233 AL wildfires on record

36,540 acres burned across 3 decades. Top 200 perimeters listed below by acres.

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Perimeters

233

all years

Acres burned

36,540

cumulative

Decades

at least 1 perimeter

Largest fire

2,672

426 B

01 Decade by decade

AL wildfire history, by decade

Decade	Fires	Acres
2020s	92	11,978
2010s	99	19,755
2000s	9	4,798

02 The fires

Top 200 largest AL fires

Sorted by acres burned. Click any name for the perimeter shape.

#	Name	Year	Agency	Acres
1	426 B	2019	USFS	2,672
2	Lake Chinnabee	2016	USFS	2,229
3	742	2019	USFS	1,787
4	Rd07-09	2006	NPS	1,468
5	Big Candle	2019	USFS	1,272
6	Half Way	2016	USFS	1,066
7	LRP NORTHEAST SOUTH RX	2023	NPS	1,026
8	Welcome Home 1	2016	USFS	1,009
9	Road 09-08 WF	2006	NPS	979
10	Caney Head	2016	USFS	932
11	TAL Bell Spring	2024	USFS	902
12	SCK Dry Branch	2024	USFS	892
13	OK 143	2022	USFS	704
14	LRP 03 Road	2023	NPS	685
15	701G	2019	USFS	684
16	Slant Rock WF	2006	NPS	678
17	103	2019	USFS	648
18	404 b	2019	USFS	605
19	Wildcat Branch WFire	2007	NPS	569
20	Power Horn	2016	USFS	511
21	Road 05-09 WF	2006	NPS	508
22	OK Cahaba	2022	USFS	495
23	South RX Units FY21	2021	NPS	458
24	418C	2019	USFS	446
25	HOBE NE and Interior FY22	2022	NPS	435
26	Deer Pen	2017	USFS	403
27	Rookery	2024	FWS	399
28	OAK Cahaba Lookout	2024	USFS	390
29	701	2019	USFS	387
30	RX LIRI KRALS	2021	NPS	369
31	Road 07/08 FY22	2022	NPS	350
32	NPS Road 0708	2022	NPS	350
33	LRP Krals RX	2023	NPS	342
34	OK 728	2020	USFS	331
35	BK Pinhook Gap	2019	USFS	327
36	ALCRR-FY19-RX-11	2019	FWS	324
37	Martha's	2016	NPS	322
38	Straight Creek WF	2006	NPS	318
39	BNK 109b	2024	USFS	296
40	Section 21	2019	USFS	282
41	ALCRR-FY19-RX-14	2019	FWS	274
42	RX LIRI CR861	2021	NPS	269
43	Weewoka Creek	2024	USFS	268
44	HOBE FY23 NW	2023	NPS	252
45	Collins Camp	2019	USFS	250
46	SCK Nixon Branch	2024	USFS	227
47	SC Section 32	2020	USFS	221
48	TL Rocky	2023	USFS	210
49	ALCRR-FY19-RX-15	2019	FWS	206
50	Bear Creek	2016	USFS	192
51	ALCRR-FY19-RX-17	2019	FWS	190
52	Plantation	2016	USFS	179
53	426X	2019	USFS	178
54	CR275 Fire Tower	2006	NPS	165
55	ALCRR-FY19-RX-12	2019	FWS	151
56	Party Rock	2016	USFS	150
57	Kentuck Tower 2	2016	USFS	145
58	OK Compartment 49	2020	USFS	144
59	TL White Gap	2020	USFS	142
60	Crooked Bridge	2018	USFS	122
61	CRR Northeast Cahaba Trail	2024	FWS	122
62	BNK NORTH CREEK	2024	USFS	117
63	Hurricane Crk WF	2009	NPS	111
64	ALCRR-FY19-RX-13	2019	FWS	109
65	OK 749	2020	USFS	98
66	Bridge Out	2017	USFS	95
67	OWENS LAKE	2017	USFS	94
68	SC Choccoloco	2023	USFS	90
69	HOBE FY23 WEST	2023	NPS	89
70	Dunn Branch	2019	USFS	89
71	Waid	2019	USFS	88
72	Flat Mountain	2016	USFS	85
73	TAL Wiregrass	2024	USFS	85
74	Georgia Aster	2016	USFS	83
75	ABLE GAP	2017	USFS	79
76	Kings Gap	2016	USFS	74
77	SC Hunter Camp	2023	USFS	71
78	Richards	2016	USFS	69
79	SCK Rockhouse	2024	USFS	62
80	BK Little Ugly	2018	USFS	59
81	SCK Terrapin Dam	2024	USFS	58
82	Shooting Range	2019	USFS	53
83	SCK High Point	2024	USFS	52
84	330 Road	2016	USFS	51
85	Armstrong	2019	USFS	50
86	BK TAR SPRINGS	2020	USFS	49
87	BNK Coal Branch	2024	USFS	48
88	LRP Canyon Mouth RX	2023	NPS	46
89	SC Trail	2023	USFS	45
90	LRP Lynn	2023	NPS	44
91	BK Shangri-La	2023	USFS	41
92	Day After	2016	USFS	39
93	258	2019	USFS	37
94	BK 76	2020	USFS	37
95	CON Dixie S	2024	USFS	37
96	Longtail	2024	USFS	37
97	OAK Medline	2024	USFS	36
98	637 K	2016	USFS	35
99	CN 309	2018	USFS	34
100	Garing Creek	2016	USFS	34
101	SC White Oak	2020	USFS	33
102	TIMBER SALE	2017	USFS	33
103	SC Mystery Road	2020	USFS	32
104	SC High Rock	2023	USFS	32
105	Section 33	2024	USFS	31
106	Shooting Star	2016	USFS	31
107	Sunday	2016	USFS	30
108	Benchmark	2018	USFS	29
109	Vigo	2019	USFS	29
110	Noyes Fire	2017	FWS	29
111	TL Blue Creek	2020	USFS	28
112	Sherman Camp	2024	USFS	26
113	Hay Bale	2016	USFS	25
114	OAK Ham Fork	2024	USFS	23
115	Garing Creek	2018	USFS	23
116	TSK Thunder Road	2024	USFS	22
117	TL 617	2020	USFS	21
118	SWEETWATER CREEK	2024	FWS	19
119	Turnipseed	2018	USFS	19
120	Lake Virginia 2	2016	USFS	19
121	Taylor Creek	2024	USFS	18
122	Jeff Friend Fire	2015	FWS	18
123	Fish Trap	2018	USFS	18
124	SC NORTH DUGGER	2023	USFS	17
125	SC Tuck Away	2023	USFS	16
126	Richey	2016	USFS	15
127	Cash	2024	USFS	14
128	Macedonia	2017	USFS	13
129	745	2019	USFS	13
130	Dugger Ridge	2024	USFS	13
131	Flatwood	2024	USFS	12
132	OK Shiloh Hunter Camp	2020	USFS	12
133	Poplar Grove	2016	USFS	12
134	Pine Hill Peninsula	2017	PRI	11
135	721	2024	USFS	11
136	BK MOODY BEND	2020	USFS	11
137	Smith	2024	USFS	11
138	Hernandez Peak	2019	USFS	11
139	Payne	2016	USFS	11
140	751 A Road	2016	USFS	11
141	Cherry Tree	2016	USFS	10
142	County Road 24	2019	USFS	10
143	Little Hope	2024	USFS	10
144	TAL Talladega Creek	2024	USFS	10
145	Salt Creek 1	2018	USFS	10
146	CN Maco 2	2020	USFS	10
147	SC Jackson Creek	2020	USFS	10
148	Kentuck Tower 1	2016	USFS	9
149	Beech Creek	2017	USFS	9
150	Circle	2017	USFS	8
151	CN 137	2018	USFS	8
152	BK Hill	2023	USFS	8
153	TL 615	2020	USFS	8
154	CN Kiosk	2018	USFS	8
155	Adams Gap	2019	USFS	8
156	SCK Mother's Beach	2024	USFS	7
157	Jewel	2018	USFS	7
158	RailRoad #2	2016	USFS	7
159	Canyon Park	2016	NPS	7
160	BLACK DOG	2014	USFS	7
161	TL Marlow	2020	USFS	6
162	BK Payne	2020	USFS	6
163	SC Hidden	2023	USFS	6
164	Rabbit Town	2016	USFS	6
165	BK Mud Flap	2023	USFS	6
166	BK Cow Cumber	2023	USFS	6
167	Odum	2024	USFS	6
168	Guinn	2024	USFS	5
169	BK Freeman	2023	USFS	5
170	SC Santa	2023	USFS	5
171	TL Salt	2023	USFS	5
172	BOGGY HOLLOW #1	2017	USFS	5
173	SC Sleigh	2023	USFS	5
174	TAL HORSE CREEK	2024	USFS	4
175	Shooting Range	2024	USFS	4
176	TL Clairmont	2023	USFS	4
177	LOWER BROWN	2017	USFS	4
178	SCK Dry Creek	2024	USFS	4
179	BK Graham	2018	USFS	4
180	732	2019	USFS	4
181	WATER WHEEL	2016	USFS	3
182	Preacher	2016	USFS	3
183	BK Ginny	2023	USFS	3
184	Surprise	2016	USFS	3
185	Basham Tower	2016	USFS	3
186	Freeman Hollow	2016	USFS	3
187	637 X	2016	USFS	3
188	TAL Bell Springs 2	2024	USFS	2
189	Rome Road	2018	USFS	2
190	TL Silent	2020	USFS	2
191	BEAR CREEK	2021	NPS	2
192	TAL Bell Springs 1	2024	USFS	2
193	Red Oak	2016	USFS	2
194	839	2016	USFS	2
195	N Eberhart WF	2007	NPS	1
196	Salt Creek 2	2018	USFS	1
197	BOGGY HOLLOW #2	2017	USFS	1
198	HW 25 NO 2	2019	USFS	1
199	Hog Foot	2016	USFS	1
200	TL 675	2023	USFS	1