List of wildfires
Updated: 11/4/2025, 4:27:46 PM Wikipedia source
This is a list of notable wildfires.
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1825 Miramichi fire
1825 Miramichi fire
Year
1825
Size
3,000,000 acres (1,200,000 ha)
Name
1825 Miramichi fire
Area
New Brunswick
Notes
Killed between 160 and 300 people.
The Great Fire
The Great Fire
Year
1845
Size
1,500,000 acres (610,000 ha)
Name
The Great Fire
Area
Oregon
The Silverton Fire
The Silverton Fire
Year
1865
Size
1,000,000 acres (400,000 ha)
Name
The Silverton Fire
Area
Oregon
The Yaquina Fire
The Yaquina Fire
Year
1853
Size
450,000 acres (180,000 ha)
Name
The Yaquina Fire
Area
Oregon
The Coos Fire
The Coos Fire
Year
1868
Size
300,000 acres (120,000 ha)
Name
The Coos Fire
Area
Oregon
Saguenay Fire
Saguenay Fire
Year
1870
Size
964,000 acres (390,000 ha)
Name
Saguenay Fire
Area
Quebec
Peshtigo Fire
Peshtigo Fire
Year
1871
Size
1,200,000 acres (490,000 ha)
Name
Peshtigo Fire
Area
Wisconsin
Notes
Killed between 1,200 and 2,500 people and has the distinction of being the conflagration that caused the most deaths by fire in United States history. It was overshadowed by the Great Chicago Fire that occurred on the same day.
Great Michigan Fire
Great Michigan Fire
Year
1871
Size
2,500,000 acres (1,000,000 ha)
Name
Great Michigan Fire
Area
Michigan
Notes
Overshadowed by the Great Chicago Fire that occurred on the same day.
Bighorn Fire
Bighorn Fire
Year
1876
Size
500,000 acres (200,000 ha)
Name
Bighorn Fire
Area
Wyoming
Thumb Fire
Thumb Fire
Year
1881
Size
1,000,000 acres (400,000 ha)
Name
Thumb Fire
Area
Michigan
Notes
Killed 282 people.
Santiago Canyon Fire
Santiago Canyon Fire
Year
1889
Size
300,000 acres (120,000 ha)
Name
Santiago Canyon Fire
Area
California
Great Hinckley Fire
Great Hinckley Fire
Year
1894
Size
350,000 acres (140,000 ha)
Name
Great Hinckley Fire
Area
Minnesota
Notes
Killed 418+ people and destroyed 12 towns.
Yacolt Burn
Yacolt Burn
Year
1902
Size
238,900 acres (96,700 ha)
Name
Yacolt Burn
Area
Washington and Oregon
Notes
65+ deaths, plus 20 other fire events from 1910 - 1952.
Adirondack Fire
Adirondack Fire
Year
1903
Size
464,000 acres (188,000 ha)
Name
Adirondack Fire
Area
New York
1908 Fernie Fire
1908 Fernie Fire
Year
1908
Size
64,000 acres
(25,900 ha)
Name
1908 Fernie Fire
Area
British Columbia
Notes
Town of Fernie, BC destroyed. 22 casualties reported. Cause: logging slash.
Great Fire of 1910
Great Fire of 1910
Year
1910
Size
3,000,000 acres (1,200,000 ha)
Name
Great Fire of 1910
Area
Idaho and Montana
Notes
87 people (including 78 firefighters) killed and several towns destroyed across north Idaho and western Montana. ~2,000 separate blazes burned an area the size of Connecticut in what is believed to have been the largest fire in recorded U.S. history up to that point, although it has since been exceeded by the 2011 Texas wildfires and the 2020 California wildfires.
Great Porcupine Fire
Great Porcupine Fire
Year
1911
Size
500,000 acres (200,000 ha)
Name
Great Porcupine Fire
Area
Ontario
Notes
Killed between 73 and 200 people.
Great Matheson Fire
Great Matheson Fire
Year
1916
Size
500,000 acres (200,000 ha)
Name
Great Matheson Fire
Area
Ontario
Notes
Killed 223 people according to official figures, and destroyed several towns, Cochrane burnt again after just five years.
Cloquet Fire
Cloquet Fire
Year
1918
Size
100,000 acres (40,000 ha)
Name
Cloquet Fire
Area
Minnesota andWisconsin
Notes
Killed 453 people.
Great Fire of 1919
Great Fire of 1919
Year
1919
Size
5,000,000 acres
(2,023,000 ha)
Name
Great Fire of 1919
Area
Alberta and Saskatchewan
Notes
Spanning from Lac La Biche, AB to almost Prince Albert, SK. Village of Lac La Biche destroyed. 300+ people homeless. An estimated $200,000 in property damage.
Cause: drought, high winds, lightning. Forest Fire area burned is an estimation.
Great Fire of 1922
Great Fire of 1922
Year
1922
Size
415,000 acres (168,000 ha)
Name
Great Fire of 1922
Area
Ontario
Notes
Killed 43 people and burnt through 18 townships in the Timiskaming District.
Giant Berkeley Fire
Giant Berkeley Fire
Year
1923
Name
Giant Berkeley Fire
Area
California
Notes
Leveled 50 city blocks, destroying 624 buildings.
1933 Griffith Park Fire
1933 Griffith Park Fire
Year
1933
Size
47 acres (19 ha)
Name
1933 Griffith Park Fire
Area
California
Notes
Killed 29 firefighters and injured more than 150 people.
Tillamook Burn
Tillamook Burn
Year
1933
Size
350,000 acres (140,000 ha)
Name
Tillamook Burn
Area
Oregon
Big Scrub Fire
Big Scrub Fire
Year
1935
Size
35,000 acres (14,000 ha)
Name
Big Scrub Fire
Area
Florida
Notes
The fire spread at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h), the fastest spreading fire in US Forest Service history.
Blackwater Creek Fire
Blackwater Creek Fire
Year
1937
Size
1,700 acres (690 ha)
Name
Blackwater Creek Fire
Area
Wyoming
Notes
Killed 15 firefighters.
Great Fires of 1947
Great Fires of 1947
Year
1947
Size
175,000 acres (71,000 ha)
Name
Great Fires of 1947
Area
Maine
Notes
A series of fires that lasted ten days; 16 people killed. Destroyed part of Bar Harbor and damaged Acadia National Park.
Mann Gulch fire
Mann Gulch fire
Year
1949
Size
4,500 acres (1,800 ha)
Name
Mann Gulch fire
Area
Montana
Notes
12 firefighters who parachuted near the fire and 1 forest ranger died after being overtaken by a 200-foot wall of fire at the top of a gulch near Helena, Montana.
Chinchaga Fire
Chinchaga Fire
Year
1950
Size
3,500,000 acres (1,400,000 ha)
Name
Chinchaga Fire
Area
British Columbia and Alberta
Notes
Largest single North American fire on record. The B.C. portion was just 90,000 ha.
Rattlesnake Fire
Rattlesnake Fire
Year
1953
Size
1,300 acres (530 ha)
Name
Rattlesnake Fire
Area
California
Notes
Killed 15 firefighters. Well known textbook case used to train firefighters.
Kech Fire
Kech Fire
Year
1958
Size
558,260 acres (225,920 ha)
Name
Kech Fire
Area
British Columbia
Notes
Largest wildfire in BC history until the 2017 Plateau Fire of 521,012 hectares.
Bel Air Fire
Bel Air Fire
Year
1961
Size
16,090 acres (6,510 ha)
Name
Bel Air Fire
Area
California
Notes
484 homes destroyed and ~112 injuries.
Black Saturday Fire
Black Saturday Fire
Year
1963
Size
183,000 acres (74,000 ha)
Name
Black Saturday Fire
Area
New Jersey
Notes
400 buildings destroyed and 7 people killed.
Laguna Fire
Laguna Fire
Year
1970
Size
175,425 acres (70,992 ha)
Name
Laguna Fire
Area
California
Notes
382 homes destroyed and 8 people killed.
Marble Cone Fire
Marble Cone Fire
Year
1977
Size
10,000 acres (4,000 ha)
Name
Marble Cone Fire
Area
California
Notes
Vandenberg Air Force Base, 4 people killed, including the base commander, and two fire chiefs.
Swiss Fire
Swiss Fire
Year
1983
Size
45,000 acres (18,000 ha)
Name
Swiss Fire
Area
British Columbia
Notes
Houston, British Columbia, destroyed 7 residences.
Allen Fire
Allen Fire
Year
1985
Size
93,000 acres (38,000 ha)
Name
Allen Fire
Area
North Carolina
Notes
Nearly 93,000 acres of forest, wetlands and farmland burned in northeastern North Carolina in one of the biggest fires in modern state history.
Siege of 1987
Siege of 1987
Year
1987
Size
650,000 acres (260,000 ha)
Name
Siege of 1987
Area
California and Oregon
Notes
Cause: large lightning storm in late August. The storm started roughly 1,600 new fires, most caused by dry lightning.
Yellowstone fires of 1988
Yellowstone fires of 1988
Year
1988
Size
793,880 acres (321,270 ha)
Name
Yellowstone fires of 1988
Area
Wyoming andMontana
Notes
Never controlled by firefighters; only burned out when a snowstorm hit.
The Manitoba Fires
The Manitoba Fires
Year
1989
Size
8,105,000 acres
(3,280,000 ha)
Name
The Manitoba Fires
Area
Manitoba
Notes
1,147 wildfires in central and northern Manitoba in the spring & summer. 24,500 people evacuated from 32 communities. Over 100 homes destroyed. Worst fire season in province's history. Cause: severe drought, human and natural ignition sources.
Painted Cave Fire
Painted Cave Fire
Year
1990
Size
5,000 acres (2,000 ha)
Name
Painted Cave Fire
Area
California
Notes
1 death and 430 buildings burned in this arson fire near Santa Barbara.
Oakland Hills firestorm
Oakland Hills firestorm
Year
1991
Size
1,520 acres (620 ha)
Name
Oakland Hills firestorm
Area
California
Notes
Killed 25 and destroyed 3,469 homes and apartments within the cities of Oakland and Berkeley.
Laguna Beach Fire
Laguna Beach Fire
Year
1993
Size
14,337 acres (5,802 ha)
Name
Laguna Beach Fire
Area
California
Notes
Destroyed 441 homes, burned 14,337 acres causing $528,000,000 in damage.
South Canyon Fire
South Canyon Fire
Year
1994
Size
2,115 acres (856 ha)
Name
South Canyon Fire
Area
Colorado
Notes
Killed 14 firefighters.
Mount Vision Fire
Mount Vision Fire
Year
1995
Size
12,354 acres (4,999 ha)
Name
Mount Vision Fire
Area
California
Notes
45 homes destroyed.
Miller's Reach Fire
Miller's Reach Fire
Year
1996
Size
37,336 acres (15,109 ha)
Name
Miller's Reach Fire
Area
Alaska
Notes
Most destructive wildfire in Alaska history. 344 structures destroyed.
1998 Florida wildfires
1998 Florida wildfires
Year
1998
Size
506,000 acres (205,000 ha)
Name
1998 Florida wildfires
Area
Florida
Notes
4,899 fires, burned 342 homes, and $390 million worth of timber was lost.
Silver Creek Fire
Silver Creek Fire
Year
1998
Size
14,800 acres
(6,000 ha)
Name
Silver Creek Fire
Area
British Columbia
Notes
Immediately southwest of Salmon Arm, BC. Cause: lightning. Approximately 7,000 people evacuated. Over 40 buildings destroyed. Cost over $10,000,000 to extinguish.
Big Bar Complex Fire
Big Bar Complex Fire
Year
1999
Size
140,948 acres (57,040 ha)
Name
Big Bar Complex Fire
Area
California
Notes
Started August.
Cerro Grande Fire
Cerro Grande Fire
Year
2000
Size
48,000 acres (19,000 ha)
Name
Cerro Grande Fire
Area
New Mexico
Notes
Burned about 420 dwellings in Los Alamos, New Mexico, damaged >100 buildings at Los Alamos National Laboratory; $1 billion damage.
Thirtymile Fire
Thirtymile Fire
Year
2001
Size
9,300 acres (3,800 ha)
Name
Thirtymile Fire
Area
Washington
Notes
Killed 4 firefighters.
Ponil Complex Fire
Ponil Complex Fire
Year
2002
Size
92,000 acres (37,000 ha)
Name
Ponil Complex Fire
Area
New Mexico
Notes
Also called the Philmont fire.
Mt. Zirkel Complex Fire
Mt. Zirkel Complex Fire
Year
2002
Size
31,016 acres (12,552 ha)
Name
Mt. Zirkel Complex Fire
Area
Colorado
Notes
Started August.
Rodeo–Chediski Fire
Rodeo–Chediski Fire
Year
2002
Size
467,066 acres (189,015 ha)
Name
Rodeo–Chediski Fire
Area
Arizona
Notes
Threatened, but did not burn the town of Show Low, Arizona.
Hayman Fire in Pike National Forest
Hayman Fire in Pike National Forest
Year
2002
Size
137,760 acres (55,750 ha)
Name
Hayman Fire in Pike National Forest
Area
Colorado
Notes
1 civilian and 5 firefighter deaths, 600 structures fires.
Florence/Sour Biscuit Complex Fire
Florence/Sour Biscuit Complex Fire
Year
2002
Size
499,750 acres (202,240 ha)
Name
Florence/Sour Biscuit Complex Fire
Area
Oregon
Notes
$150 million to suppress.
Aspen Fire
Aspen Fire
Year
2003
Size
84,750 acres (34,300 ha)
Name
Aspen Fire
Area
Arizona
Notes
Destroyed large portions of Summerhaven, Arizona.
Okanagan Mountain Park Fire
Okanagan Mountain Park Fire
Year
2003
Size
61,776 acres (25,000 ha)
Name
Okanagan Mountain Park Fire
Area
British Columbia
Notes
Displaced 45,000 inhabitants, destroyed 239 homes and threatened urbanized sections of Kelowna.
B&B Complex fires
B&B Complex fires
Year
2003
Size
90,769 acres (36,733 ha)
Name
B&B Complex fires
Area
Oregon
Notes
Burned along the crest of the Cascade Mountains between Mount Washington and Mount Jefferson including 40,419 acres (163.57 km2) within the Mount Jefferson Wilderness.
Old Fire
Old Fire
Year
2003
Size
91,281 acres (36,940 ha)
Name
Old Fire
Area
California
Notes
993 homes destroyed, 6 deaths. Simultaneous with the Cedar fire.
Cedar Fire
Cedar Fire
Year
2003
Size
273,246 acres (110,579 ha)
Name
Cedar Fire
Area
California
Notes
Third largest recorded fire in modern California history; burned 2,232 homes and killed 15 in San Diego County.
Taylor Complex Fire
Taylor Complex Fire
Year
2004
Size
1,305,592 acres (528,354 ha)
Name
Taylor Complex Fire
Area
Alaska
Notes
Largest wildfire by acreage of 1997–2007 time period.
Esperanza Fire
Esperanza Fire
Year
2006
Size
40,200 acres (16,300 ha)
Name
Esperanza Fire
Area
California
Notes
Arson-caused wildfire that killed 5 firefighters and destroyed 34 homes and 20 outbuildings.
Day Fire
Day Fire
Year
2006
Size
160,000 acres (65,000 ha)
Name
Day Fire
Area
California
Notes
1 residence burned, no casualties.
Sweat Farm Road/Big Turnaround Complex Fire
Sweat Farm Road/Big Turnaround Complex Fire
Year
2007
Size
564,450 acres (228,420 ha)
Name
Sweat Farm Road/Big Turnaround Complex Fire
Area
Georgia
Notes
Largest recorded fire in Georgia history. 26 structures were lost.
Florida Bugaboo Fire
Florida Bugaboo Fire
Year
2007
Size
124,584 acres (50,417 ha)
Name
Florida Bugaboo Fire
Area
Florida
Notes
Largest fire on record in Florida.
Warren Grove Fire
Warren Grove Fire
Year
2007
Size
18,000 acres (7,300 ha)
Name
Warren Grove Fire
Area
New Jersey
Notes
Forest fire in the New Jersey Pine Barrens caused by a flare from an F-16 jet. Destroyed 4 homes, damaged 53 homes, injured 2.
Milford Flat Fire
Milford Flat Fire
Year
2007
Size
363,052 acres (146,922 ha)
Name
Milford Flat Fire
Area
Utah
Notes
Largest fire on record in Utah.
Murphy Complex Fire
Murphy Complex Fire
Year
2007
Size
653,100 acres (264,300 ha)
Name
Murphy Complex Fire
Area
Idaho and Nevada
Zaca Fire
Zaca Fire
Year
2007
Size
240,207 acres (97,208 ha)
Name
Zaca Fire
Area
California
Notes
Started July. Second largest California fire at the time after the Cedar fire of 2003.
October 2007 California wildfires
October 2007 California wildfires
Year
2007
Size
972,000 acres (393,000 ha)
Name
October 2007 California wildfires
Area
California
Notes
A series of wildfires that killed 9 people and injured 85 (including 61 firefighters). Burned at least 1,500 homes from the Santa Barbara County to the U.S.–Mexico border.
Evans Road Wildfire
Evans Road Wildfire
Year
2008
Size
41,534 acres (16,808 ha)
Name
Evans Road Wildfire
Area
North Carolina
Notes
Peat fire started on 1 June by lightning strike during North Carolina's drought – the worst on record.
2008 California wildfires
2008 California wildfires
Year
2008
Size
1,557,293 acres (630,214 ha)
Name
2008 California wildfires
Area
California
Notes
In northern California, the fires were mostly started by lightning. In Santa Barbara (southern California), the Gap fire endangered homes and lives. The Basin Complex and Gap fire were the highest priority fires in the state at this time.
Highway 31 Fire
Highway 31 Fire
Year
2009
Size
19,130 acres (7,740 ha)
Name
Highway 31 Fire
Area
South Carolina
Notes
Brush fire in Myrtle Beach, the most destructive fire in terms of loss in state history. Destroyed 76 homes and damaged 97.
Brittany Triangle Fire
Brittany Triangle Fire
Year
2009
Size
164,500 acres (66,600 ha)
Name
Brittany Triangle Fire
Area
British Columbia
Notes
Also known as the Lava Canyon fire, this was the largest fire in BC in 2009. Started on 31 July by lightning, this fire made news when it threatened a wild horse population.
Binta Lake Fire
Binta Lake Fire
Year
2010
Size
98,842 acres (40,000 ha)
Name
Binta Lake Fire
Area
British Columbia
Notes
BC's largest blaze of 2010, resulted in evacuation orders and alerts. Burned 70,000 acres in a 12-hour period.
Wallow Fire
Wallow Fire
Year
2011
Size
538,049 acres (217,741 ha)
Name
Wallow Fire
Area
Arizona and New Mexico
Notes
The largest fire in Arizona state history. In one 24-hour burn period (6/6-6/7), it consumed 77,769 acres of forest land.
Bastrop County Complex Fire
Bastrop County Complex Fire
Year
2011
Size
34,000 acres (14,000 ha)
Name
Bastrop County Complex Fire
Area
Texas
Notes
The worst fire in Texas state history, destroyed over 1,500 homes.
Richardson Backcountry Fire
Richardson Backcountry Fire
Year
2011
Size
1,748,636 acres (707,648 ha)
Name
Richardson Backcountry Fire
Area
Alberta
Notes
The largest Canadian fire since 1950.
Las Conchas Fire
Las Conchas Fire
Year
2011
Size
156,293 acres (63,250 ha)
Name
Las Conchas Fire
Area
New Mexico
Notes
Third largest fire in New Mexico state history. 63 homes lost. Threatened Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Slave Lake Wildfire
Slave Lake Wildfire
Year
2011
Size
12,000 acres (4,900 ha)
Name
Slave Lake Wildfire
Area
Alberta
Notes
Burned through Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada and its surrounding area from 14 May through 16 May. The fire destroyed roughly one-third of Slave Lake and cost $1.8 billion.
2011 Texas wildfires
2011 Texas wildfires
Year
2011
Size
4,011,709 acres (1,623,481 ha)
Name
2011 Texas wildfires
Area
Texas
Notes
Wildfires began in November 2010 and continued to rage due to a severe drought that lasted 271 months. 47.3% of all acreage burned in the United States in 2011 was burned in Texas. Firefighters came from over 43 states to assist, with 2 losing their lives. The Governor of Texas declared a State of Disaster on 21 December 2010, and renewed the proclamation monthly. On 16 April 2011, President Obama was asked to declare a state of emergency in 252 of the 254 counties after approximately 2,000,000 acres had burnt. On 1 July 2011, the request was partially granted.
Whitewater–Baldy complex Fire
Whitewater–Baldy complex Fire
Year
2012
Size
289,478 acres (117,148 ha)
Name
Whitewater–Baldy complex Fire
Area
New Mexico
Notes
Second-largest wildfire in New Mexico state history. Began in the Gila Wilderness as two separate fires that converged, both started by lightning. Destroyed 12 homes in Willow Creek, NM.
Little Bear Fire
Little Bear Fire
Year
2012
Size
44,330 acres (17,940 ha)
Name
Little Bear Fire
Area
New Mexico
Notes
Second-most destructive wildfire in New Mexico state history. Began in the Lincoln National Forest and was started by lightning.
High Park Fire
High Park Fire
Year
2012
Size
87,284 acres (35,323 ha)
Name
High Park Fire
Area
Colorado
Notes
Started by lightning, it is the second largest wildfire in Colorado state history by size.
Waldo Canyon Fire
Waldo Canyon Fire
Year
2012
Size
18,247 acres (7,384 ha)
Name
Waldo Canyon Fire
Area
Colorado
Notes
Rampart Range and West Colorado Springs with 346 homes destroyed primarily in the Mountain Shadows neighborhood, it is the second most destructive fire in state history. Two fatalities reported.
Ash Creek Fire
Ash Creek Fire
Year
2012
Size
248,000 acres (100,000 ha)
Name
Ash Creek Fire
Area
Montana
Long Draw Fire and Miller Homestead Fire
Long Draw Fire and Miller Homestead Fire
Year
2012
Size
719,694 acres (291,250 ha)
Name
Long Draw Fire and Miller Homestead Fire
Area
Oregon
Notes
Oregon's largest fire in 150 years.
Mustang Complex Wildfire
Mustang Complex Wildfire
Year
2012
Size
332,000 acres (134,000 ha)
Name
Mustang Complex Wildfire
Area
Idaho
Rush Fire
Rush Fire
Year
2012
Size
315,557 acres (127,701 ha)
Name
Rush Fire
Area
California and Nevada
Black Forest Fire
Black Forest Fire
Year
2013
Size
14,198 acres (5,746 ha)
Name
Black Forest Fire
Area
Colorado
Notes
North of Colorado Springs, the Black Forest fire was a large, fast-spreading fire due to dry conditions, high heat, and restless winds. Destroyed 509 homes and left 17 homes partially damaged. As of 13 June, it became the most destructive fire in Colorado state history.
Yarnell Hill Fire
Yarnell Hill Fire
Year
2013
Size
1,300 acres (530 ha)
Name
Yarnell Hill Fire
Area
Arizona
Notes
19 firefighters killed on 30 June.
Quebec Fire
Quebec Fire
Year
2013
Size
617,763 acres (250,000 ha)
Name
Quebec Fire
Area
Quebec
Notes
Over 300 evacuated.
Rim Fire
Rim Fire
Year
2013
Size
253,332 acres (102,520 ha)
Name
Rim Fire
Area
California
Notes
Occurred in Yosemite National Park. Biggest wildfire on record in the Sierra Nevada, and fourth largest wildfire in California history. Started 17 August and was contained on 24 October.
Beaver Creek Fire
Beaver Creek Fire
Year
2013
Size
113,600 acres (46,000 ha)
Name
Beaver Creek Fire
Area
Idaho
Notes
Started June.
Carlton Complex Fire
Carlton Complex Fire
Year
2014
Size
252,000 acres (102,000 ha)
Name
Carlton Complex Fire
Area
Washington
Notes
4 wildfires merged to become the largest single wildfire in Washington state history. (Of the 3,000,000 acres Great Fire of 1910, only 150,000 acres were in Washington.)
2014 Northwest Territories fires
2014 Northwest Territories fires
Year
2014
Size
8,400,000 acres (3,400,000 ha)
Name
2014 Northwest Territories fires
Area
Northwest Territories
Notes
Said to have been the largest set of wildfires in 30 years in the Northwest Territories. Total cost of firefighting was between C$55 and C$56 million compared to the normal budget C$7.5 million. There were no reported deaths.
Okanogan Complex
Okanogan Complex
Year
2015
Size
302,224 acres (122,306 ha)
Name
Okanogan Complex
Area
Washington
Notes
The largest wildfire complex in Washington state history.
Anderson Creek Fire
Anderson Creek Fire
Year
2016
Size
367,620 acres (148,770 ha)
Name
Anderson Creek Fire
Area
Kansas and Oklahoma
Notes
Largest wildfire in Kansas history.
Fort McMurray Wildfire
Fort McMurray Wildfire
Year
2016
Size
1,466,990 acres (593,670 ha)
Name
Fort McMurray Wildfire
Area
Alberta and Saskatchewan
Notes
Largest fire evacuation in Alberta history (88,000 on 3 May, a further 8,000 on 16 May). Over 2,400 homes and buildings destroyed. Costliest disaster in Canadian history.
2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires
2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires
Year
2016
Size
19,800 acres (8,000 ha)
Name
2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires
Area
Tennessee
Notes
Began in late November 2016. It significantly impacted the towns of Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, both near Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The fires claimed at least 14 lives, injured 190, and is one of the largest natural disasters in the history of Tennessee.
August 2016 Western United States wildfires
August 2016 Western United States wildfires
Year
2016
Name
August 2016 Western United States wildfires
Area
California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming
2017 British Columbia wildfires
2017 British Columbia wildfires
Year
2017
Size
3,004,932 acres (1,216,053 ha)
Name
2017 British Columbia wildfires
Area
British Columbia
Notes
The 2017 BC fire season is notable for three reasons: first, for the largest total area burnt in a fire season in recorded history; second, for the largest number of total evacuees in a fire season (Estimated 65,000 evacuees); and third, for the largest single fire ever in British Columbia.
2017 Montana wildfires
2017 Montana wildfires
Year
2017
Size
1,295,000 acres (524,000 ha)
Name
2017 Montana wildfires
Area
Montana
Notes
Contained by rain and snow by mid-September.
October 2017 Northern California wildfires
October 2017 Northern California wildfires
Year
2017
Size
240,000 acres (97,000 ha)
Name
October 2017 Northern California wildfires
Area
California
Notes
The October northern California wildfires were a large group of forest fires that killed 44 people and destroyed 8,900 structures.
Thomas Fire
Thomas Fire
Year
2017
Size
281,893 acres (114,078 ha)
Name
Thomas Fire
Area
California
Notes
Largest wildfire in modern California history at the time (1889 Santiago Canyon fire may have been larger). Spread fast due to strong winds and unusual dry weather in December.
Goodwin Fire
Goodwin Fire
Year
2017
Size
28,516 acres (11,540 ha)
Name
Goodwin Fire
Area
Arizona
Notes
Shut down parts of Highway 69 between Mayer and Dewey-Humboldt. The fire destroyed 5 homes and damaged 2 more.
2018 British Columbia wildfires
2018 British Columbia wildfires
Year
2018
Size
3,346,508 acres (1,354,284 ha)
Name
2018 British Columbia wildfires
Area
British Columbia
Notes
Initial estimates put 2018 as the largest total burn-area in any British Columbia wildfire season, surpassing the historic 2017 wildfire season.
Spring Creek Fire
Spring Creek Fire
Year
2018
Size
108,043 acres (43,723 ha)
Name
Spring Creek Fire
Area
Colorado
Notes
Started June.
Mendocino Complex Fire
Mendocino Complex Fire
Year
2018
Size
459,102 acres (185,792 ha)
Name
Mendocino Complex Fire
Area
California
Notes
229 structures destroyed, 2 reported deaths.
Carr Fire
Carr Fire
Year
2018
Size
229,651 acres (92,936 ha)
Name
Carr Fire
Area
California
Notes
1,604 structures destroyed, 8 reported deaths.
Woolsey Fire
Woolsey Fire
Year
2018
Size
96,949 acres (39,234 ha)
Name
Woolsey Fire
Area
California
Notes
1,643 structures destroyed, 3 fatalities, 5 injuries.
Camp Fire
Camp Fire
Year
2018
Size
149,000 acres (60,000 ha)
Name
Camp Fire
Area
California
Notes
18,804 structures destroyed, 85 confirmed deaths, 2 missing, 17 injured, deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California to date.
2020 Colorado wildfires
2020 Colorado wildfires
Year
2020
Size
600,000 acres (240,000 ha)
Name
2020 Colorado wildfires
Area
Colorado
Notes
Low-end estimate of burned acreage based on Inciweb since May in Colorado. The state's worst fire season on record. The season of the Hayman Fire saw 360,000 acres burn - which was the previous record holder.
Bighorn Fire
Bighorn Fire
Year
2020
Size
119,987 acres (48,557 ha)
Name
Bighorn Fire
Area
Arizona
Notes
Started June south of Phoenix.
Bush Fire
Bush Fire
Year
2020
Size
193,455 acres (78,288 ha)
Name
Bush Fire
Area
Arizona
Notes
Started June near Theodore Roosevelt Lake just north of Phoenix.
Evans Canyon Fire
Evans Canyon Fire
Year
2020
Size
75,817 acres (30,682 ha)
Name
Evans Canyon Fire
Area
Washington
Notes
Started in September near Yakima, WA.
Palmer Fire
Palmer Fire
Year
2020
Size
17,988 acres (7,279 ha)
Name
Palmer Fire
Area
Washington
Notes
Started September in northern Washington near Canada.
Mullen Fire
Mullen Fire
Year
2020
Size
176,878 acres (71,580 ha)
Name
Mullen Fire
Area
Colorado and Wyoming
Notes
Started in September near Laramie and spread to Jackson County, Colorado by October. The fire forced evacuations in Wyoming and northern Colorado.
August Complex Fire
August Complex Fire
Year
2020
Size
1,032,468 acres (417,825 ha)
Name
August Complex Fire
Area
California
Notes
Largest wildfire in California history. This fire was divided into three zones: the August Complex North Zone (Elkhorn Fire), the August Complex South Zone (Doe Fire), and the August Complex West Zone due to the enormous size.
2020 Oregon wildfires
2020 Oregon wildfires
Year
2020
Size
1,000,000 acres (400,000 ha)
Name
2020 Oregon wildfires
Area
Oregon
Notes
Destroyed over 3,000 buildings, and killed at least 10 people.
2020 California wildfires
2020 California wildfires
Year
2020
Size
4,420,301 acres (1,788,832 ha)
Name
2020 California wildfires
Area
California
Notes
Largest California wildfire season in recorded history.
Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire
Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire
Year
2022
Size
341,471 acres (138,188 ha)
Name
Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire
Area
New Mexico
Notes
Largest and most destructive wildfire in the recorded history of New Mexico.
2023 Canadian wildfires
2023 Canadian wildfires
Year
2023
Size
45,700,000 acres (18,496,000 ha)
Name
2023 Canadian wildfires
Area
Canada (10 provinces and 3 territories)
Notes
Largest Canadian wildfire season in recorded history.
2023 Hawaii wildfires
2023 Hawaii wildfires
Year
2023
Size
14,000+ acres (5,556+ ha)
Name
2023 Hawaii wildfires
Area
Hawaii
Notes
Deadliest wildfire in recorded Hawaii history, referred to as worst natural disaster in history of Hawaii by Governor Josh Green.
Matt's Creek Fire
Matt's Creek Fire
Year
2023
Size
11,020 acres (4,460 ha)
Name
Matt's Creek Fire
Area
Virginia
Smokehouse Creek Fire
Smokehouse Creek Fire
Year
2024
Size
1,100,000 acres
(445,154 ha)
Name
Smokehouse Creek Fire
Area
Texas and Oklahoma
Notes
Large wildfire in the Texas panhandle region, largest in Texas history.
Park Fire
Park Fire
Year
2024
Size
429,603 acres (173,854 ha)
Name
Park Fire
Area
California
Notes
Largest fire caused by arson in California
Coffee Pot Fire
Coffee Pot Fire
Year
2024
Size
14,104 acres (5,708 ha)
Name
Coffee Pot Fire
Area
California
Notes
Injured 3 firefighters.
Southern California wildfires
Southern California wildfires
Year
2025
Size
57,636 acres (23,324 ha)
Name
Southern California wildfires
Area
California
Notes
At least twenty-eight people have died, and more than 18,189+ structures destroyed or damaged.
| Year | Size | Name | Area | Notes |
| 1825 | 3,000,000 acres (1,200,000 ha) | 1825 Miramichi fire | New Brunswick | Killed between 160 and 300 people. |
| 1845 | 1,500,000 acres (610,000 ha) | The Great Fire | Oregon | |
| 1865 | 1,000,000 acres (400,000 ha) | The Silverton Fire | Oregon | |
| 1853 | 450,000 acres (180,000 ha) | The Yaquina Fire | Oregon | |
| 1868 | 300,000 acres (120,000 ha) | The Coos Fire | Oregon | |
| 1870 | 964,000 acres (390,000 ha) | Saguenay Fire | Quebec | |
| 1871 | 1,200,000 acres (490,000 ha) | Peshtigo Fire | Wisconsin | Killed between 1,200 and 2,500 people and has the distinction of being the conflagration that caused the most deaths by fire in United States history. It was overshadowed by the Great Chicago Fire that occurred on the same day. |
| 1871 | 2,500,000 acres (1,000,000 ha) | Great Michigan Fire | Michigan | Overshadowed by the Great Chicago Fire that occurred on the same day. |
| 1876 | 500,000 acres (200,000 ha) | Bighorn Fire | Wyoming | |
| 1881 | 1,000,000 acres (400,000 ha) | Thumb Fire | Michigan | Killed 282 people. |
| 1889 | 300,000 acres (120,000 ha) | Santiago Canyon Fire | California | |
| 1894 | 350,000 acres (140,000 ha) | Great Hinckley Fire | Minnesota | Killed 418+ people and destroyed 12 towns. |
| 1898 | 2,500,000 acres (1,000,000 ha) | South Carolina | ||
| 1902 | 238,900 acres (96,700 ha) | Yacolt Burn | Washington and Oregon | 65+ deaths, plus 20 other fire events from 1910 - 1952. |
| 1903 | 464,000 acres (188,000 ha) | Adirondack Fire | New York | |
| 1908 | 64,000 acres (25,900 ha) | 1908 Fernie Fire | British Columbia | Town of Fernie, BC destroyed. 22 casualties reported. Cause: logging slash. |
| 1910 | 3,000,000 acres (1,200,000 ha) | Great Fire of 1910 | Idaho and Montana | 87 people (including 78 firefighters) killed and several towns destroyed across north Idaho and western Montana. ~2,000 separate blazes burned an area the size of Connecticut in what is believed to have been the largest fire in recorded U.S. history up to that point, although it has since been exceeded by the 2011 Texas wildfires and the 2020 California wildfires. |
| 1911 | 500,000 acres (200,000 ha) | Great Porcupine Fire | Ontario | Killed between 73 and 200 people. |
| 1916 | 500,000 acres (200,000 ha) | Great Matheson Fire | Ontario | Killed 223 people according to official figures, and destroyed several towns, Cochrane burnt again after just five years. |
| 1918 | 100,000 acres (40,000 ha) | Cloquet Fire | Minnesota andWisconsin | Killed 453 people. |
| 1919 | 5,000,000 acres (2,023,000 ha) | Great Fire of 1919 | Alberta and Saskatchewan | Spanning from Lac La Biche, AB to almost Prince Albert, SK. Village of Lac La Biche destroyed. 300+ people homeless. An estimated $200,000 in property damage. Cause: drought, high winds, lightning. Forest Fire area burned is an estimation. |
| 1922 | 415,000 acres (168,000 ha) | Great Fire of 1922 | Ontario | Killed 43 people and burnt through 18 townships in the Timiskaming District. |
| 1923 | Giant Berkeley Fire | California | Leveled 50 city blocks, destroying 624 buildings. | |
| 1933 | 47 acres (19 ha) | 1933 Griffith Park Fire | California | Killed 29 firefighters and injured more than 150 people. |
| 1933 | 350,000 acres (140,000 ha) | Tillamook Burn | Oregon | |
| 1935 | 35,000 acres (14,000 ha) | Big Scrub Fire | Florida | The fire spread at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h), the fastest spreading fire in US Forest Service history. |
| 1937 | 1,700 acres (690 ha) | Blackwater Creek Fire | Wyoming | Killed 15 firefighters. |
| 1947 | 175,000 acres (71,000 ha) | Great Fires of 1947 | Maine | A series of fires that lasted ten days; 16 people killed. Destroyed part of Bar Harbor and damaged Acadia National Park. |
| 1949 | 4,500 acres (1,800 ha) | Mann Gulch fire | Montana | 12 firefighters who parachuted near the fire and 1 forest ranger died after being overtaken by a 200-foot wall of fire at the top of a gulch near Helena, Montana. |
| 1950 | 3,500,000 acres (1,400,000 ha) | Chinchaga Fire | British Columbia and Alberta | Largest single North American fire on record. The B.C. portion was just 90,000 ha. |
| 1953 | 1,300 acres (530 ha) | Rattlesnake Fire | California | Killed 15 firefighters. Well known textbook case used to train firefighters. |
| 1958 | 558,260 acres (225,920 ha) | Kech Fire | British Columbia | Largest wildfire in BC history until the 2017 Plateau Fire of 521,012 hectares. |
| 1961 | 16,090 acres (6,510 ha) | Bel Air Fire | California | 484 homes destroyed and ~112 injuries. |
| 1963 | 183,000 acres (74,000 ha) | Black Saturday Fire | New Jersey | 400 buildings destroyed and 7 people killed. |
| 1970 | 175,425 acres (70,992 ha) | Laguna Fire | California | 382 homes destroyed and 8 people killed. |
| 1977 | 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) | Marble Cone Fire | California | Vandenberg Air Force Base, 4 people killed, including the base commander, and two fire chiefs. |
| 1983 | 45,000 acres (18,000 ha) | Swiss Fire | British Columbia | Houston, British Columbia, destroyed 7 residences. |
| 1985 | 93,000 acres (38,000 ha) | Allen Fire | North Carolina | Nearly 93,000 acres of forest, wetlands and farmland burned in northeastern North Carolina in one of the biggest fires in modern state history. |
| 1987 | 650,000 acres (260,000 ha) | Siege of 1987 | California and Oregon | Cause: large lightning storm in late August. The storm started roughly 1,600 new fires, most caused by dry lightning. |
| 1988 | 793,880 acres (321,270 ha) | Yellowstone fires of 1988 | Wyoming andMontana | Never controlled by firefighters; only burned out when a snowstorm hit. |
| 1989 | 8,105,000 acres (3,280,000 ha) | The Manitoba Fires | Manitoba | 1,147 wildfires in central and northern Manitoba in the spring & summer. 24,500 people evacuated from 32 communities. Over 100 homes destroyed. Worst fire season in province's history. Cause: severe drought, human and natural ignition sources. |
| 1990 | 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) | Painted Cave Fire | California | 1 death and 430 buildings burned in this arson fire near Santa Barbara. |
| 1991 | 1,520 acres (620 ha) | Oakland Hills firestorm | California | Killed 25 and destroyed 3,469 homes and apartments within the cities of Oakland and Berkeley. |
| 1993 | 14,337 acres (5,802 ha) | Laguna Beach Fire | California | Destroyed 441 homes, burned 14,337 acres causing $528,000,000 in damage. |
| 1994 | 2,115 acres (856 ha) | South Canyon Fire | Colorado | Killed 14 firefighters. |
| 1995 | 12,354 acres (4,999 ha) | Mount Vision Fire | California | 45 homes destroyed. |
| 1996 | 37,336 acres (15,109 ha) | Miller's Reach Fire | Alaska | Most destructive wildfire in Alaska history. 344 structures destroyed. |
| 1998 | 506,000 acres (205,000 ha) | 1998 Florida wildfires | Florida | 4,899 fires, burned 342 homes, and $390 million worth of timber was lost. |
| 1998 | 14,800 acres (6,000 ha) | Silver Creek Fire | British Columbia | Immediately southwest of Salmon Arm, BC. Cause: lightning. Approximately 7,000 people evacuated. Over 40 buildings destroyed. Cost over $10,000,000 to extinguish. |
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