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IL fire history

85 IL wildfires on record

10,380 acres burned across 2 decades. Top 85 perimeters listed below by acres.

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Perimeters
85
all years
Acres burned
10,380
cumulative
Decades
2
at least 1 perimeter
Largest fire
1,291
Red Shale RX
01 Decade by decade

IL wildfire history, by decade

DecadeFiresAcres
2020s 52 8,442
2010s 33 1,938
02 The fires

Top 85 largest IL fires

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Red Shale RX 2024 FWS 1,291
2 Herrin Flats RX 2024 FWS 1,135
3 Beach RX 2024 FWS 864
4 Hampton North RX 2024 FWS 708
5 Hampton RX 2024 FWS 668
6 Grassy Creek 2 RX 2024 FWS 622
7 Chamness RX 2024 FWS 610
8 Greenbriar RX 2024 FWS 590
9 COR - Devils Kitchen West RX 2024 FWS 469
10 Smith RX 2024 FWS 366
11 Thomson RNA 2014 PRI 274
12 ILCOR-FY19-RX-North Prairie 2019 FWS 216
13 ILSVR-FY19-RX-Beech Heather 2019 FWS 194
14 ILCOR-FY19-RX-Stringtown C 2019 FWS 192
15 Red Shale C and Grassy Creek RX 2024 FWS 180
16 Stringtown and Area 2 RX 2024 FWS 146
17 Broken Handle A RX 2024 FWS 113
18 ILCOR-FY19-RX-Tacoma C 2019 FWS 107
19 Herrin Flats A RX 2024 FWS 104
20 ILCOR-FY19-RX-Stringtown B 2019 FWS 103
21 Headquarters RX 2024 FWS 95
22 Reiman 2018 USFS 90
23 ILCOR-FY19-RX-Propeller Point C 2019 FWS 82
24 Cattail 2016 USFS 76
25 Stringtown RX 2024 FWS 72
26 Water Tower B RX 2023 FWS 67
27 Hickstown 2024 USFS 65
28 Monroe 2019 PRI 61
29 ILCOR-FY19-RX-Hampton C 2018 FWS 59
30 ILCOR-FY19-RX-Proppeller Point E 2019 FWS 54
31 Diswood 2024 USFS 50
32 Godwin 2017 USFS 47
33 Rock 2021 USFS 46
34 ILCOR-FY19-RX-Tacoma SEC. A 2019 FWS 40
35 Calhoun Wetlands 2014 FWS 39
36 Pierre 2017 USFS 39
37 Barton Cemetary 2023 USFS 30
38 Unit 4 2024 USFS 30
39 ILCOR-FY19-RX-Stringtown A 2019 FWS 28
40 Hill 2015 USFS 27
41 ILCOR-FY19-RX-Area 3 East A 2019 FWS 27
42 Whoopie Cat 2016 USFS 26
43 DRUMMOND 2018 USFS 25
44 Greenbriar Piles RX 2024 FWS 23
45 Feather Hill 2019 USFS 23
46 Eliiot Road 2019 USFS 20
47 Hackmatack Peterson Tract 2014 FWS 20
48 ILCOR-FY19-RX-Area 2D A 2019 FWS 18
49 Hanging Dog 2024 USFS 16
50 Lift Station Piles RX 2023 FWS 13
51 Little Kellers Island 2014 FWS 13
52 Vail Drive 2019 USFS 12
53 Indian Kitchen 2020 USFS 11
54 ILCOR-FY19-RX-Bass Ponds B 2019 FWS 10
55 A41 2020 PRI 9
56 Limb Branch Lane 2024 FWS 9
57 Williams 2024 USFS 7
58 Wolf Creek 2020 PRI 7
59 ILCOR-FY19-RX-Hampton E 2019 FWS 7
60 HOOT OWL 2015 USFS 6
61 Popeller 2024 FWS 5
62 2D Piles RX 2023 FWS 5
63 Tamms 2021 FWS 2
64 ILCOR-FY19-RX-Hampton Brush Piles 1 2019 FWS 2
65 Broken Handle A RX 2024 FWS 2
66 Raum 2021 USFS 2
67 Bryce Hollow 2024 USFS 2
68 148 Piles RX 2024 FWS 2
69 Propeller Point 2021 FWS 1
70 Sabula Bridge 2021 FWS 1
71 Carterville Beach 2020 FWS 1
72 Arrow Fire 2016 FWS 1
73 North Praire 2024 FWS 1
74 Hickstown 2023 USFS 1
75 Hayton 2021 FWS 1
76 Fulton Trash Fire 2021 FWS 1
77 Kaolin Pit 2024 USFS 1
78 Hog Thief Road 2023 USFS 0
79 Newton Lane 2024 USFS 0
80 Dutchman 2016 USFS 0
81 Chapel Overlook 2024 FWS 0
82 Tower Rock Road 2021 USFS 0
83 Little Eagle 2021 USFS 0
84 Trailhead 2023 USFS 0
85 Kaolin Pond 2021 USFS 0