Largest fire ever recorded on Santa Rosa Island endangers 'gem of California coast'
- Posted on May 18, 2026
- By Los Angeles Times
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Largest fire ever recorded on Santa Rosa Island endangers 'gem of California coast'
A wildfire sparked by the flare of a shipwrecked mariner has burned nearly a fifth of Santa Rosa Island and marks what officials called the largest blaze recorded on the island in modern history.