Ref:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_California_wildfires
These are the 20 largest wildfires in California since 1932 (when accurate records started to be kept)
Big Bar Complex /Trinity County/140,948 acres/August 1999
A list of the 20 deadliest wildfires, according to CAL FIRE, can be found at "Top 20 Deadliest California Wildfire"
Camp/Butte County/153,336 acres/November 2018/86 deaths
A list of the 20 most destructive wildfires, according to CAL FIRE, can be found here: http://www.fire.ca.gov/communications/downloads/fact_sheets/Top20_Destruction.pdf
Camp/Butte County/153,336 acres/November 2018/18,804 structures/Town of Paradise destroyed
Starting in 2001, the National Interagency Fire Center began keeping more accurate records on the total fire acreage burned in each state.
Pre-2000 Notable Wildfires
Santiago Canyon Fire (1889).
Burned on the order of 310,000 acres (130,000 ha).
Berkeley Fire (1923).
Destroyed 640 structures, including 584 homes.
Griffith Park Fire (1933).
Official death toll was 29 firefighters, but may have killed up to 58.
Rattlesnake Fire (1953).
15 firefighters were killed in this arsonist's fire.
Bel Air Fire (1961).
484 homes were destroyed; 112 injuries.
Laguna Fire (1970).
382 homes burned, killing eight people.
Painted Cave Fire (1990).
1 death and 430 buildings burned in this arson fire near Santa Barbara.
Oakland firestorm (1991).
Killed 25 people. Destroyed 2,843 single-family homes and 437 multi-family units.
Mount Vision Fire (1995).
45 homes destroyed. Cause: illegal campfire.
Panorama Fire (1980).
28,800 acres burned, destroying 310 homes and 67 structures, killing four people, and injuring 77 in north San Bernardino.
2000 = 7,622 fires
2001 = 9,458 fires
2002 = 8,328 fires
2003 = 9,116 fires
2004 = 8,415 fires
2005 = 7,162 fires
2006 = 8,202 fires
2007 = 9,093 fires
2008 = 4,923 fires
2009 = 9,159 fires
2010 = 6,554 fires
2011 = 7,989 fires
2012 = 7,950 fires
2013 = 9,907 fires
2014 = 7,865 fires
2015 = 8,745 fires
2016 = 6,986 fires
2017 = 9,133 fires
2018 = 8,572 fires
2019 = over 6,190 fires so far
I feel for the people whose lives have been changed from this current fire but California is burning, yet again.