Valley Fire was a wildfire during the 2015 California wildfire season that started on September 12 in Lake County , California . 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 . By Sunday , the thirteenth of September , the fire had reached and had destroyed much of Cobb , Middletown , Whispering Pines , and parts in the south end of Hidden Valley Lake . The fire ultimately spread to , killed four people and destroyed nearly 2,000 buildings , before it was fully contained on October 15 , 2015 , causing at least $ 921 million ( 2015 USD ) in insured property damage . At the time , the fire was the third-most destructive fire in California history , based on the total structures burned
2015 California wildfire season
2015 California wildfires
Valley Fire