<page_title> List of California wildfires </page_title> <section_title> Largest wildfires </section_title> <table> <cell> Mendocino Complex <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> 459,123 <col_header> Acres </col_header> </cell> <cell> July 2018 <col_header> Start date </col_header> </cell> <cell> The Ranch Fire by itself, at 410,203 acres (100% contained) as of 19 September 2018, is the largest fire in California history. <col_header> Notes </col_header> </cell> </table>
On July 27, 2018, Mendocino Complex Fire burned a total of 459,123 acres, before they were collectively 100% contained on September 18; the Ranch Fire alone burned 410,203 acres becoming the largest California wildfire.