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
'80
'90
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'10
Largest in Washington
All mapped large fires
Silver Dollar30,974 ac
2017 · perimeter dated July 20, 2017
Sutherland Canyon29,066 ac
2017 · perimeter dated December 21, 2018
East Saddle17,449 ac
2017 · perimeter dated August 26, 2017
Glade 310,409 ac
2017 · perimeter dated December 21, 2018
Uno Peak8,746 ac
2017 · perimeter dated August 30, 2017
Spartan8,640 ac
2017 · perimeter dated December 21, 2018
Monument Hill6,255 ac
2017 · perimeter dated December 21, 2018
Noisy Creek5,705 ac
2017 · perimeter dated August 15, 2017
Jack Creek4,567 ac
2017 · perimeter dated October 9, 2017
American3,856 ac
2017 · perimeter dated August 10, 2017
Rattlesnake Hills3,483 ac
2017 · perimeter dated December 21, 2018
Whitehall3,271 ac
2017 · perimeter dated December 21, 2018
Hayes Road2,200 ac
2017 · perimeter dated December 21, 2018
Diefe Road1,400 ac
2017 · perimeter dated December 21, 2018
Monitor1,169 ac
2017 · perimeter dated December 21, 2018
Range 12176,835 ac
2016 · perimeter dated August 29, 2016
Range 12175,245 ac
2016 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
Hart23,176 ac
2016 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Black Rock Road16,005 ac
2016 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
Lower Crab Creek6,244 ac
2016 · perimeter dated August 29, 2016
Lower Crab Creek6,028 ac
2016 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
South Ward Gap3,888 ac
2016 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
Buck Creek3,880 ac
2016 · perimeter dated October 20, 2016
Old Lady Creek2,771 ac
2016 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
Hayes Fire2,467 ac
2016 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Rocky Ford1,952 ac
2016 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
Mcbee Command1,689 ac
2016 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
Morris Lane1,415 ac
2016 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
Rock Creek1,383 ac
2016 · perimeter dated October 28, 2016
Beam Road1,294 ac
2016 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
Boardman1,141 ac
2016 · perimeter dated August 14, 2016
North Star215,401 ac
2015 · perimeter dated February 24, 2016
Tunk Block165,004 ac
2015 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
Lime Belt133,438 ac
2015 · perimeter dated February 24, 2016
Black Canyon88,464 ac
2015 · perimeter dated February 24, 2016
Wolverine65,512 ac
2015 · perimeter dated February 24, 2016
Wolverine65,512 ac
2015 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Carpenter Road63,737 ac
2015 · perimeter dated January 27, 2017
Reach56,942 ac
2015 · perimeter dated January 26, 2018
Stickpin54,354 ac
2015 · perimeter dated February 24, 2016
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.