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The 1992 Fountain Fire was a large and destructive wildfire in Shasta County, California. The fire ignited on August 20 in an act of probable but unattributed arson, and was quickly driven northeast by strong winds. It outpaced firefighters for two days, exhibiting extreme behavior such as long-range spot fires, crown fire runs, and ...
List of building or structure fires
Laguna Fire (1993)
Oakland firestorm of 1991
The Kinneloa Fire was a destructive wildfire in October 1993 in Los Angeles County, California.The fire burned 196 structures in the San Gabriel Mountains foothill communities of Altadena, Kinneloa Mesa, and Sierra Madre, becoming the then-twelfth most destructive wildfire in recorded California history and one of the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles County history.
Mann Gulch fire
The following is a list of fires in high-rise buildings.A skyscraper fire or high-rise fire is a class of structural fire specific to tall buildings.Skyscraper fires are technically challenging for fire departments: they require unusually high degrees of organization and cooperation between participating firefighting units to contain and extinguish.
List of California wildfires