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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

Tortilla1,589 ac
2011 · perimeter dated February 1, 2012
Picket1,336 ac
2011 · perimeter dated February 1, 2012
North Tank1,143 ac
2011 · perimeter dated February 1, 2012
Woodbridge1,110 ac
2011 · perimeter dated February 1, 2012
Cunningham Mine1,080 ac
2011 · perimeter dated April 12, 2017
Schultz15,065 ac
2010 · perimeter dated January 24, 2017
Turkey9,003 ac
2010 · perimeter dated March 25, 2011
Paradise6,355 ac
2010 · perimeter dated December 3, 2010
Brushy5,933 ac
2010 · perimeter dated February 1, 2011
Circle Bar4,075 ac
2010 · perimeter dated January 6, 2011
Bloody3,552 ac
2010 · perimeter dated July 29, 2010
Saffron3,446 ac
2010 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Horseshoe3,404 ac
2010 · perimeter dated February 1, 2011
Eagle Rock3,372 ac
2010 · perimeter dated February 1, 2011
Bravo3,258 ac
2010 · perimeter dated January 24, 2017
Mustang2,670 ac
2010 · perimeter dated April 12, 2017
Hobble2,227 ac
2010 · perimeter dated February 1, 2011
Ranger2,138 ac
2010 · perimeter dated January 24, 2017
Weir1,597 ac
2010 · perimeter dated January 24, 2017
Cross7,718 ac
2009 · perimeter dated February 1, 2010
Wildhorse7,450 ac
2009 · perimeter dated February 1, 2010
Durfee6,399 ac
2009 · perimeter dated October 7, 2009
Reno6,247 ac
2009 · perimeter dated March 22, 2010
Ruby Complex4,738 ac
2009 · perimeter dated March 26, 2019
Ruby4,671 ac
2009 · perimeter dated February 1, 2010
Aspen4,281 ac
2009 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Weimer4,138 ac
2009 · perimeter dated October 7, 2009
Brady3,984 ac
2009 · perimeter dated January 24, 2017
Taylor3,538 ac
2009 · perimeter dated January 24, 2017
Miller3,160 ac
2009 · perimeter dated February 1, 2010
July 4Th Complex3,084 ac
2009 · perimeter dated January 24, 2017
Bow2,941 ac
2009 · perimeter dated January 24, 2017
Crossing2,810 ac
2009 · perimeter dated October 7, 2009
Tucker2,611 ac
2009 · perimeter dated January 24, 2017
Rim2,483 ac
2009 · perimeter dated February 1, 2010
Three Peaks2,343 ac
2009 · perimeter dated November 5, 2009
Fracas2,340 ac
2009 · perimeter dated February 1, 2010
Red2,270 ac
2009 · perimeter dated January 24, 2017
Raptor1,929 ac
2009 · perimeter dated January 24, 2017
Pioneer1,632 ac
2009 · perimeter dated February 1, 2010

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.