- North Complex, Butte & Plumas Counties
*280,775 acres, 36% contained
*15 fatalities
*865 Structures destroyed
*Evacuations in place
- August Complex, Tehama, Glenn, Mendocino, & Trinity Counties
*812,033 acres 30% contained
*South Zone 484,754 acres, 30% contained
*North Zone 248,573 acres, 25% contained
*West Zone 78,706 acres, 5% contained
*1 fatality
*Includes multiple fires including the Elkhorn, Hopkins, Willow, Vinegar, and Doe fires. -
Slater Fire, Siskiyou County
North of Happy Camp (Klamath National Forest)
*143,092 acres, 10% contained
*2 fatalities
*Evacuation orders in placeDevil Fire, Siskiyou County
5 miles north of Upper Devil’s Peak (Klamath National Forest)
*6,180 acres, 0% contained - Fox Fire, Siskiyou County NEW
*1,500 acres, 0% contained
*Evacuations in place
- Red Salmon Complex – Trinity & Humboldt Counties
14 miles northeast of Willow Creek (Shasta-Trinity National Forest)
*96,188 acres, 17% contained
- Shackleford Fire, Siskiyou County
Southwest of Quartz Valley Reservation
*50 acres, 70% containedSchoolhouse, Siskiyou County
Schoolhouse Gap Road, north of Fort Jones
*45 acres, 95% contained
- Top 20 Wildfire Records
- 5 of the Top 20 largest wildfires in California History have occurred in 2020.
- Largest Wildfires – #1 August Complex, #3 SCU Lightning Complex, #4 LNU Lightning Complex, #6 North Complex, and #10 Creek Fire.
- Most Destructive – #9 LNU Lightning Complex, #10 CZU Lightning Complex, #12 North Complex, and #18 Creek Fire.
- Deadliest Wildfires – #5 North Complex and #20 LNU Lightning Complex