40 DC wildfires on record

152 acres burned across 7 decades. Top 40 perimeters listed below by acres.

Perimeters

all years

Acres burned

152

cumulative

Decades

at least 1 perimeter

Largest fire

PASTURE 1

01 Decade by decade

DC wildfire history, by decade

02 The fires

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

#	Name	Year	Agency	Acres
1	PASTURE 1	1988	NPS	45
2	WISE BEECH	1971	NPS	14
3	NUMBER 2	1969	NPS	14
4	Powder Mill Fire	2018	NPS	13
5	RILEY	1963	NPS	13
6	RIDGE#2	1988	NPS	9
7	D C LINE	1971	NPS	8
8	BEACH	1963	NPS	5
9	PINEY BRANCH FIRE	2023	NPS	5
10	GRANT RD	1994	NPS	4
11	PARK RD	1993	NPS	4
12	Briar Fire	2017	NPS	3
13	Valley Trail Fire	2024	NPS	3
14	PINEY	1977	NPS	1
15	FT TOTTENW	1998	NPS	1
16	FT TOTTEN	2002	NPS	1
17	GROVE #21	1977	NPS	1
18	B BRANCH	1977	NPS	1
19	Park Road Meadow Fire	2024	NPS	1
20	BUNKERHILL	1993	NPS	1
21	Carter Barron	2024	NPS	1
22	WHITEHAVEN	1998	NPS	0
23	Barnard Hill Fire	2023	NPS	0
24	CATHEDRAL	1991	NPS	0
25	GROVE 29	1995	NPS	0
26	Gallaway Street Fire	2024	NPS	0
27	MORROW JOY	1971	NPS	0
28	PINEY	1998	NPS	0
29	COLORADO	1994	NPS	0
30	ZOOCAR	1995	NPS	0
31	PARKWAY	1993	NPS	0
32	GLOVER	1998	NPS	0
33	WESTSPRING	1998	NPS	0
34	Little Forest Fire	2023	NPS	0
35	PARK ROAD	1998	NPS	0
36	Park Road Fire	2024	NPS	0
37	FT SLOCUM	1995	NPS	0
38	Ft Reno 1	2005	NPS	0
39	Ft Reno 2	2005	NPS	0
40	SPORTAL	1998	NPS	0