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LA fire history

305 LA wildfires on record

127,605 acres burned across 5 decades. Top 200 perimeters listed below by acres.

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Perimeters
305
all years
Acres burned
127,605
cumulative
Decades
5
at least 1 perimeter
Largest fire
11,236
Cinnamon Teal Fire
01 Decade by decade

LA wildfire history, by decade

DecadeFiresAcres
2020s 61 15,805
2010s 121 100,236
2000s 13 3,425
1990s 3 246
1980s 2 7,114
02 The fires

Top 200 largest LA fires

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Cinnamon Teal Fire 2014 FWS 11,236
2 Pintail Fire 2014 FWS 8,889
3 Sac a Lait 2019 FWS 7,446
4 Wilderness 1987 USFS 7,090
5 LEONARD FIRE 2013 FWS 6,396
6 Cottonmouth 2016 FWS 6,389
7 CICADA 2010 FWS 6,271
8 Threat 1 2016 PRI 5,370
9 Wrangler 2010 USFS 4,363
10 Anole 2016 FWS 3,563
11 APACHE FIRE 2013 FWS 3,111
12 Central Canal North 2024 FWS 2,834
13 LASBR-FY19-RX-Unit 1-Southeast 2019 FWS 2,670
14 Cochon 2020 FWS 2,239
15 LASBR-FY19-RX-Unit 1A 2019 FWS 2,215
16 Threat 2 2016 PRI 2,167
17 Goose Fire 2014 FWS 2,158
18 Threat 2 Fire 2014 PRI 2,112
19 Lafayette 2015 USFS 1,858
20 Drakes Creek 2015 USFS 1,698
21 Claiborne 2023 USFS 1,636
22 Teal Fire 2014 FWS 1,615
23 Longleaf Vista 2000 USFS 1,569
24 Dolly 2022 USFS 1,364
25 CHAINLINK FIRE 2013 FWS 1,343
26 Mallard Fire 2014 FWS 1,064
27 River Otter 2017 FWS 923
28 Dragonfly Fire 2015 FWS 869
29 LASBR-FY21-WF-Cracklin 2021 FWS 860
30 JESSE BIRTHDAY 2011 PRI 837
31 LASBR-FY19-RX-West Cove 2-Goose Grit 2018 FWS 819
32 Mottled Duck Fire 2014 FWS 757
33 Surprise One 2018 USFS 723
34 Cameron Prairie 2024 FWS 673
35 112 2018 USFS 667
36 Units 1 & 1A- Backridge Islands levees 2019 FWS 661
37 Sewage 2020 USFS 629
38 GRANDE YAK 2012 PRI 627
39 LASBR-FY19-RX-West Cove 3 2019 FWS 602
40 Bulldog 2022 USFS 597
41 LADYBUG 2010 FWS 554
42 BOY SCOUT 2006 FWS 552
43 Hognose 2016 FWS 503
44 Wigeon Fire 2014 FWS 455
45 C-70 2022 USFS 417
46 GOLD BRICK FIRE 2008 FWS 414
47 LABCR-FY19-RX-Lock 3 2019 FWS 373
48 Chevy 2020 USFS 345
49 C-49 2015 USFS 345
50 THREAT 1 FIRE 2013 FWS 334
51 SAND GNAT 2010 FWS 316
52 Petit Mordant 2020 FWS 311
53 Distant 2018 FWS 303
54 Garfish 2019 FWS 298
55 Radio 2022 USFS 296
56 BYE BYE G 2013 FWS 295
57 TIME CHANGE 2011 FWS 263
58 Day 2022 USFS 257
59 THREAT 2 FIRE 2013 FWS 241
60 Garfish 2010 USFS 240
61 REDFISH 2012 2012 PRI 234
62 Surprise 2018 USFS 232
63 Stray 2020 USFS 214
64 Drake Creek 2020 USFS 206
65 Allen 2022 USFS 205
66 Bunker 2020 USFS 205
67 Marlow 2015 USFS 202
68 Threat 1 2015 PRI 179
69 Tower 2018 USFS 174
70 HALLOWEEN 2010 FWS 174
71 Road 471 2015 USFS 173
72 CHICO LAGOON FIRE 2012 FWS 166
73 RICKWOOD 2006 FWS 164
74 Range 2 2015 USFS 163
75 Goodbye Fire 2015 FWS 161
76 Short-tailed shrew 2017 FWS 161
77 C64A 2017 USFS 153
78 Carpenter 2008 USFS 149
79 East Cove 1 2014 FWS 147
80 Bayou 2024 USFS 145
81 Spring 2024 USFS 145
82 Compartment 38 North 2019 USFS 143
83 Bailey 2022 USFS 142
84 Range 42 2001 USFS 136
85 Cluster 2017 USFS 135
86 Segette 1994 NPS 131
87 C-256 2015 USFS 125
88 THREAT 3 FIRE 2013 FWS 124
89 LABBR-FY19-RX-Mossler L 2019 FWS 117
90 Pelt 2022 USFS 113
91 Ammo 2020 USFS 112
92 Sunday 2016 USFS 112
93 GOOSE FIRE 2013 FWS 111
94 Black Mountain 2015 USFS 111
95 Muskrat Fire 2017 FWS 109
96 Caroline 2023 USFS 108
97 Hardshell 2020 USFS 108
98 LABBR-FY19-RX-Oaklawn I 2019 FWS 99
99 Dove Field 2000 USFS 97
100 Round About 2018 USFS 96
101 Choctaw 2023 USFS 94
102 Pocket Gopher 2017 FWS 93
103 Concrete 2016 USFS 92
104 WALKINGSTICK 2010 FWS 91
105 404 2015 USFS 91
106 LABSR-FY19-RX-Bayou Sauvage Unit 7B 2019 FWS 91
107 Crows Nest 2009 USFS 89
108 COTO PLOT WF 1 2023 FWS 87
109 Dumas Wise Road 2020 FWS 87
110 Cavity 2018 FWS 85
111 LABBR-FY19-RX-Mossler N 2019 FWS 84
112 State 2 2000 USFS 83
113 Castor Plunge 2019 USFS 81
114 McBranch 2023 USFS 79
115 LABSR-FY19-RX-Unit 7c West-Bayou Sauvage 2019 FWS 79
116 LABBR-FY19-RX-Goosepoint D 2019 FWS 78
117 IUA Fullerton 8 R 41 2020 USFS 77
118 Black Neck Stilt 2018 FWS 77
119 C-122 2015 USFS 76
120 Nutria 2016 PRI 73
121 Leaf 2019 USFS 72
122 Snow Miller 2000 USFS 71
123 Godwinn 2022 USFS 70
124 Range 3 2015 USFS 70
125 Range 12 2020 USFS 65
126 Threat 1 Fire 2014 PRI 64
127 Comp 40 2020 USFS 63
128 Six Mile 2020 USFS 62
129 Glade Branch 1997 USFS 61
130 Missed Fire 2016 FWS 59
131 LABCR-FY19-RX-Bogue Chitto B 2019 FWS 58
132 Cravens 2022 USFS 58
133 MURPHEY 2010 FWS 55
134 Campfire House 2016 USFS 55
135 112A 2016 USFS 54
136 Calcote 1997 USFS 54
137 Threat 3 2016 PRI 53
138 LABCR-FY19-RX-BogueChitto A 2019 FWS 53
139 Lake Too 2010 USFS 52
140 IUA MPRC 936 2020 USFS 50
141 Chere 2020 FWS 49
142 THREAT 4 FIRE 2013 FWS 49
143 Red Oak 2022 USFS 48
144 Safe 2018 USFS 46
145 LABBR-FY19-RX-Mossler S 2019 FWS 46
146 ARFSR-FY19-RX-Dar 2-2 2019 FWS 45
147 Range 8 A 2020 USFS 45
148 Rustville 2022 USFS 45
149 Little Creek 2018 USFS 44
150 Brushy 2016 USFS 44
151 Whiskey Chitto 2000 USFS 43
152 Gadwall Fire 2014 FWS 43
153 Claiborne 2019 USFS 42
154 Black Mountian 2022 USFS 42
155 Lookout 2023 USFS 41
156 Dense 2023 USFS 41
157 IUA MPRC 2020 USFS 40
158 Shadow 2019 USFS 40
159 Smoke Grenade 2019 USFS 39
160 Road 421 2015 USFS 38
161 South End 2014 PRI 36
162 SPOONBILL 2011 FWS 36
163 Long 2016 USFS 35
164 Beach 2020 USFS 35
165 Cypress 2023 USFS 34
166 SAPSUCKER 2024 FWS 34
167 Range Two 2022 USFS 33
168 Night 2021 USFS 32
169 Government Pond 2015 USFS 31
170 IUA Zion Hills one 2020 USFS 31
171 FIRST OTTER 2006 FWS 31
172 IUA F8 Range 41 2020 USFS 30
173 Hilltop 2023 USFS 30
174 Rattlesnake 2023 USFS 29
175 Markee 2024 USFS 28
176 RCW 156 2000 USFS 27
177 2 Dog 2016 USFS 26
178 East Cove 3 2014 FWS 26
179 Gum 2022 USFS 26
180 MaxLight 2018 FWS 25
181 IUA Zion Hills 3 2020 USFS 25
182 032 1985 USFS 25
183 Cedar Bayou Fire 2015 FWS 25
184 THREAT 5 FIRE 2013 FWS 25
185 FY11 BARRINGER ROAD 2010 FWS 24
186 A-PELT 2020 USFS 23
187 COMIER EASEMENT 2010 2010 FWS 23
188 Boy Scout 2020 USFS 23
189 GERONIMEAUX 2011 FWS 23
190 Old River Fire 2015 FWS 23
191 Rusty Tank 2019 USFS 22
192 Mud 2022 USFS 22
193 Cloud Crossing 2010 USFS 22
194 LASBR-FY19-RX-1-Central Canal Road 2019 FWS 22
195 Range 2.2 2020 USFS 21
196 IUA Fullerton8 Range 41 2020 USFS 20
197 Little Bushy 2019 USFS 20
198 IUA Fullerton9 MVillage 2020 USFS 20
199 Mill Branch 2013 FWS 20
200 Potato Farm 2018 USFS 20