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WV fire history

320 WV wildfires on record

20,654 acres burned across 6 decades. Top 200 perimeters listed below by acres.

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Perimeters
320
all years
Acres burned
20,654
cumulative
Decades
6
at least 1 perimeter
Largest fire
12,325
GAULEY MTN
01 Decade by decade

WV wildfire history, by decade

DecadeFiresAcres
2020s 19 2,968
2010s 18 2,460
2000s 18 817
1990s 48 12,669
1980s 71 1,092
1970s 26 626
02 The fires

Top 200 largest WV fires

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

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 GAULEY MTN 1991 NPS 12,325
2 Steep Valley 2023 NPS 2,182
3 Dry Hollow Fire 2019 USFS 1,289
4 ABRAHAM 2001 NPS 547
5 Castle 2018 USFS 428
6 Unnamed fire 1981 NPS 413
7 Highland 2024 NPS 231
8 North 2017 USFS 193
9 947 2023 USFS 166
10 873122 1987 NPS 163
11 Schaghticoke 2017 NPS 154
12 311 Fire 2018 NPS 148
13 Grinder 08 2008 NPS 137
14 Unnamed fire 1978 NPS 132
15 Beauty Mountain 2021 NPS 132
16 Cortland Road 2015 FWS 114
17 Unnamed fire 1979 NPS 96
18 Unnamed fire 1978 NPS 91
19 Unnamed fire 1978 NPS 78
20 Unnamed fire 1979 NPS 76
21 MILL CREEK 1997 NPS 63
22 834605 1983 NPS 52
23 WVCVR-FY19-RX-Grasslands 2019 FWS 47
24 Unnamed fire 1980 NPS 45
25 Douthards Creek 2024 USFS 45
26 TERRYTOP1 1997 NPS 40
27 COAL RUN 1992 NPS 39
28 Carper Field RX 2021 NPS 39
29 864922 1986 NPS 38
30 GLADE CR 1991 NPS 35
31 853125 1985 NPS 35
32 Hylton Strip 2023 NPS 32
33 FLAMINTURK 2001 NPS 31
34 Blue Meadow 2023 USFS 31
35 CHESTNUT 1995 NPS 31
36 873114 1987 NPS 30
37 Unnamed fire 1979 NPS 27
38 Unnamed fire 1978 NPS 26
39 Hickman Hollow 2019 USFS 25
40 Unnamed fire 1981 NPS 25
41 SUBSTATION 2002 NPS 24
42 Beury Mountain 2024 NPS 24
43 Unnamed fire 1978 NPS 23
44 HIGHLAND 1991 NPS 23
45 Unnamed fire 1979 NPS 22
46 101 2021 USFS 22
47 843116 1984 NPS 21
48 Camp Wood 2020 USFS 20
49 Unnamed fire 1981 NPS 20
50 NUTTALBURG 1988 NPS 20
51 WOLF CREEK 2001 NPS 19
52 Old Codger Fire 2008 NPS 19
53 833101 1983 NPS 17
54 865634 1986 NPS 17
55 Unnamed fire 1979 NPS 16
56 853116 1985 NPS 16
57 BROOKS 1987 NPS 15
58 Unnamed fire 1982 NPS 15
59 Unnamed fire 1981 NPS 15
60 873218 1987 NPS 14
61 FERN CREEK 1992 NPS 14
62 Hickory Nut Fire (VA) 2015 NPS 13
63 Mount Algo 2016 NPS 13
64 POWERLINE 1991 NPS 13
65 PINEY VIEW 1993 NPS 13
66 Soda Lake 2021 BLM 12
67 833103 1983 NPS 12
68 Smoke Hole Rd 2021 USFS 12
69 Unnamed fire 1978 NPS 11
70 SANDY HOOK 1981 NPS 10
71 Skiff Mountain Road 2016 NPS 10
72 Stretchers Neck Fire 2015 NPS 9
73 Unnamed fire 1982 NPS 8
74 HARRY'S 2000 NPS 8
75 HAWKSNEST2 1993 NPS 7
76 Unnamed fire 1979 NPS 6
77 Backus Mountain 2023 NPS 6
78 BABCOCK 1990 NPS 6
79 Unnamed fire 1979 NPS 5
80 Unnamed fire 1981 NPS 5
81 LAYLAND 1991 NPS 5
82 Grape Hollow Road 2022 NPS 5
83 Unnamed fire 1982 NPS 5
84 872101 1987 NPS 5
85 Chestnut 2024 NPS 5
86 GLADECRK3 1991 NPS 5
87 OTTERCRK 1998 NPS 5
88 Panther Fire 2009 NPS 4
89 Unnamed fire 1981 NPS 4
90 Piney Ridge Fire (VA) 2016 NPS 4
91 BENNETT 1997 NPS 4
92 835621 1983 NPS 4
93 GAULEY 1 1990 NPS 4
94 834615 1983 NPS 4
95 COLLINSHIL 2001 NPS 4
96 Tinker Mtn 2 Fire 2014 NPS 4
97 HOTDOG 1988 NPS 4
98 Train Track 2024 USFS 4
99 Unnamed fire 1978 NPS 4
100 Garden Grd. #3 2009 NPS 4
101 Goat Trek 2008 NPS 3
102 Cloverdale Fire 2009 NPS 3
103 Unnamed fire 1982 NPS 3
104 Unnamed fire 1980 NPS 3
105 LEAP YEAR 2000 NPS 3
106 Bachman One 2016 NPS 3
107 OVERLOOK 1985 NPS 3
108 GENTRY 1998 NPS 3
109 CEMETERY 1989 NPS 3
110 Unnamed fire 1981 NPS 3
111 855108 1985 NPS 3
112 ALTEERS 1991 NPS 3
113 Curry Pond 2017 NPS 3
114 RESORT 2003 NPS 3
115 BABCOCK 2003 NPS 3
116 Unnamed fire 1978 NPS 2
117 655 Fire 2006 NPS 2
118 IRISH MTN 1991 NPS 2
119 FAYETTE 1991 NPS 2
120 Unnamed fire 1979 NPS 2
121 NAVAL 1983 NPS 2
122 Unnamed fire 1982 NPS 2
123 GRANDVIEW 1991 NPS 2
124 875614 1987 NPS 2
125 873115 1987 NPS 2
126 873118 1987 NPS 2
127 875636 1987 NPS 2
128 Unnamed fire 1979 NPS 2
129 843103 1984 NPS 2
130 855111 1985 NPS 2
131 Grinder 400 2006 NPS 2
132 Wildrock 2017 NPS 2
133 CLOVERDAL2 1997 NPS 2
134 BUBBACITY 1998 NPS 2
135 LOCKBRID 1 1993 NPS 2
136 ARCHERY 1999 NPS 1
137 MINDEN 1993 NPS 1
138 HOFFMASTER 1981 NPS 1
139 CEDAR 1994 NPS 1
140 HUDNALL 1992 NPS 1
141 Unnamed fire 1981 NPS 1
142 Unnamed fire 1979 NPS 1
143 BEHOLLOW13 2004 NPS 1
144 SAWMILL 1 1997 NPS 1
145 CLOVERDALE 1997 NPS 1
146 ELVERTON 1994 NPS 1
147 GARDEN 1990 NPS 1
148 DOUBLE Z 1994 NPS 1
149 845637 1984 NPS 1
150 865609 1986 NPS 1
151 Unnamed fire 1980 NPS 1
152 Unnamed fire 1979 NPS 1
153 Unnamed fire 1982 NPS 1
154 833107 1983 NPS 1
155 Unnamed fire 1980 NPS 1
156 Unnamed fire 1981 NPS 1
157 Tinker Mtn 3 Fire 2015 NPS 1
158 855107 1985 NPS 1
159 Unnamed fire 1981 NPS 1
160 843114 1984 NPS 1
161 865132 1986 NPS 1
162 Unnamed fire 1982 NPS 1
163 Unnamed fire 1979 NPS 1
164 865648 1986 NPS 1
165 Indian Hill Fire 2020 NPS 1
166 Bull Falls Fire 2023 NPS 1
167 Unnamed fire 1982 NPS 1
168 Unnamed fire 1979 NPS 1
169 Unnamed fire 1982 NPS 1
170 853208 1985 NPS 1
171 SILOS 1993 NPS 1
172 Unnamed fire 1981 NPS 1
173 SURPRIZE 1993 NPS 1
174 Unnamed fire 1980 NPS 1
175 WONDERLAND 1991 NPS 1
176 BEAUTH MTN 1999 NPS 1
177 LANSING 1990 NPS 1
178 Unnamed fire 1978 NPS 1
179 PRINCE 1994 NPS 1
180 QUINNIMONT 1990 NPS 1
181 Unnamed fire 1978 NPS 1
182 SCHOOLHSE 1999 NPS 1
183 BUFFALO CK 1995 NPS 1
184 ELVERTON 1999 NPS 1
185 MEADOWS 1991 NPS 1
186 853111 1985 NPS 1
187 Unnamed fire 1978 NPS 1
188 CALOWAY 1993 NPS 1
189 Unnamed fire 1980 NPS 1
190 Unnamed fire 1982 NPS 1
191 865131 1986 NPS 1
192 833115 1983 NPS 1
193 Unnamed fire 1982 NPS 1
194 Unnamed fire 1979 NPS 1
195 Unnamed fire 1982 NPS 1
196 BROOKLYN 1999 NPS 1
197 833226 1983 NPS 1
198 Unnamed fire 1979 NPS 1
199 Unnamed fire 1981 NPS 1
200 KEENEYS#2 1999 NPS 1