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
Bears7,553 ac
2018 · perimeter dated October 9, 2018
Seep5,905 ac
2018 · perimeter dated August 17, 2018
Ranch5,492 ac
2018 · perimeter dated August 9, 2018
3775,152 ac
2018 · perimeter dated July 19, 2018
Hub Point5,057 ac
2018 · perimeter dated August 23, 2018
Platypus4,889 ac
2018 · perimeter dated October 3, 2018
3774,514 ac
2018 · perimeter dated June 7, 2018
Cat4,491 ac
2018 · perimeter dated May 13, 2019
Judd4,095 ac
2018 · perimeter dated July 19, 2018
Cumero3,991 ac
2018 · perimeter dated July 10, 2018
Bristow3,923 ac
2018 · perimeter dated August 6, 2018
Altar3,334 ac
2018 · perimeter dated July 19, 2018
Stina2,769 ac
2018 · perimeter dated May 13, 2019
Daisy2,607 ac
2018 · perimeter dated August 6, 2018
Grama2,156 ac
2018 · perimeter dated August 9, 2018
Mokaac1,650 ac
2018 · perimeter dated July 13, 2018
Gate 131,428 ac
2018 · perimeter dated February 12, 2018
Frye48,443 ac
2017 · perimeter dated March 29, 2018
Sawmill47,027 ac
2017 · perimeter dated June 10, 2017
Sawmill47,027 ac
2017 · perimeter dated March 29, 2018
Brooklyn33,569 ac
2017 · perimeter dated October 24, 2017
Goodwin28,529 ac
2017 · perimeter dated July 19, 2017
Burro27,238 ac
2017 · perimeter dated March 29, 2018
Hyde18,072 ac
2017 · perimeter dated July 15, 2017
Boundary17,818 ac
2017 · perimeter dated June 26, 2017
Snake Ridge15,333 ac
2017 · perimeter dated June 4, 2017
Lizard15,230 ac
2017 · perimeter dated March 29, 2018
Lizard15,220 ac
2017 · perimeter dated July 21, 2017
Swisshelms10,954 ac
2017 · perimeter dated July 24, 2017
Pinal7,156 ac
2017 · perimeter dated May 30, 2017
Bull5,694 ac
2017 · perimeter dated July 15, 2017
Highline5,177 ac
2017 · perimeter dated June 21, 2017
Saddle5,128 ac
2017 · perimeter dated March 29, 2018
Pine Hollow4,712 ac
2017 · perimeter dated March 13, 2018
Sheep4,616 ac
2017 · perimeter dated March 26, 2019
Slim3,241 ac
2017 · perimeter dated August 1, 2017
Sh Creek3,075 ac
2017 · perimeter dated July 10, 2017
Bowie3,037 ac
2017 · perimeter dated July 21, 2017
Bowie3,037 ac
2017 · perimeter dated March 26, 2019
Bar X2,768 ac
2017 · perimeter dated March 29, 2018
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.