Data supporting the case study of the 2018 Camp Fire

The Camp Fire ignited on November 8, 2018 in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in Butte County, California. The first 24 hours were characterized by a fast-moving fire with initial spread driven by high winds up to 22 m/s (50 mi/h) and long-range spotting up to 6.3 km (3.9 mi) into the community. The fire quickly impacted the communities of Concow, Paradise, and Magalia. The Camp Fire became the most destructive and deadly fire in California history, with over 18000 destroyed structures, 700 damaged structures, and 85 fatalities. After a preliminary reconnaissance, it was determined that abundant data was available to support an in-depth case study of this devastating wildland-urban interface (WUI) fire to increase our understanding of WUI fire spread, fire behavior, evacuation, and structure response.Over 2200 fire observation data points were documented, each assigned a geographic location and timestamp. Through extensive cross-referencing and quality control to reconcile inconsistencies, the data points were integrated to compile a timeline of the fire spread. Data attributes include the observation description, time, location, type of fire (i.e., a spot fire, vegetative, structural, or other type of fire), and information source.