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California’s largest wildfires in CAL FIRE’s October 2024 register
CAL FIRE’s October 2024 list ranks the August Complex first at 1,032,648 acres. The list reports more structures for Cedar than for the August Complex, even though Cedar ranks tenth by acreage.
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California acreage
Scale · 0 acres to 1,032,648 acres
Reported structures
Scale · 0 structures to 2,820 structures
Both measures use the same set of selected records. The table contains the full dataset.
Acreage sets the ranking
The August Complex and Dixie are first and second in this edition, at 1,032,648 and 963,309 acres. The Park Fire, which began in July 2024, is fourth at 429,603 acres. The list covers fires across all jurisdictions. Source 1
Structures tell a different story about impact
The August Complex row lists 935 structures. The Cedar Fire row lists 2,820 structures and 15 deaths. The chart keeps the acreage order while switching between the acreage and structure columns. Each view uses its own scale. Source 1
Use the California portion for cross-border fires
For the Rush Fire, CAL FIRE lists 271,911 acres in California and 43,666 in Nevada. The California figure is used to keep the ranking aligned with the agency’s geographic scope. Source 1
The historical record has a coverage limit
The list includes the Matilija Fire from September 1932 and says earlier records are less reliable. This dated edition can be used to check what was reported in October 2024, including the rankings and reported impacts. Source 1