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NE fire history

636 NE wildfires on record

273,089 acres burned across 7 decades. Top 200 perimeters listed below by acres.

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Perimeters
636
all years
Acres burned
273,089
cumulative
Decades
7
at least 1 perimeter
Largest fire
56,471
West Ash
01 Decade by decade

NE wildfire history, by decade

DecadeFiresAcres
2020s 34 40,180
2010s 46 91,208
2000s 31 81,862
1990s 22 11,986
1980s 42 19,519
1970s 23 7,302
1960s 2 17,155
02 The fires

Top 200 largest NE fires

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 West Ash 2012 USFS 56,471
2 POWDERHORN 2000 USFS 45,766
3 Bovee 2022 USFS 18,876
4 Spotted Tail #3 2006 USFS 17,929
5 Plum 1965 USFS 13,235
6 Roberts Tract 2006 USFS 9,930
7 Hay Canyon 2012 USFS 9,883
8 Good Friday 1995 USFS 6,853
9 Red Kate 2019 FWS 5,035
10 Coffee 1987 USFS 4,836
11 STATION 2022 BIA 4,638
12 MOSS AGATE 2012 USFS 4,300
13 201 East 2022 USFS 4,202
14 Plum 1965 USFS 3,920
15 Cunningham 1976 USFS 3,190
16 McIntosh 1985 USFS 3,140
17 Agate Bed 2021 USFS 2,546
18 WOLF 2017 USFS 2,510
19 Boots 2007 USFS 1,856
20 Natick 2023 USFS 1,849
21 Sides 1988 USFS 1,599
22 HAY BALE 1996 USFS 1,493
23 SAWLOG 2000 USFS 1,277
24 Andrews #1 1980 USFS 1,248
25 Blackbird Bend 2017 BIA 1,210
26 Cactus 2012 USFS 1,084
27 Bronco 2024 USFS 1,069
28 NEFNR-FY19-RX-Unit 33_38 2019 FWS 1,023
29 Hat Creek 1972 USFS 992
30 South Falls 1985 USFS 959
31 Montrose 2016 USFS 936
32 DIKE 2023 BIA 842
33 Soske-Bailey 1984 USFS 767
34 MAC 1989 USFS 756
35 20 Carnegie North 2020 NPS 752
36 NERBR-FY19-RX-Harvard South 2019 FWS 713
37 Chat Canyon 2022 USFS 712
38 GAMET 2016 USFS 704
39 PR44 ONG 1987 USFS 702
40 CHICKEN BLIND 1987 USFS 697
41 Longspur 2000 USFS 695
42 VALENTINE SOUTH 2012 FWS 690
43 River South River Middle RX 2021 NPS 684
44 STEER VALLEY 1999 USFS 657
45 Lampert-Wheeler 1971 USFS 644
46 Mogan David 1985 USFS 643
47 War Creek 2016 USFS 633
48 Black Banks Creek 2012 USFS 632
49 Hereford 2019 USFS 598
50 INDIAN 1988 USFS 597
51 indian creek 2000 USFS 589
52 BN-456 1972 USFS 522
53 NERBR-FY19-RX-Funk Mallard 2019 FWS 504
54 EAGLE POINT 1994 USFS 498
55 North Fork 2011 USFS 492
56 NERBR-FY19-RX-Johnson 2019 FWS 416
57 ARISTOCRAT 2010 USFS 400
58 Ft. Pierre Ridings 1994 USFS 398
59 Aristocrat 2020 USFS 391
60 WEST WALL 1984 USFS 377
61 11 North 2020 USFS 374
62 Rock 2016 USFS 360
63 Eagle Eye 2024 USFS 345
64 DUCK CREEK 2009 USFS 343
65 Burning Ground 2003 USFS 317
66 NATICK 2000 USFS 294
67 Double Shot 1985 USFS 290
68 Pony Lake 2024 FWS 283
69 wolf 2003 USFS 283
70 French Fork 2005 USFS 274
71 Steer Creek 2022 USFS 272
72 22 Carnegie DR311 RX 2022 NPS 269
73 OTD 2008 NPS 268
74 North 2002 USFS 259
75 Railroad 1994 USFS 249
76 Sheets 1998 USFS 247
77 CEDAR CREEK 2001 USFS 242
78 MEECHAM 1989 USFS 239
79 Atlanta 2014 FWS 239
80 WAR CREEK NORTH 1999 USFS 234
81 94 2024 BIA 223
82 CAMPBELL 2020 BIA 218
83 Natick 2017 USFS 204
84 ARNOLD COW CAMP 2000 USFS 199
85 steer pasture 1988 USFS 195
86 Duck Creek 1991 USFS 195
87 Stoney Butte 1973 USFS 194
88 Pavlas #1 1974 USFS 194
89 Niobrara 1989 USFS 192
90 STEER 1988 USFS 188
91 South Falls 2022 USFS 187
92 DUCK CREEK 1991 USFS 187
93 Horse MA 2012 USFS 186
94 N. Camp 69 2016 FWS 177
95 WRD-08-87 1987 USFS 174
96 Horseshoe Fire 2021 FWS 173
97 Choke Cherry 2022 USFS 169
98 Porter 1972 USFS 165
99 NERBR-FY19-RX-Weseman 2019 FWS 163
100 STONEY HILL 1987 USFS 159
101 Wild Horse 1993 USFS 159
102 ZIETLOW 2000 USFS 159
103 ROBERTS DRAW 1977 USFS 159
104 DIAMOND 1989 USFS 156
105 NERBR-FY19-RX-Massie West 2019 FWS 156
106 East 40 2017 USFS 155
107 DOBE FLAT 1988 USFS 149
108 PASTURE 28 1987 USFS 149
109 W Joseph 2021 USFS 147
110 Stearns 1974 USFS 143
111 Pavlas 1971 USFS 135
112 Cow Pattie 2000 USFS 135
113 South Fork 2009 USFS 133
114 129 2003 USFS 133
115 Hazlett 1976 USFS 119
116 LINDSEY 1996 USFS 118
117 POWDERHORN 1998 USFS 116
118 NE Diamond Bar 2021 USFS 112
119 River South 2021 USFS 110
120 PONY ROAD 2012 FWS 109
121 BIA 01-21 2021 BIA 108
122 Little Corral 2024 USFS 103
123 Pasture 1 N 2005 USFS 101
124 Allotment 23 1972 USFS 100
125 ENDLESS BLACK 1998 USFS 100
126 POWDERHORN 1995 USFS 100
127 Reservation #1 1973 USFS 99
128 FORTUNE IT 1987 USFS 98
129 Rio Vista 2012 USFS 97
130 Red Shirt Creek 2010 USFS 96
131 Barta Ridge 1973 USFS 96
132 Indian Creek 2 2012 USFS 96
133 West Snake 2022 USFS 95
134 22 Mile 2002 USFS 95
135 Mallard Haven Declared Escaped Prescribed Fire 2017 FWS 91
136 South Fork 2011 USFS 90
137 Tubbs 2024 USFS 89
138 sage creek 2003 USFS 86
139 HIBBS 4 2012 USFS 85
140 Dead Horse 2006 USFS 85
141 Rake Creek 2024 USFS 84
142 SPOTTED TAIL 2012 USFS 83
143 Larsen 1981 USFS 81
144 Fossil 1983 USFS 80
145 A. W. DEINES 1989 USFS 80
146 SAND CREEK 1988 USFS 80
147 Reservation #2 1973 USFS 78
148 Paulas 1984 USFS 77
149 Bennet 2011 USFS 76
150 Twin Mills 2002 USFS 75
151 Cones 2007 USFS 75
152 Steer Creek #1 1982 USFS 75
153 MORGAN 1988 USFS 75
154 Conata West #3 1985 USFS 71
155 DUCK CREEK 1994 USFS 70
156 Round Top 1976 USFS 70
157 FRD-31-87 1987 USFS 70
158 Fugier 1971 USFS 68
159 Natick-Western 1977 USFS 66
160 Ewart #1 1974 USFS 66
161 CONATA WEST 2 1988 USFS 65
162 Burning Ground 2000 USFS 62
163 RAKE CREEK 2000 USFS 60
164 Kaiser 1984 USFS 60
165 French Creek 2011 USFS 58
166 Trotter 1970 USFS 58
167 TON 1989 USFS 58
168 RIDINGS #1 1996 USFS 58
169 Bouquet South 2012 USFS 58
170 Pasture 22N 1980 USFS 57
171 JIMBO 2021 BIA 57
172 Windy Harvard 2016 FWS 54
173 Alum Creek 1992 USFS 54
174 RIDGE 2021 BIA 53
175 Ridge 1991 USFS 52
176 Dismal 2020 SF 52
177 208 2012 USFS 52
178 Jennett #1 1973 USFS 52
179 Rock Bass 2016 USFS 52
180 BAILER 2020 BIA 51
181 Pasture 16 2017 USFS 51
182 Edgemont 2 2002 USFS 51
183 MIDDLE WEST 1987 USFS 51
184 Brady Creek 2016 USFS 51
185 SNAKE 1995 USFS 50
186 Conata 1995 USFS 50
187 Schulburn 1985 USFS 50
188 DEADMAN #1 1988 USFS 50
189 Nelson 2017 PRI 49
190 MALLARD 2000 USFS 48
191 Heutmacher 1999 USFS 48
192 Railroad #1 1970 USFS 48
193 Zebell Table 2003 USFS 46
194 DEADMAN #2 1988 USFS 45
195 MONTROSE 1987 USFS 45
196 Cut Bank 1972 USFS 44
197 Conata 2012 USFS 44
198 Camp 5 South 2022 USFS 43
199 Powderhorn 2012 USFS 43
200 Schulz #1 1980 USFS 42