List of wildfires explained

See also: Wildfire and Firestorm. This is a list of notable wildfires.

Africa

Asia

China

India

Indonesia

Israel

Kazakhstan

Malaysia

Mongolia

Pakistan

South East Asia

South Korea

Syria

Vietnam

Arctic

See also: Climate change in the Arctic. According to the WTO in June 2019 arctic wildfires emitted 50Mt of CO2. This was more than between 2010 and 2018 combined. Most carbon release was from Alaska and Siberia, but also included other arctic areas e.g., in Canada. In Siberia the temperature was about higher in June 2019 than the average. In Anchorage, Alaska, on 4 July 2019, the temperature was, setting a new all-time record high temperature for the town.[10]

Europe

Croatia

France

Germany

Greece

Italy

Mediterranean

Poland

Portugal

Russia

Spain

Turkey

See also: Forest in Turkey and Climate change in Turkey.

Sweden

Ukraine

United Kingdom

North America

Canada and the United States

See also: List of Arizona wildfires, List of fires in Canada, 2023 Canadian wildfires, List of California wildfires and List of Washington wildfires. From 2007 to 2017, wildfires burned an average of NaNe6acre per year in the U.S. and Canada, respectively.[26]

Check out the US fire map at https://www.fireweatheravalanche.org/fire/ for more information.

† Indicates a currently burning fire

Year data-sort-type="number" Size !Name Area Notes
1825 New Brunswick Killed between 160 and 300 people.
1845The Great FireOregon[27]
1865The Silverton FireOregon[28]
1853The Yaquina FireOregon
1868The Coos FireOregon
1870Saguenay FireQuebec [29] [30] [31]
1871 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 Michigan Overshadowed by the Great Chicago Fire that occurred on the same day.
1876 Wyoming
1881 Michigan Killed 282 people.
1889 California
1894 Minnesota Killed 418+ people and destroyed 12 towns.
1898South Carolina
1902 Washington and Oregon 65+ deaths, plus 20 other fire events from 1910 - 1952.
1903 New York
190864,000 acres(25,900 ha)1908 Fernie FireBritish ColumbiaTown of Fernie, BC destroyed. 22 casualties reported. Cause: logging slash.[32]
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.[33]
1911 Ontario Killed between 73 and 200 people.
1916 Ontario Killed 223 people according to official figures, and destroyed several towns, Cochrane burnt again after just five years.
1918 Minnesota and
Wisconsin		Killed 453 people.
19195,000,000 acres(2,023,000 ha)Great Fire of 1919Alberta and SaskatchewanSpanning 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.[34] [35]
1922 Ontario Killed 43 people and burnt through 18 townships in the Timiskaming District.
1923Giant Berkeley FireCaliforniaLeveled 50 city blocks, destroying 624 buildings.
19331933 Griffith Park FireCaliforniaKilled 29 firefighters and injured more than 150 people.
1933Tillamook BurnOregon
1935Big Scrub FireFloridaThe fire spread at, the fastest spreading fire in US Forest Service history.[36]
1937Blackwater Creek FireWyomingKilled 15 firefighters.
1947 Maine A series of fires that lasted ten days; 16 people killed. Destroyed part of Bar Harbor and damaged Acadia National Park.
1949 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 British Columbia and AlbertaLargest single North American fire on record. The B.C. portion was just 90,000 ha.[37]
1953 California Killed 15 firefighters. Well known textbook case used to train firefighters.
1958 Kech Fire British Columbia Largest wildfire in BC history[38] until the 2017 Plateau Fire of 521,012 hectares.[39]
1961 California 484 homes destroyed and ~112 injuries.
1963 Black Saturday Fire New Jersey 400 buildings destroyed and 7 people killed.[40]
1970 California 382 homes destroyed and 8 people killed.
1977 California Vandenberg Air Force Base, 4 people killed, including the base commander, and two fire chiefs.[41] [42]
1983 Swiss Fire British Columbia Houston, British Columbia, destroyed 7 residences.
1985 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.[43]
1987 Siege of 1987 California and OregonCause: large lightning storm in late August. The storm started roughly 1,600 new fires, most caused by dry lightning.[44]
1988 Wyoming and
Montana		Never controlled by firefighters; only burned out when a snowstorm hit.
19898,105,000 acres(3,280,000 ha)The Manitoba FiresManitoba1,147 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.[45]
1990 California 1 death and 430 buildings burned in this arson fire near Santa Barbara.
1991 California Killed 25 and destroyed 3,469 homes and apartments within the cities of Oakland and Berkeley.
1993 Laguna Beach Fire California Destroyed 441 homes, burned 14,337 acres causing $528,000,000 in damage.[46]
1994 Colorado Killed 14 firefighters.
1995 California 45 homes destroyed.
1996 Alaska Most destructive wildfire in Alaska history. 344 structures destroyed.
1998 Florida 4,899 fires, burned 342 homes, and $390 million worth of timber was lost.[47]
199814,800 acres(6,000 ha)Silver Creek FireBritish ColumbiaImmediately southwest of Salmon Arm, BC. Cause: lightning. Approximately 7,000 people evacuated. Over 40 buildings destroyed. Cost over $10,000,000 to extinguish.
1999 Big Bar Complex Fire California Started August.
2000 New Mexico Burned about 420 dwellings in Los Alamos, New Mexico, damaged >100 buildings at Los Alamos National Laboratory; $1 billion damage.
2001 Washington Killed 4 firefighters.
2002 New Mexico Also called the Philmont fire.
2002 Mt. Zirkel Complex FireColorado Started August.
2002 Arizona Threatened, but did not burn the town of Show Low, Arizona.
2002 Colorado 5 firefighter deaths, 600 structures fires.
2002 Oregon $150 million to suppress.
2003 Arizona Destroyed large portions of Summerhaven, Arizona.
2003 British Columbia Displaced 45,000 inhabitants, destroyed 239 homes and threatened urbanized sections of Kelowna.
2003 Oregon Burned along the crest of the Cascade Mountains between Mount Washington and Mount Jefferson including 40419acres within the Mount Jefferson Wilderness.
2003 California 993 homes destroyed, 6 deaths. Simultaneous with the Cedar fire.
2003 California Third largest recorded fire in modern California history; burned 2,232 homes and killed 15 in San Diego County.
2004 Alaska Largest wildfire by acreage of 1997–2007 time period.
2006 California Arson-caused wildfire that killed 5 firefighters and destroyed 34 homes and 20 outbuildings.
2006 California 1 residence burned, no casualties.
2007 Georgia Largest recorded fire in Georgia history. 26 structures were lost.
2007 Florida Largest fire on record in Florida.
2007 Warren Grove Fire New Jersey 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.[48]
2007 Utah Largest fire on record in Utah.
2007 Idaho and Nevada
2007 California Started July. Second largest California fire at the time after the Cedar fire of 2003.
2007 California 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.
2008 North CarolinaPeat fire started on 1 June by lightning strike during North Carolina's drought – the worst on record.
2008 CaliforniaIn 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.
2009 Highway 31 Fire South Carolina Brush fire in Myrtle Beach, the most destructive fire in terms of loss in state history. Destroyed 76 homes and damaged 97.[49]
2009 Brittany Triangle Fire British Columbia 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.[50]
2010 British Columbia BC's largest blaze of 2010, resulted in evacuation orders and alerts. Burned 70,000 acres in a 12-hour period.
2011 Arizona and New MexicoThe largest fire in Arizona state history. In one 24-hour burn period (6/6-6/7), it consumed 77,769 acres of forest land.
2011 Texas The worst fire in Texas state history, destroyed over 1,500 homes.
2011 Alberta The largest Canadian fire since 1950.
2011 New Mexico Third largest fire in New Mexico state history. 63 homes lost. Threatened Los Alamos National Laboratory.
2011 Alberta 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 4011709acres2011 Texas wildfiresTexas 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.
2012 New Mexico 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.
2012 New Mexico Most destructive wildfire in New Mexico state history. Began in the Lincoln National Forest and was started by lightning.
2012 Colorado Started by lightning, it is the second largest wildfire in Colorado state history by size.
2012 Colorado 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.
2012 Ash Creek Fire Montana [51]
2012 Long Draw Fire and Miller Homestead Fire Oregon Oregon's largest fire in 150 years.
2012 Mustang Complex Wildfire Idaho [52]
2012 California and Nevada
2013 Colorado 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.[53]
2013 Arizona 19 firefighters killed on 30 June.[54]
2013 Quebec Fire Quebec Over 300 evacuated.[55]
2013 California 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.[56]
2013 Beaver Creek FireColorado Started June.
2014 Washington 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.)[57] [58]
2014 2014 Northwest Territories firesNorthwest TerritoriesSaid 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.[59] [60]
2015 Washington The largest wildfire complex in Washington state history.[61]
2016 Kansas and OklahomaLargest wildfire in Kansas history.[62] [63]
2016 Alberta and SaskatchewanLargest 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.[64] [65]
2016 2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfiresTennessee 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,[66] [67] injured 190,[68] and is one of the largest natural disasters in the history of Tennessee.[69] [70] [71] [72] [73]
2016 California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming [74]
2017 British Columbia 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.[75] [76]
2017 Montana Contained by rain and snow by mid-September.
2017 California The October northern California wildfires were a large group of forest fires that killed 44 people and destroyed 8,900 structures.[77]
2017 California 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.[78]
2017 Arizona Shut down parts of Highway 69 between Mayer and Dewey-Humboldt. The fire destroyed 5 homes and damaged 2 more.[79]
2018 British Columbia Initial estimates put 2018 as the largest total burn-area in any British Columbia wildfire season, surpassing the historic 2017 wildfire season.[80]
2018 Spring Creek FireColorado Started June.
2018 California 229 structures destroyed, 2 reported deaths.
2018 California 1,604 structures destroyed, 8 reported deaths.
2018 California 1,643 structures destroyed, 3 fatalities, 5 injuries.
2018 149000acresCalifornia 18,804 structures destroyed, 85 confirmed deaths, 2 missing, 17 injured, deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California to date.[81] [82]
2020 600000acres2020 Colorado wildfiresColorado 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.
2020 Arizona Started June south of Phoenix.
2020 Arizona Started June near Theodore Roosevelt Lake just north of Phoenix.
2020 Washington Started in September near Yakima, WA.
2020 Washington Started September in northern Washington near Canada.
2020 176878acresColorado and Wyoming Started in September near Laramie and spread to Jackson County, Colorado by October. The fire forced evacuations in Wyoming and northern Colorado.
2020 California 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 Destroyed over 3,000 buildings, and killed at least 10 people.[83]
20204,420,301 acres (1,788,832 ha)2020 California wildfiresCaliforniaLargest California wildfire season in recorded history.
2022 New Mexico Largest and most destructive wildfire in the recorded history of New Mexico.
202319,770,000 acres (8,000,000 ha)2023 Canadian wildfiresCanada (10 provinces and 3 territories)[84] Largest Canadian wildfire season in recorded history.
202314,000+ acres (5,556+ ha)2023 Hawaii wildfiresHawaiiDeadliest wildfire in recorded Hawaii history, referred to as worst natural disaster in history of Hawaii by Governor Josh Green. [85]
2023Matt's Creek FireVirginia
20241,100,000 acres(445,154 ha)Smokehouse Creek FireTexas and OklahomaLarge wildfire in the Texas panhandle region, largest in Texas history. [86]
2024Park Fire†CaliforniaLargest fire caused by arson in California

Greenland

Some wildfires occurred in Greenland in August 2017.[89]

There was a large wildfire between Sisimiut and Kangerlussuaq from July to August 2019.[90] It was put out by members of Beredskabsstyrelsen, who were flown in.

Mexico

Oceania

Australia

See main article: List of major bushfires in Australia.

New Zealand

South America

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Colombia

Chile

Ecuador

Venezuela

See also

Notes and References

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