2022 Incident Archive
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554,344Total Emergency Responses
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7,477Wildfires
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331,358Acres Burned
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9
Fatalities:
9 Civilian / 0 Firefighter -
1,279
Structures:
333 Damaged / 946 Destroyed
Layers
| Incident | Counties | Started | Acres | Containment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gifford Fire | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | 8/01/2025 | 131,614 |
95%
|
| Garnet Fire | Fresno | 8/24/2025 | 9,159 |
0%
|
| Pickett Fire | Napa | 8/21/2025 | 6,803 |
21%
|
| Little Fire | Kern | 8/22/2025 | 2,548 |
29%
|
| Dillon Fire | Siskiyou | 8/25/2025 | 1,233 |
0%
|
| Gold Fire | San Bernardino | 8/04/2025 | 1,036 |
95%
|
| Coyote Fire | El Dorado | 8/20/2025 | 624 |
86%
|
| R-3 Fire | Lassen | 8/24/2025 | 500 |
50%
|
| Peak Fire | Trinity | 8/25/2025 | 195 |
0%
|
| Parks Fire | Alameda | 8/22/2025 | 118 |
75%
|
| SKU Late August Lightning Complex | Siskiyou | 8/25/2025 | 111 |
50%
|
| R-10 Fire | Lassen | 8/25/2025 | 100 |
50%
|
| Aberdeen Fire | Inyo | 8/25/2025 | 91 |
20%
|
| Butter Fire | Kern | 8/26/2025 | 48 |
0%
|
| Point Fire | Shasta | 8/23/2025 | 43 |
0%
|
| 3-22 Muck Fire | Lassen | 8/25/2025 | 40 |
5%
|
| Tanabe Fire | Yuba | 8/23/2025 | 40 |
90%
|
| Sky Fire | Lake | 8/24/2025 | 19 |
80%
|
| Look Fire | Tulare | 8/24/2025 | 11 |
0%
|
| 6-3 Fire | Butte | 8/26/2025 | 11 |
100%
|
| 3-27 Fire | Lassen | 8/26/2025 | 10 |
0%
|
2022 Fire Year
While the number of fires in 2022 was only slightly below the 5-year average, the total acreage burned was well below the 5-year average; less than 400,000 acres burned in 2022 versus the 5-year average of 2,300,000+ acres.
Despite the 'quiet' year as measured in acreage, a number of significant wildfires burned in California in 2022; these include the Oak Fire in Mariposa County, which burned over 180 structures, the McKinney Fire in Siskiyou County, which caused 4 fatalities, and the Mosquito Fire in Placer and El Dorado counties, which was California's largest wildfire of the year.
Pictured: the McKinney Fire which started in the Klamath National Forest in July of 2022.