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
'80
'90
'00
'10
'20
Largest in Arizona
All mapped large fires
Lampshire2,259 ac
1987 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Willis2,079 ac
1987 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Rincon2,067 ac
1987 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
South1,960 ac
1987 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Pusch1,464 ac
1987 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Fraguita1,278 ac
1987 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Will1,040 ac
1987 · perimeter dated December 31, 1993
Hot Air2,408 ac
1986 · perimeter dated December 31, 1993
Shanon1,312 ac
1986 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Montana3,866 ac
1985 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Maple1,691 ac
1985 · perimeter dated December 31, 1993
Lindsey5,147 ac
1984 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Black1,567 ac
1984 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Sanderson1,030 ac
1984 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Humbug1,794 ac
1983 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Ridge1,242 ac
1981 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Bootleg6,909 ac
1980 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Chalk6,517 ac
1980 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Sanup3,983 ac
1980 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Perry2,760 ac
1980 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Curley2,727 ac
1980 · perimeter dated March 12, 2020
Monument2,329 ac
1980 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Cherry2,275 ac
1980 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Vista2,164 ac
1980
Larry2,067 ac
1980 · perimeter dated February 1, 1994
Silver1,342 ac
1980 · 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.