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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

White Hills Complex2,304 ac
2006 · perimeter dated December 8, 2017
Hackberry2,107 ac
2006 · perimeter dated February 1, 2007
Birthday Complex2,036 ac
2006 · perimeter dated April 12, 2017
West_Wfu1,926 ac
2006 · perimeter dated February 1, 2007
1031,776 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Rock Hill1,453 ac
2006 · perimeter dated July 8, 2006
Beaverhead1,409 ac
2006 · perimeter dated September 13, 2006
Sand1,280 ac
2006 · perimeter dated August 17, 2006
Cull1,131 ac
2006 · perimeter dated April 12, 2017
Cornfield1,045 ac
2006 · perimeter dated February 1, 2007
Cave Creek Complex250,243 ac
2005 · perimeter dated February 1, 2006
Edge Complex72,327 ac
2005 · perimeter dated February 1, 2006
Cow44,625 ac
2005 · perimeter dated February 28, 2018
Tweedy Com35,640 ac
2005 · perimeter dated February 28, 2018
Mt. Bangs29,572 ac
2005 · perimeter dated February 28, 2018
Florida23,209 ac
2005 · perimeter dated April 17, 2017
Tank20,550 ac
2005 · perimeter dated February 28, 2018
Bart16,188 ac
2005 · perimeter dated February 1, 2006
Twin Mills15,567 ac
2005 · perimeter dated December 4, 2017
Three15,446 ac
2005 · perimeter dated February 1, 2006
Peachville9,008 ac
2005 · perimeter dated February 1, 2006
Dragon Clx8,016 ac
2005 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Butte7,963 ac
2005 · perimeter dated February 1, 2006
Mudersbach7,308 ac
2005 · perimeter dated February 1, 2006
Last Chanc5,674 ac
2005 · perimeter dated February 28, 2018
Four3,716 ac
2005 · perimeter dated February 1, 2006
Jacob2,680 ac
2005 · perimeter dated February 28, 2018
Twist2,128 ac
2005 · perimeter dated February 28, 2018
Snake Ridge1,903 ac
2005 · perimeter dated March 3, 2006
Buzzard1,897 ac
2005 · perimeter dated February 28, 2018
Tuweep1,866 ac
2005 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Two Bar1,828 ac
2005 · perimeter dated February 1, 2006
North_Wfu1,346 ac
2005 · perimeter dated February 1, 2006
Oak1,278 ac
2005 · perimeter dated February 1, 2006
Miles1,060 ac
2005 · perimeter dated February 1, 2006
Willow119,953 ac
2004 · perimeter dated February 1, 2005
Jacket17,219 ac
2004 · perimeter dated January 24, 2017
Kp16,092 ac
2004 · perimeter dated July 6, 2004
Three Forks7,742 ac
2004 · perimeter dated July 6, 2004
Webber4,331 ac
2004 · perimeter dated March 12, 2020

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.