Arizona Large Wildfire History
Since 1980, 506 wildfires of 1,000 acres or more have been mapped in Arizona, 8 of them above 100,000 acres. The largest burned 538,052 ac; together they cover about 5,344,634 ac.
Fires by decade
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Largest in Arizona
All mapped large fires
Peak2,293 ac
2000 · perimeter dated February 1, 2001
Power1,527 ac
2000 · perimeter dated January 24, 2017
Willow1,488 ac
2000 · perimeter dated January 24, 2017
Golf1,470 ac
2000 · perimeter dated January 24, 2017
Rattlesnak1,427 ac
2000 · perimeter dated April 12, 2017
Chiva10,615 ac
1999 · perimeter dated February 1, 2000
Box Canyon6,482 ac
1999 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Turkey2,177 ac
1999 · perimeter dated January 24, 2017
Reimer1,794 ac
1999 · perimeter dated February 1, 2000
Camelot1,301 ac
1999 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Mt Emma1,286 ac
1999 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Mt. Emma1,242 ac
1999 · perimeter dated March 2, 2018
Nr Complex3,842 ac
1998 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Chimenea2,199 ac
1998 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Lone65,064 ac
1996 · perimeter dated February 1, 1997
Bridger Knoll53,377 ac
1996 · perimeter dated February 1, 1997
Hochderffer17,472 ac
1996 · perimeter dated March 12, 2020
Montosa8,586 ac
1996 · perimeter dated February 1, 1997
Horseshoe8,487 ac
1996 · perimeter dated March 12, 2020
Clark Peak7,406 ac
1996 · perimeter dated February 1, 1997
Pot5,818 ac
1996 · perimeter dated January 24, 2017
Clark Peak5,147 ac
1996 · perimeter dated February 1, 1997
Cottonwood1,440 ac
1996 · perimeter dated December 31, 1996
Onewaypass1,291 ac
1996 · perimeter dated April 12, 2017
Cow1,053 ac
1996 · perimeter dated February 1, 1997
Thief1,038 ac
1996 · perimeter dated February 1, 1997
Basin21,188 ac
1995 · perimeter dated February 1, 1996
River9,795 ac
1995 · perimeter dated February 1, 1996
Towers Ii6,207 ac
1995 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Red3,901 ac
1995 · perimeter dated December 31, 1995
New Water2,244 ac
1995 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Matthes1,476 ac
1995 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Shovel1,262 ac
1995 · perimeter dated February 1, 1996
Plant1,024 ac
1995 · perimeter dated January 24, 2017
Coyote33,947 ac
1994 · perimeter dated December 13, 2017
Rattlesnake25,147 ac
1994 · perimeter dated February 1, 1995
Rincon22,054 ac
1994 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Rincon* Nps15,077 ac
1994 · perimeter dated February 1, 1995
Redington6,009 ac
1994 · perimeter dated February 1, 1995
Castle5,779 ac
1994 · perimeter dated February 1, 1995
Source: National Interagency Fire Center, Interagency Fire Perimeter History. Only fires with a mapped perimeter of 1,000 acres or more appear; the state is inferred from the responsible unit code. A record of past fires is not a forecast. See About the Data.