For other wildfires of the same name, see Valley Fire (disambiguation).
Valley Fire
The fire created a wall of flames and smoke across Lake County, California.
Date(s)
September 12, 2015 (2015-09-12) –
October 15, 2015 (2015-10-15)
Location
Lake County, California, US
Statistics[1]
Burned area
76,067 acres (30,783 ha; 119 sq mi; 308 km2)
Impacts
Deaths
4
Non-fatal injuries
4 (firefighters)
Structures destroyed
1,955 structures destroyed
93 structures damaged
Damage
≥$1.5billion
(equivalent to about $1.89billion in 2023)
Ignition
Cause
Faulty outdoor electrical wiring[2]
The Valley Fire was a wildfire during the 2015 California wildfire season that started on September 12 in Lake County, California.[1] It began shortly after 1:00 pm near Cobb with multiple reports of a small brush fire near the intersection of High Valley and Bottlerock Roads. It quickly spread and by 6:30 PM PDT, it had burned more than 10,000 acres (40 km2).[3] By Sunday, the thirteenth of September, the fire had reached 50,000 acres (202 km2) and had destroyed much of Cobb, Middletown, Whispering Pines, and parts in the south end of Hidden Valley Lake.[4] The fire ultimately spread to 76,067 acres (308 km2), killed four people and destroyed nearly 2,000 buildings,[1][5][6][7] before it was fully contained on October 15, 2015,[1] causing at least $921 million (equivalent to $1.18 billion in 2023[8]) in insured property damage.[9] At the time, the fire was the third-most destructive fire in California history, based on the total structures burned,[10][11] but the Camp Fire (2018) and the North Complex fire in 2020, exceeded that total.
^ abcd"Valley Fire". CAL FIRE. Archived from the original on October 22, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
^Cite error: The named reference CNN 2016/08/11 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Valley Fire Grows To Over 10,000 Prompting Mandatory Evacuations". KGO-TV. September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
^Rossmann, Randi; Payne, Paul; Hay, Jeremy (September 13, 2015). "Evacuation advisory for areas of Sonoma County due to Valley Fire". The Press Democrat. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
^Cite error: The named reference Sep23Remains was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Knickmeyer, Ellen; Rodriguez, Olga R. (September 13, 2015). "California wildfires: 400 homes burn, one person killed". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
^"Remains of two more victims found". Press Democrat. September 17, 2015.
^1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda(PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States(PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^Hannah Beausang (September 6, 2018). "Mendocino Complex wildfires cause $56 million of insured losses". North Bay Business Journal. Archived from the original on November 25, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
^"Northern California wildfire destroys another 162 homes". September 21, 2015. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
^"Top 20 Most Destructive California Wildfires" (PDF). CAL FIRE. August 20, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 26, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
The ValleyFire was a wildfire during the 2015 California wildfire season that started on September 12 in Lake County, California. It began shortly after...
Valley of Fire State Park is a public recreation and nature preservation area covering nearly 46,000 acres (19,000 ha) located 16 miles (26 km) south of...
The Valley of Fire Road (also called the Valley of Fire Highway) is a road in northeastern Clark County, Nevada serving the Valley of Fire State Park....
The Pigeon ValleyFire was a wildfire in the Tasman District and briefly the largest wildfire in New Zealand history before being surpassed by the Lake...
Fire in the Valley is an album by American jazz saxophonist Jemeel Moondoc, which was recorded live at the Fire in the Valley Festival in 1996 and released...
The Happy Valley Racecourse fire (Chinese: 跑馬地馬場大火) took place on 26 February 1918 in the Happy Valley Racecourse located at Happy Valley, British Hong...
South ValleyFire is a human-caused wildfire currently burning in Wasco County near Dufur in the U.S. state of Oregon. The fire is one of three fires near...
Live at Fire in the Valley is a live album by Trio Hurricane: saxophonist Glenn Spearman, bassist William Parker, and drummer Paul Murphy. It was recorded...
A fire department (North American English) or fire brigade (Commonwealth English), also known as a fire company, fire authority, fire district, fire and...
The Bradford City stadium fire occurred during a Football League Third Division match on Saturday, 11 May 1985 at the Valley Parade stadium in Bradford...
Nelson fires – Two wildfires, 20 kilometres apart in Nelson and Tasman District, New Zealand, started on 5 February 2019. The Pigeon Valleyfire was described...
fully contain grass fire in California Valley area". KSBY. Scripps TV Station Group. June 6, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2019. "Boulder Fire now burning 1,127...
The Bennett ValleyFire District (BVFPD) was a Fire Protection District that provided fire protection, emergency medical services and hazard mitigation...
Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire is a middle-grade fiction fantasy novel, written by American screenwriter John August. It was published on February 6...
The Spokane ValleyFire Department (SVFD) is a department in the U.S. state of Washington that provides fire protection, rescue services, emergency medical...
Tualatin ValleyFire & Rescue (TVF&R) is a special-purpose government fire fighting and emergency services district in the Portland metropolitan area...
were lost and the fire was quickly contained a few days later after burning 400 hectares (990 acres) acres of forest. The Rose ValleyFire started at around...
1971–1997 and based on Paul Freiberger and Michael Swaine's 1984 book Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer, it explores the impact that...