 The fire, which was the largest of the 2006 California wildfire season, is the 12th largest fire in California history.The fire started on Labor Day September 4, 2006, and by October 1, had cost $70.3 million; at one point, the Day Fire had 4,600 active firefighters combating it.The Day Fire burned approximately of both Los Padres National Forest (97.4%) and privately owned lands.