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Washington Large Wildfire History

Since 1980, 248 wildfires of 1,000 acres or more have been mapped in Washington, 10 of them above 100,000 acres. The largest burned 230,102 ac; together they cover about 4,657,022 ac.

Fires by decade

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Largest in Washington

Carlton · 2014230,102 acNorth Star · 2015215,401 acRange 12 · 2016176,835 acRange 12 · 2016175,245 acTripod · 2006174,857 acTunk Block · 2015165,004 acTyee · 1994140,173 acLime Belt · 2015133,438 acDiamond Creek · 2017126,836 acVolcanic Blast And Fires · 1980105,638 ac

All mapped large fires

Cold Creek41,748 ac
2019 · perimeter dated August 19, 2019
243 Command20,196 ac
2019 · perimeter dated August 2, 2019
Matson Wa8,743 ac
2019 · perimeter dated January 8, 2020
Powerline7,725 ac
2019 · perimeter dated January 8, 2020
Left Hand3,463 ac
2019 · perimeter dated July 23, 2019
Mp201,122 ac
2019 · perimeter dated January 8, 2020
Grass Valley76,817 ac
2018 · perimeter dated December 21, 2018
Boylston71,182 ac
2018 · perimeter dated December 21, 2018
Crescent Mountain52,711 ac
2018 · perimeter dated February 8, 2019
Cougar Creek41,404 ac
2018 · perimeter dated February 7, 2019
Snowy Mountain33,011 ac
2018 · perimeter dated December 21, 2018
Mcleod24,429 ac
2018 · perimeter dated February 8, 2019
L Road22,317 ac
2018 · perimeter dated September 12, 2018
Lake Wallula12,382 ac
2018 · perimeter dated July 29, 2018
Wahluke Slope11,469 ac
2018 · perimeter dated September 25, 2018
Horns Mountain5,439 ac
2018 · perimeter dated December 3, 2018
Angel Springs5,046 ac
2018 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Boffer Canyon4,999 ac
2018 · perimeter dated December 21, 2018
Angel Springs4,714 ac
2018 · perimeter dated December 21, 2018
Conrad4,583 ac
2018 · perimeter dated December 21, 2018
Miriam4,578 ac
2018 · perimeter dated December 20, 2018
Boyds4,544 ac
2018 · perimeter dated December 3, 2018
Boyds4,541 ac
2018 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Wagon Wheel4,047 ac
2018 · perimeter dated December 21, 2018
Rocky Reach3,437 ac
2018 · perimeter dated December 21, 2018
Maple3,273 ac
2018 · perimeter dated September 9, 2018
Crystal2,611 ac
2018 · perimeter dated December 21, 2018
Quincy Lake2,325 ac
2018 · perimeter dated December 21, 2018
Elm2,079 ac
2018 · perimeter dated December 21, 2018
Soap Lake2,063 ac
2018 · perimeter dated December 21, 2018
Saddle Mountain1,852 ac
2018 · perimeter dated December 21, 2018
Buffalo1,844 ac
2018 · perimeter dated December 21, 2018
Chelan Hills1,842 ac
2018 · perimeter dated December 21, 2018
Ragged Butte1,708 ac
2018 · perimeter dated December 21, 2018
Hwy 24 Command1,125 ac
2018 · perimeter dated December 21, 2018
Baird Springs1,105 ac
2018 · perimeter dated December 21, 2018
Diamond Creek126,836 ac
2017 · perimeter dated October 3, 2017
Norse Peak52,068 ac
2017 · perimeter dated August 11, 2017
Jolly Mountain36,817 ac
2017 · perimeter dated August 11, 2017
Silver Dollar31,746 ac
2017 · perimeter dated December 21, 2018

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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