Utah Large Wildfire History
Since 1980, 437 wildfires of 1,000 acres or more have been mapped in Utah, 4 of them above 100,000 acres. The largest burned 337,677 ac; together they cover about 4,073,063 ac.
Fires by decade
'80
'90
'00
'10
Largest in Utah
All mapped large fires
Eagle8,529 ac
2002 · perimeter dated July 22, 2002
Sequoia8,029 ac
2002 · perimeter dated July 14, 2002
Hang Dog5,972 ac
2002 · perimeter dated January 1, 2002
Hang Dog5,972 ac
2002 · perimeter dated December 19, 2018
Big Wash5,300 ac
2002 · perimeter dated June 5, 2002
Big Wash5,253 ac
2002 · perimeter dated July 15, 2002
Hammond3,994 ac
2002 · perimeter dated January 1, 2002
Hammond3,823 ac
2002 · perimeter dated December 19, 2018
Price Canyon3,269 ac
2002 · perimeter dated January 1, 2002
Maple Spring2,513 ac
2002 · perimeter dated July 16, 2002
Springville2,259 ac
2002 · perimeter dated December 7, 2016
Nizhoni2,204 ac
2002 · perimeter dated December 19, 2018
Nizhoni2,197 ac
2002 · perimeter dated January 1, 2002
Johnson1,844 ac
2002 · perimeter dated July 26, 2007
Cottonwood1,523 ac
2002 · perimeter dated July 26, 2007
Scrabble1,501 ac
2002 · perimeter dated June 1, 2002
Parsnip1,120 ac
2002 · perimeter dated June 1, 2002
Horse1,101 ac
2002 · perimeter dated January 1, 2002
Scarecrow1,038 ac
2002 · perimeter dated June 8, 2002
Fort Ranch38,647 ac
2001 · perimeter dated March 26, 2019
Mollie8,021 ac
2001 · perimeter dated December 7, 2016
Nebo Creek4,378 ac
2001 · perimeter dated December 7, 2016
Birch2,681 ac
2001 · perimeter dated December 7, 2016
South Hollow2,121 ac
2001 · perimeter dated December 7, 2016
Mourning Dove11,626 ac
2000 · perimeter dated July 27, 2007
Cow Hollow2,263 ac
2000 · perimeter dated August 31, 2020
Dry Fork Ii2,237 ac
2000 · perimeter dated September 15, 2000
Bruin Point1,983 ac
2000 · perimeter dated January 1, 2000
East Vivian1,834 ac
2000 · perimeter dated December 7, 2016
Oldroyd1,329 ac
2000 · perimeter dated July 26, 2007
West Mountain 48,826 ac
1999 · perimeter dated December 7, 2016
Wrigley Complex4,427 ac
1999 · perimeter dated May 31, 2017
Little Hole3,210 ac
1999 · perimeter dated January 1, 1999
West Mountain 32,058 ac
1999 · perimeter dated December 7, 2016
Silent1,957 ac
1999 · perimeter dated August 27, 1999
Meadow Spring1,227 ac
1999 · perimeter dated July 12, 1999
Dogvalley1,204 ac
1999 · perimeter dated October 7, 1999
Bulldog6,375 ac
1998 · perimeter dated July 5, 1998
Pahcoon5,466 ac
1998 · perimeter dated June 25, 1998
Minersville4,061 ac
1998 · perimeter dated July 10, 1998
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.