in their home during mop-up. | |
| West | Riverside | 2,845 | September 2 | September 13 | ||
| Pacoima | Los Angeles | 1,892 | September 2 | September 13 | Caused by a vehicle fire. | |
| Art | Riverside | 24,374 | September 2 | October 18 | Caused by arson. Driven by 7000 ft high topography & high winds. | |
| Soda | San Luis Obispo | 2,135 | September 2 | September 2 | ||
| Avenal | Kings | 10,000 | September 3 | September 5 | ||
| Grant | Sacramento | 2,049 | September 3 | September 4 | ||
| Holloway | Kern | 5,286 | September 3 | September 4 | ||
| Hopper | Ventura | 3,116 | September 4 | September 9 | Driven by wind. Caused by equipment use. Destroyed 61 structures and damaged 12. | |
| Wildhorse Creek | Inyo | 25,839 | September 5 | November 28 | Caused by lightning. Driven by 15,000 feet topography & heavy winds. | |
| Bena | Kern | 2,175 | September 7 | September 7 | ||
| Wagon | Kings, Monterey | 38,217 | September 8 | September 27 | Destroyed 24 structures. | |
| Idria | San Benito | 1,672 | September 18 | September 19 | ||
| Silver Creek | San Benito, Fresno | 4,617 | September 18 | September 24 | ||
| Cienega | San Benito | 2,003 | September 18 | September 20 | ||
| Logan | San Benito, Monterey, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | 11,203 | September 18 | September 19 | Destroyed 402 structures and damaged 61. 1 fatality. | |
| Road 606 | Madera | 1,668 | September 18 | September 19 | ||
| Sawtooth | Tulare, Inyo, Kern | 1,690 | September 23 | November 8 | Caused by lightning. | |
| Great | San Diego | 1,041 | September 30 | October 7 | ||
| Homestead | Riverside | 3,403 | October 12 | October 24 | ||
| I-5 | Yolo | 2,500 | October 13 | October 14 | ||
| Goat | Sonoma | 6,820 | October 18 | November 2 | ||
| Redwood | Santa Cruz | 2,520 | October 20 | November 19 | ||
| Magic | Los Angeles | 5,078 | October 29 | November 17 | Driven by strong winds. | |
| Marr | Ventura | 5,203 | October 29 | November 29 | Driven by strong winds. Destroyed 324 structures and damaged 17 in Silverthorne. | |
| Bobbie | Riverside | 3,262 | October 29 | November 5 | Driven by strong winds. | |
| Coal Mine | Orange | 18,937 | November 12 | December 16 | Driven by strong winds. Detsroyed 3,456 structures and damaged 302 in Santa Ana. 62 injuries and 7 deaths. | |
| Hines | Ventura | 106,504 | November 12 | December 29 | Driven by strong winds. Destroyed 12 structures. | |
| Mindy | Riverside | 7,237 | November 12 | November 23 | Driven by strong winds. Destroyed 272 structures and damaged 11. | |
| Apache | Riverside | 22,102 | November 12 | December 17 | Driven by strong winds. | |
| White | San Bernardino | 5,023 | November 12 | November 17 | Driven by strong winds. | |
| Border 26 | San Diego | 17,363 | November 12 | December 12 | Driven by strong winds. | |
| Black | San Diego | 112,373 | November 12 | January 17 (2027) | Driven by strong winds. Destroyed 1,162 structures and damaged 207. 1 fatality and 27 injuries. | |
| Camino | Santa Barbara | 1,282 | November 12 | November 15 | Driven by strong winds. | |
| 46 | Kern | 2,340 | November 29 | November 30 | ||
| I-5 | Fresno | 1,073 | December 2 | December 2 | Caused by car fire. | |
| Sherwood | Kern | 1,200 | December 9 | December 10 | ||
| Ave 16 | Kern, Tulare | 1,800 | December 9 | December 12 | ||
| Ave 8 | Kern, Kings | 1,600 | December 9 | December 10 | ||
| Madera | San Diego | 11,970 | December 22 | December 31 | Driven by strong winds. | |
| Fork | Los Angeles | 20,807 | December 23 | January 10 | Driven by strong winds. |
See also
References
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2025 CalFirewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Weather: Fire Season Climatology (Northern California)". National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ Toohey, Grace (June 22, 2024). "California wildfires have already burned 90,000 acres, and summer is just beginning". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
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