Deadliest wildfires in California 1932-2022
The Camp fire, which occurred in November 2018, is the deadliest fire in California history, with 85 fatalities. The second deadliest wildfire was the Griffith Park fire in October 1933, with 29 fatalities recorded. California is the most fire-prone state in the U.S., with the number of acres burned due to wildfires regularly around three times higher than in any other state.
