- North Complex, Butte & Plumas Counties
*301,404 acres, 75% contained
*15 fatalities
*1,784 Structures destroyed
*Evacuations in place
- August Complex, Tehama, Glenn, Mendocino, & Trinity counties
*859,966 acres
*South Zone 487,221 acres, 50% contained
*North Zone 269,117 acres, 35% contained
*West Zone 103,628 acres, 45% contained
*1 fatality
*Includes multiple fires including the Elkhorn, Hopkins, Willow, Vinegar, and Doe fires
- Slater Fire, Siskiyou County
Happy Camp area (Klamath National Forest)
*150,856 acres, 24% contained
*2 fatalities
*Evacuation orders in placeDevil Fire, Siskiyou County
5 miles north of Upper Devil’s Peak (Klamath National Forest)
*7,784 acres, 18% contained
- Fox Fire, Siskiyou County
*2,188 acres, 43% contained
*Evacuations in place
- Red Salmon Complex – Humboldt County
14 miles northeast of Willow Creek (Shasta-Trinity National Forest)
*104,667 acres, 29% 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, #5 North Complex, and #6 Creek Fire.
- Most Destructive – #6 North Complex, #10 LNU Lightning Complex, #11 CZU Lightning Complex, , and #17 Creek Fire.
- Deadliest Wildfires – #5 North Complex and #20 LNU Lightning Complex