Florida Large Wildfire History
Since 1980, 188 wildfires of 1,000 acres or more have been mapped in Florida, 1 of them above 100,000 acres. The largest burned 124,590 ac; together they cover about 1,502,171 ac.
Fires by decade
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Largest in Florida
All mapped large fires
Fllxr-Fy19-Rx-Loxsouth25,949 ac
2019 · perimeter dated May 24, 2020
Flsvr-Fy19-Rx-East5,609 ac
2019 · perimeter dated August 19, 2020
Fllwr-Fy19-Rx-South Marsh5,150 ac
2019 · perimeter dated March 11, 2020
Peacock Fire4,198 ac
2019 · perimeter dated December 10, 2019
Flmir-Fy19-Rx-7.22,437 ac
2019 · perimeter dated March 6, 2020
Flmir-Fy19-Rx-7.32,371 ac
2019 · perimeter dated March 6, 2020
344-D2,260 ac
2019 · perimeter dated April 2, 2020
Flsjr-Fy19-Rx-Sj51,598 ac
2019 · perimeter dated June 14, 2020
Flmir-Fy19-Rx-1-1 Patilla1,466 ac
2019 · perimeter dated May 15, 2020
Perchman1,264 ac
2019 · perimeter dated February 11, 2021
Fllwr-Fy19-Rx-West Marsh1,115 ac
2019 · perimeter dated July 12, 2020
Flsmr-Fy19-Rx-1121,037 ac
2019 · perimeter dated March 21, 2020
Flfpr-Fy19-Rx-C10&111,030 ac
2019 · perimeter dated February 27, 2020
Buzzard62,454 ac
2018 · perimeter dated April 10, 2018
Flamingo11,698 ac
2018 · perimeter dated May 1, 2018
Curlew8,396 ac
2018 · perimeter dated May 2, 2018
Clear Lake5,629 ac
2018 · perimeter dated April 2, 2020
Anhinga3,022 ac
2018 · perimeter dated March 8, 2018
Spoonbill1,771 ac
2018 · perimeter dated March 31, 2018
Flmir-Fy19-Rx-9.21,339 ac
2018 · perimeter dated November 19, 2020
Flfpr-Fy19-Rx-C32&C331,282 ac
2018 · perimeter dated December 15, 2020
Flmir-Fy19-Rx-9.11,109 ac
2018 · perimeter dated November 19, 2020
Context1,048 ac
2018 · perimeter dated May 5, 2018
Dragonfly30,277 ac
2017 · perimeter dated June 26, 2017
Parliament Wf26,392 ac
2017 · perimeter dated March 28, 2017
Cowbell21,981 ac
2017 · perimeter dated May 2, 2017
North Cane7,302 ac
2017 · perimeter dated August 17, 2017
Ffs Lee Williams7,231 ac
2017 · perimeter dated March 23, 2017
Ffs 30Th Street Assist7,066 ac
2017 · perimeter dated April 26, 2017
Rivers Edge6,262 ac
2017 · perimeter dated August 14, 2017
Blackpoint4,738 ac
2017 · perimeter dated June 9, 2017
Red Fox3,008 ac
2017 · perimeter dated March 26, 2017
Keyhole1,709 ac
2017 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
International1,600 ac
2017 · perimeter dated June 15, 2017
Birdon9,295 ac
2016 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Midnight5,150 ac
2016 · perimeter dated August 5, 2016
Long Pine Key3,803 ac
2016 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Woodlake1,349 ac
2016 · perimeter dated April 2, 2020
Panther1,309 ac
2016 · perimeter dated August 5, 2016
Rock Pond1,286 ac
2016 · perimeter dated April 2, 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.