California Wildfire Recovery Center

Know what happened. Know your options.

The most complete public record of California wildfires — what caused them, what litigation exists, and how affected residents find recovery resources and legal help.

7fires documented
6with litigation on record
9California counties

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Have a question about a California wildfire? Send it to Robertson & Associates, a licensed California firm. No cost to ask, no obligation.

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7California wildfires documented
6with litigation on the public record
39,468structures destroyed, combined
9counties represented

How this works

From "what happened" to "what's next"

Find your fire

Search an address or community to find the wildfire that affected it — with sourced, dated facts about its cause and litigation status.

Understand your options

Read plain-language explainers on responsibility, deadlines, and how California wildfire claims work. General information, never a verdict about your case.

Get help if you want it

When you have a legal question, we route it to Robertson & Associates, a licensed California firm. We never assess your case ourselves.

The repository

California wildfires on record

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2025Recent

Eaton Fire

Los Angeles

14,021 acres · 9,418 structures

Litigation filed as of Jun 2026
2025Recent

Palisades Fire

Los Angeles

23,448 acres · 6,837 structures

Litigation filed as of Jun 2026
20215 yrs ago

Dixie Fire

Butte, Plumas, Lassen, Shasta, Tehama

963,309 acres · 1,329 structures

Litigation filed as of Jun 2026
20197 yrs ago

Kincade Fire

Sonoma

77,758 acres · 374 structures

Litigation filed as of Jun 2026
20188 yrs ago

Camp Fire

Butte

153,336 acres · 18,804 structures

Resolved / settled as of Jun 2026
20188 yrs ago

Woolsey Fire

Los Angeles, Ventura

96,949 acres · 1,643 structures

Litigation filed as of Jun 2026

After a wildfire: recovery guides

Calm, practical steps — the first 24 hours and 30 days, insurance claims, documentation, temporary housing and FEMA, and California recovery resources.

Legal information, in plain language

How wildfire lawsuits work, inverse condemnation, who is responsible, insurance versus litigation, and how claim deadlines work. Educational, not advice.

Our stance

We are just helping.

This site makes no promises and no claims about any individual's legal situation. It reports sourced, dated public facts, offers recovery resources, and routes legal questions to a licensed law firm.

Litigation is published only as durable, dated states, always shown with the date and source. Whether anyone can still take legal action depends on deadlines and facts specific to each person, which only a licensed attorney can assess. See our sources & methodology →