History replays itself by ignorance!
1, 10/19/1991, Oakland Hills firestorms, The fire ultimately killed 25 people and injured 150 others. The 1,520 acres destroyed included 2,843 single-family dwellings and 437 apartment units. The economic loss around $1.5 billion.
Caused of fire: rekindling or arson!
Lessons learned: antiquated equipment and lack of access to statewide radio frequencies brought on by the budget restrictions in the preceding years. In some areas, firefighters simply ran out of water, as there was no power to refill the emptied reservoirs. Additionally, many narrow, winding roads in the area were crowded with parked cars, including many in front of fire hydrants; this prevented fire trucks and ambulances from getting to certain areas and connecting fire hoses.
Further improvements and solutions: installing Fire hydrants with industry standard 4+1⁄2and 2+1⁄2 inch outlets throughout the city and cleaned up dead trees!
2, 10/16/1999, Shasta County fire, It burned 26,200 acres, destroyed 954 structures and 1 dead.
Cause of fire: human related: either Arson or Camping fires! Lessons learned: None!Further improvements: None! Less of evidence!
3, 10/25/2003, San Bernardino County fire(The Old Fire), it burned 91,281 acres, destroying 1003 houses, killing 6 people and causing at least $1.2 billion in damages.
Cause of fire: arson or Human related bush fires Further improvements: Arsonists were charged!
4, 10/25/2003, San Diego County fire (The Cedar Fire ), the wildfire burned 273,246 acres, destroying 2,820 buildings (2,232 homes) and killing 15 people(including one firefighter).
Cause of fire: arson or Human related, A hunter started the fire intentionally to signal rescuers but the fire lost control and spread to the surrounding "tall and thick" Chaparral brush.
5, 10/21/2007, San Diego County fire(WITCH FIRE ), it burned 197,990 acres, destroying 1,650 structures and killing 2 people!
Cause: Power lines - powerful Santa Ana winds blew down a power line, releasing sparks into the bushes!
6, 9/12/2015, Lake County Fire(VALLEY FIRE ). The fire ultimately spread to 76,067 acres, killing four people and destroying nearly 1955 buildings, causing at least $921 million in insured property damage.
Cause of fire: possible home Electrical leak, faulty wiring of a hot tub installation as the cause of the fire. But was not proved!
7, 10/8/2017, Sonoma County (NUNS FIRE), it burned 54,382 Acres, destroying 1,355 Structures, killing one person.
Cause of fire: Power line possibly
8, 10/8/2017, Napa and Sonoma counties(TUBBS FIRE ), it burned 36,807 Acres, destroying 5,636 Structures and killing 22 people!
Cause: Cal Fire released the results of its investigation on January 24, 2019 - a private equipment in a private building caused the fire!
9, 10/8/2017, Sonoma County (GLASS FIRE ). it burned 54,382 acres , destroying 1,355 structures, and killing 3 people!
Cause: Undetermined
10, 12/4/2017, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties(THOMAS FIRE). It burned 281,893 acres , destroying 1,063 structures, and killing 2 people!
Cause: Power line of California Edison’s equipments. Or, could be someone was shooting at the equipment!
11, 7/23/2018, Shasta and Trinity counties(CARR FIRE). It burned 229,651 acres , destroying 1,614 structures, and killing 8 people!
Cause: Human related, Sparks from a vehicle.
12, 11/8/2018, Ventura County(WOOLSEY FIRE ). It burned 96,949 acres , destroying 1,643 structures, and killing 3 people!
Cause: Electrical - the fire was started by electrical equipment associated with the Big Rock 16kV circuit that is owned and operated by Southern California Edison. Investigators also suspected that someone was shooting at the equipment!
13, 11/8/2018, Butte County(CAMP FIRE ). It burned 153,336 acres , destroying 18,804 structures, and killing 86 people!
Cause: Power lines- Electrical transmission fire from a PG&E power line. However, according to investigation report, On November 11, PG&E employees saw bullets and bullet holes on pole equipment from the Big Bend distribution line affected by that outage, and downed wires, damaged poles and fallen trees about two thirds of a mile away! That means someone was shooting the electrical lines and poles on purpose!
14, 8/17/2020, Butte, Plumas, and Yuma counties(NORTH COMPLEX fire). It burned 318,935 acres , destroying 2,352 structures, and killing 15 people!
Cause: Lightning related or camping related
15, 8/17/2020, Napa, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo, Lake, and Colusa counties (LNU LIGHTNING COMPLEX fire). It burned 86,509 acres , destroying 1,491 structures, and killing 6 people!
Cause: Lightning/Arson/camping related! ( some noob campers forgot to water the campfire before they left the camp sites! When wind blew up pit, the afterglow fire came out from the spot and ignited the surrounding bushes and trees!)
16, 8/17/2020, Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties (CZU LIGHTNING COMPLEX fire). It burned 86,509 acres , destroying 1,491 structures, and killing 1 people!
Cause: Lightning/arson by gunshot/camping fires
17, 7/13/2021, Butte, Plumas, Lassen, and Tehama counties(DIXIE FIRE ). It burned 963,309 acres , destroying 1,311 structures, and killing 1 people!
Cause: Power line - a "healthy green tree" falling and striking distribution lines in west of Cresta Dam that causes a fire. (However, observers doubted that conclusion! )
18, 8/14/2021, Alpine, Amador, and El Dorado counties (CALDOR FIRE ). It burned 221,774 acres , destroying 1,003 structures, and killing 1 people!
Cause: investigators determined that the Caldor Fire was started by a bullet. Based on bullet casings, earplugs, electronic device location data, and DNA evidence from the scene. But, court judge said that insufficient evidence was shown to justify arsonists!