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Tennessee Large Wildfire History

Since 1980, 13 wildfires of 1,000 acres or more have been mapped in Tennessee. The largest burned 15,643 ac; together they cover about 42,891 ac.

Fires by decade

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Largest in Tennessee

Chimney Tops 2 · 201615,643 acSharp · 20016,705 acHalls Top · 20162,463 acGreen Mtn · 20012,288 acDarrow Rdg · 20002,265 acStony Ridge · 20092,191 acSchoolhous · 20002,077 acLaurel Rdg · 19871,969 acMorton Blf · 19871,903 acRailroad Grade · 20161,746 ac

All mapped large fires

Chimney Tops 215,643 ac
2016 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Halls Top2,463 ac
2016 · perimeter dated March 31, 2016
Railroad Grade1,746 ac
2016 · perimeter dated March 31, 2016
State Line1,238 ac
2016 · perimeter dated March 31, 2016
Stony Ridge2,191 ac
2009 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Sharp6,705 ac
2001 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Green Mtn2,288 ac
2001 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Darrow Rdg2,265 ac
2000 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Schoolhous2,077 ac
2000 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Shop1,304 ac
1988 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Laurel Rdg1,969 ac
1987 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Morton Blf1,903 ac
1987 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Kilby1,099 ac
1980 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021

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.

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