309 TN wildfires on record

62,676 acres burned across 9 decades. Top 200 perimeters listed below by acres.

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Perimeters

309

all years

Acres burned

62,676

cumulative

Decades

at least 1 perimeter

Largest fire

15,643

Chimney Tops 2

01 Decade by decade

TN wildfire history, by decade

Decade	Fires	Acres
2020s	38	6,960
2010s	45	26,610
2000s	31	19,083
1990s	7	757
1980s	32	5,593
1970s	18	1,212
1960s	6	192
1950s	9	731
1940s	14	1,217

02 The fires

Top 200 largest TN fires

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

#	Name	Year	Agency	Acres
1	Chimney Tops 2	2016	NPS	15,643
2	SHARP	2001	NPS	6,705
3	Halls Top	2016	USFS	2,463
4	GREEN MTN	2001	NPS	2,288
5	DARROW RDG	2000	NPS	2,265
6	Stony Ridge	2009	NPS	2,191
7	LAUREL RDG	1987	NPS	1,969
8	Railroad Grade	2016	USFS	1,746
9	SHOP	1988	NPS	1,303
10	State Line	2016	USFS	1,238
11	Buck Shank	2007	NPS	943
12	Chilly Spring Knob	2006	NPS	906
13	Divide Road RX	2023	NPS	893
14	TUNNEL	2001	NPS	823
15	Cobbly Nob	2016	NPS	764
16	Darrow Ridge FY22	2022	NPS	760
17	CAMPBRANCH	2000	NPS	671
18	Quarry Creek	2016	USFS	652
19	Buck Bald	2023	USFS	573
20	Chimney Rock	2016	NPS	554
21	Tweed	2023	USFS	538
22	HICKORY	1986	NPS	535
23	FORNEY CR	1998	NPS	457
24	POWERLINE	2003	NPS	449
25	CANEBRAKE	1980	NPS	423
26	RICH MTN	1942	NPS	400
27	Wolf Creek	2016	USFS	374
28	PEACHTREE	1971	NPS	355
29	RX - Primitive Baptist	2021	NPS	338
30	Ogle Hollow	2008	NPS	331
31	Beard Cane Gap	2011	NPS	316
32	Parker Mtn 2	2007	NPS	315
33	Sciota Road	2016	USFS	314
34	RICH	1987	NPS	300
35	RX - Maple Branch	2023	NPS	297
36	Neddy	2023	USFS	293
37	RX - Cemetery Marsh	2023	NPS	291
38	ROLAND CRE	1952	NPS	289
39	Calderwood Fire	2010	NPS	287
40	Raccoon Mountain	2016	USFS	282
41	RX - Cades Cove Increase Fields	2020	NPS	270
42	RX - Tipton Oliver	2023	NPS	257
43	ROUND TOP	1944	NPS	232
44	RX - East Branch Shiloh Creek	2023	NPS	232
45	Gladys Branch	2016	NPS	230
46	SHAW GRAVE	1942	NPS	230
47	Powerhouse	2023	USFS	229
48	Smokemont	2007	NPS	229
49	COVE MTN	1976	NPS	202
50	Rattlesnake Hollow	2016	USFS	202
51	RX - Wear Cove Gap	2021	NPS	180
52	Cattail 2	2007	NPS	178
53	ROUNDTOP	1987	NPS	176
54	RX - Northern Spain	2022	NPS	165
55	RX - Sparks	2022	NPS	164
56	GRAVE GAP	2004	NPS	163
57	REDMAN	1988	NPS	161
58	RX - Dill Branch	2021	NPS	161
59	Big Poplar	2016	USFS	159
60	RX - Middle Branch Shiloh Creek	2023	NPS	144
61	Newtie King RX	2022	NPS	137
62	Happy Valley Ridge	2016	NPS	134
63	Mill Seat Creek	2007	NPS	126
64	Kituwah WF	2014	NPS	122
65	PANTHER	1952	NPS	119
66	MINGUS CRK	1976	NPS	116
67	NEBO	1969	NPS	116
68	JOE	2001	NPS	111
69	Bullet	2023	USFS	107
70	BLAIR GAP	1984	NPS	99
71	Shook Branch	2016	USFS	98
72	COLLINS 2	1999	NPS	98
73	FOX BRANCH	1942	NPS	98
74	Starlight	2016	USFS	97
75	Anrold Potter	2016	NPS	97
76	RX - Cable House	2022	NPS	97
77	MT STERLIN	1971	NPS	91
78	Old Wood Lane	2016	USFS	91
79	White Cliffs	2016	USFS	89
80	SLATY	1987	NPS	87
81	Pinball	2016	USFS	85
82	CALDERWOOD	1952	NPS	84
83	REVENUE HI	1976	NPS	80
84	CARR CREEK	1978	NPS	80
85	Miller Cove	2023	USFS	78
86	Ball Play	2024	USFS	77
87	Fork Ridge	2024	USFS	74
88	PILKEY	1952	NPS	70
89	Twenty Mile	2011	NPS	70
90	BISO Grassland Restoration FY21	2021	NPS	68
91	BAREHEAD	1992	NPS	68
92	RX - Cades Cove Methodist	2020	NPS	67
93	MONTVALE	1988	NPS	66
94	Dark Hollow	2016	USFS	65
95	Hartford Road	2024	USFS	63
96	Tar Kiln	2008	NPS	63
97	Smoky Branch	2016	USFS	62
98	Ivy Trail	2024	USFS	58
99	PEACHTREE	1952	NPS	57
100	Flint Gap	2024	NPS	55
101	ROCKY	1986	NPS	55
102	VEE HOLLOW	1943	NPS	52
103	RX - Southwest Woodlands	2022	NPS	51
104	Parksville Lake	2023	USFS	50
105	PROCTOR	1951	NPS	49
106	VEE HOLLOW	1943	NPS	48
107	Greene Mtn Road	2024	USFS	45
108	BARNES VLY	1976	NPS	45
109	WATERVILLE	1979	NPS	45
110	BIGRIDGE	1994	NPS	44
111	Hogum Hollow	2023	USFS	44
112	STACK	1995	NPS	43
113	FHPW SURVEY	2007	NPS	42
114	RICH GAP	1983	NPS	42
115	HEINTOOGA	1987	NPS	42
116	Turkey	2016	USFS	40
117	Purchase Knob	2007	NPS	38
118	SHOP CRK	1976	NPS	38
119	BRYSONPLA	1986	NPS	36
120	Happy Valley	2007	NPS	35
121	CHILHOWEE1	1952	NPS	34
122	Childers Kudzu	2016	USFS	34
123	Big Medicine	2007	NPS	33
124	MCGEE	1946	NPS	31
125	RX - Cades Cove Upper Tater	2020	NPS	30
126	RYMER FERR	1942	NPS	30
127	TUNNEL FIR	1980	NPS	29
128	LODGE BALD	1964	NPS	28
129	Cherry Flats	2016	USFS	28
130	Holly Springs	2016	USFS	28
131	Tsali WF	2013	NPS	28
132	SHAW GRAV	1976	NPS	28
133	GRASSY BR.	1998	NPS	27
134	QUEENBRNCH	1987	NPS	27
135	DALTON CK	1982	NPS	27
136	Crawfish Branch	2016	NPS	27
137	RX - Fortress Rosecrans	2022	NPS	27
138	WOLFPEN	1986	NPS	25
139	BEAR COVE	1942	NPS	25
140	LOOK ROCK	2004	NPS	25
141	GATLINBURG	1976	NPS	25
142	NARROWS	1980	NPS	25
143	Tree Blind	2017	NPS	24
144	Long Bunk	2006	NPS	24
145	Smokemont	2001	NPS	23
146	BEARS COVE	1945	NPS	23
147	COOPER CMP	1976	NPS	23
148	129 fire	2002	NPS	22
149	Boogertown Fire	2010	NPS	21
150	COOPERS CR	1999	NPS	20
151	ELLIS BUTT	1974	NPS	20
152	FLAT RIDGE	1942	NPS	19
153	West Fork	2023	USFS	19
154	WEBB	1987	NPS	19
155	RT 288 20M	1974	NPS	18
156	FHPW OVK1	2006	NPS	18
157	whiteoak	2001	NPS	18
158	GRASSY	1987	NPS	17
159	WOLFPEN3	2001	NPS	17
160	POINT NINE	1983	NPS	17
161	Old Flatwoods	2016	USFS	16
162	MT. SQUIRE	1985	NPS	16
163	COSBY CREE	1950	NPS	16
164	SILERS	1971	NPS	16
165	RICH GAP	1960	NPS	16
166	Wesley Woods	2012	NPS	15
167	CARRS	1985	NPS	15
168	Miller	2013	NPS	15
169	Holly	2024	USFS	14
170	Rocky Spur WF	2014	NPS	14
171	FALL BRANC	1961	NPS	14
172	Horn	2016	USFS	14
173	CIRCLE DR.	1985	NPS	14
174	Miller B	2016	USFS	13
175	Griffith Branch	2016	USFS	13
176	Miller A	2016	USFS	13
177	HUSKEY GAP	1977	NPS	12
178	Hobe Webb Road Fire	2014	FWS	12
179	MATT WELCH	1953	NPS	12
180	Carr Creek	2009	NPS	12
181	Asbury	2008	NPS	12
182	MAGGOT	1986	NPS	11
183	SHEEPBUCK	1945	NPS	11
184	Bakers Grave	2016	USFS	10
185	EARLY	1988	NPS	10
186	LAUREL SPR	1974	NPS	10
187	B HARRISON	1946	NPS	10
188	PARKWAY	1988	NPS	10
189	ELLIS BUTT	1968	NPS	9
190	FALLS	1987	NPS	9
191	BLAIR	1987	NPS	9
192	OLD QUARRY	1968	NPS	9
193	BSP - Big Creek	2024	NPS	9
194	Sawmill Happy Valley Rd	2016	NPS	9
195	WALL	2003	NPS	9
196	PRIVATE	1983	NPS	8
197	KIRKLAND	1971	NPS	8
198	TOMB	1988	NPS	8
199	HENWALLOW	1945	NPS	8
200	Goldmine Trail	2024	NPS	8