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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

Wallow · 2011538,052 acRodeo-Chediski · 2002460,563 acCave Creek Complex · 2005250,243 acHorseshoe 2 · 2011222,990 acHorseshoe2 · 2011222,954 acWoodbury Fire · 2019123,973 acWoodbury · 2019123,832 acWillow · 2004119,953 acEdge Complex · 200572,327 acMurphy · 201170,739 ac

All mapped large fires

Armer5,694 ac
1994 · perimeter dated February 1, 1995
Mule5,470 ac
1994 · perimeter dated December 31, 1994
Peck3,300 ac
1994 · perimeter dated February 1, 1995
S Canyon2,867 ac
1994 · perimeter dated December 31, 1994
Juniper2,798 ac
1994 · perimeter dated February 1, 1995
Miller2,482 ac
1994 · perimeter dated February 1, 1995
Lost1,939 ac
1994 · perimeter dated January 24, 2017
Mockingbird1,794 ac
1994 · perimeter dated February 1, 1995
Tangle1,727 ac
1994 · perimeter dated February 1, 1995
Camp1,319 ac
1994 · perimeter dated February 1, 1995
Mothers Dy1,270 ac
1994 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Mack1,047 ac
1994 · perimeter dated February 1, 1995
Edwards3,036 ac
1993 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Point1,657 ac
1993 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Cumero Mtn3,240 ac
1991 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
St. Clair1,459 ac
1991 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Dude24,756 ac
1990 · perimeter dated March 12, 2020
Fresnal Escape3,513 ac
1990 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Dude1,470 ac
1990 · perimeter dated December 31, 1993
Chiva9,630 ac
1989 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Marijilda3,909 ac
1989 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Wilkins1,858 ac
1989 · perimeter dated December 31, 1993
Muav1,678 ac
1989 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Walnot1,579 ac
1989 · perimeter dated December 31, 1993
Peak16,069 ac
1988 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Jacket11,633 ac
1988 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Peak8,600 ac
1988 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Cedar4,375 ac
1988 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Bennett3,721 ac
1988 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Pinnacle3,255 ac
1988 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Cave2,723 ac
1988 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Dutton2,708 ac
1988 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Little2,199 ac
1988 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
May1,884 ac
1988 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Buckhorn1,546 ac
1988 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Seven Falls5,768 ac
1987 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Park3,497 ac
1987 · perimeter dated December 31, 1993
Slim3,428 ac
1987 · perimeter dated December 31, 1993
Milligan3,064 ac
1987 · perimeter dated December 31, 1993
Pedregosa2,704 ac
1987 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994

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.