Tubbs Fire was a destructive wildfire in Northern California during October 2017 . At the time , the Tubbs Fire was the most destructive wildfire in California history , burning parts of Napa , Sonoma , and Lake counties , inflicting its greatest losses in the city of Santa Rosa . ( It was surpassed in destructiveness by the Camp Fire of 2018 . ) The Tubbs Fire was one of more than a dozen large fires that broke out in early October 2017 , which were simultaneously burning in eight Northern California counties , in what was called the " Northern California firestorm . " By the time of its containment on October 31 , the fire was estimated to have burned ; at least 22 people were believed to have been killed in Sonoma County by the fire
simultaneously burning in eight Northern California counties
October 2017 Northern California wildfires
Tubbs Fire