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2000 fire year

1,035 2000 wildfires

2,779,940 acres burned across 18 states. Top 200 listed below by acres burned.

Perimeters
1,035
documented in 2000
Acres burned
2,779,940
cumulative
States affected
18
at least 1 perimeter
Largest fire
234,315
Diamond Pt Complex
01 Where it burned

States hit hardest in 2000

StatePerimetersAcresState history
ID 20 730,349 All ID fires →
OR 22 293,452 All OR fires →
MT 19 242,832 All MT fires →
NV 24 175,402 All NV fires →
SD 2 83,533 All SD fires →
CA 15 70,348 All CA fires →
CO 10 67,571 All CO fires →
NM 4 61,680 All NM fires →
NE 2 47,042 All NE fires →
AZ 5 45,913 All AZ fires →
VA 2 24,183 All VA fires →
UT 5 19,034 All UT fires →
WY 6 14,753 All WY fires →
WA 1 9,469 All WA fires →
FL 2 3,542 All FL fires →
TN 1 2,265 All TN fires →
ND 1 1,866 All ND fires →
LA 1 1,569 All LA fires →
02 The fires

Top 200 wildfires of 2000

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

#NameStateAgencyAcres
1 Diamond Pt Complex ID USFS 234,315
2 Clear Creek ID USFS 164,755
3 Bear — USFS 145,211
4 Jasper SD NPS 82,295
5 Maudlow/Toston — USFS 81,756
6 JACKSON FIRE OR BLM 80,054
7 MALONEY CREEK — BLM 74,244
8 Maloney Creek ID USFS 73,724
9 BurgdorfJunction — USFS 62,249
10 Stag MT USFS 61,728
11 Jim Creek OR USFS 60,388
12 Little Pistol ID USFS 57,858
13 Aperejo ID USFS 55,279
14 WEST BASIN ID USFS 55,198
15 West Basin — BLM 54,112
16 Twin Peaks NV BLM 47,774
17 POWDERHORN NE USFS 45,766
18 Mussigbrod — USFS 44,061
19 Mussigbrod MT BLM 44,061
20 CERRO GRAN NM NPS 42,990
21 Deep Creek OR USFS 32,678
22 Beaty Butte OR BLM 31,476
23 Camp — USFS 31,195
24 Chokecherr NV BLM 31,052
25 Oneil Complex NV BLM 30,811
26 Mussigbrod MT BLM 25,250
27 TaylorSprings — USFS 23,762
28 Monture Complex MT USFS 23,754
29 Bircher CO BLM 22,428
30 Upper Ninemile MT USFS 19,879
31 Burnt Flats ID USFS 18,921
32 Hash Rock — USFS 18,270
33 Hash Rock OR BLM 18,270
34 PINNACLES VA NPS 18,055
35 Ryan Gulch — USFS 16,663
36 Pumpkin AZ USFS 15,780
37 Canyon I ID USFS 15,110
38 Pumpkin AZ USFS 14,770
39 Coyote — USFS 13,791
40 Coyote MT BLM 13,791
41 Butts Fire ID USFS 13,440
42 Razor — USFS 13,238
43 Outlet — USFS 13,053
44 OUTLET AZ NPS 12,448
45 PECHANGA CA USFS 11,734
46 Mourning Dove UT USFS 11,626
47 BlodgettTrailhead — USFS 11,472
48 MONUMENT CANYON ID USFS 10,916
49 KERN OR BLM 10,825
50 High Meadows — USFS 10,761
51 2 HORSE MTN. OR BLM 10,740
52 High Meadows — BLM 10,719
53 BeaverCreek MT USFS 10,683
54 Bobcat CO USFS 10,668
55 Cow Creek NV BLM 9,978
56 Rocky Hull WA USFS 9,469
57 Tobin MT USFS 9,265
58 Bobcat — BLM 9,124
59 Pad NM USFS 9,047
60 UpperBeaver MT USFS 9,018
61 Pinyon Canyon — USFS 8,871
62 Abert OR BLM 8,835
63 Winter Valley CO BLM 8,601
64 BUSTERFLAT CO NPS 8,494
65 WEINSTEIN CA CAL FIRE 8,284
66 WEINSTEIN CA CDF 8,284
67 HUNTER CA CDF 8,206
68 Swains — USFS 7,809
69 Wall — USFS 7,781
70 Antelhung NV BLM 7,687
71 Ramsey — BLM 7,621
72 Graves NM USFS 7,324
73 Rankin ID USFS 6,990
74 Adobe — BLM 6,858
75 McDonald — USFS 6,820
76 Lewis Creek 2 — USFS 6,623
77 SNIPTON CANYON OR BLM 6,423
78 OLD RAG VA NPS 6,128
79 Cottonwood NV BLM 6,122
80 LittleBlueJoint — USFS 6,086
81 PLASKETT 2 CA USFS 5,812
82 Landowner Mnt — USFS 5,743
83 LydiaMtn. MT USFS 5,214
84 Thirty — USFS 5,141
85 BERRYESSA CA CAL FIRE 4,860
86 HAPPY CA NPS 4,798
87 Crooked ID USFS 4,771
88 Pease — USFS 4,608
89 Cone Mtn CO BLM 4,582
90 Tooke — USFS 4,407
91 McdonaldIi — USFS 4,260
92 Sixmile — USFS 4,234
93 Thorn OR USFS 4,120
94 Milepost_244 OR USFS 4,096
95 Reno Complex (Hungary Valley) NV BLM 4,004
96 HIDDEN CA USFS 3,960
97 Spread Ridge MT USFS 3,727
98 Jungo NV BLM 3,664
99 MORAN WY NPS 3,627
100 Routier MT BLM 3,610
101 SEATTLE FLAT OR BLM 3,565
102 Scandard CO BLM 3,432
103 Elizabeth ID USFS 3,288
104 unknown — USFS 3,248
105 Marlin Springs ID USFS 3,248
106 Carrol Creek OR USFS 3,205
107 Chipmunk — USFS 3,132
108 SAND CO NPS 3,122
109 Snowline — USFS 3,104
110 Carrol Creek — BLM 3,070
111 WILCOX WY NPS 3,017
112 Berndt NV BLM 2,949
113 Fireball NV BLM 2,897
114 Jones Fire (Wna 11) NV BLM 2,869
115 Fenster ID USFS 2,864
116 Arrowcreek Fire (NWS 14) NV BLM 2,788
117 Unknown CA USFS 2,786
118 FatManRidge — USFS 2,727
119 I878 OR BLM 2,690
120 GRANITE CA CDF 2,592
121 GRANITE CA CAL FIRE 2,592
122 PSFRXASST1 — USFS 2,579
123 Latham MT BLM 2,576
124 PLATEAU WY NPS 2,554
125 Greasewood CO BLM 2,554
126 PHILLIPS RANCH NV NPS 2,533
127 ParkePeak — USFS 2,494
128 BoulderHill — USFS 2,481
129 Mussigbrod MT BLM 2,372
130 Packer Meadows ID USFS 2,350
131 HARMONY OR BLM 2,340
132 WALL NM NPS 2,318
133 Kitchen ID USFS 2,296
134 Buck Spring NV BLM 2,287
135 DARROW RDG TN NPS 2,265
136 Cow Hollow UT USFS 2,262
137 Edwards NV BLM 2,239
138 ROSE BRIAR OR BLM 2,226
139 Red Rock 2 NV BLM 2,203
140 Maloney OR USFS 2,197
141 Alvord Peak OR BLM 2,189
142 GLADE WY NPS 2,176
143 Parke Peak MT NPS 2,142
144 NoName — USFS 2,134
145 Buck Spring — USFS 2,130
146 Taylor CO BLM 2,101
147 Parsnip NV BLM 2,019
148 FallsFire — USFS 2,011
149 Lugnut OR BLM 2,011
150 UNLUCKY WY NPS 1,987
151 Bruin Point UT BLM 1,983
152 EarMtn — USFS 1,975
153 C111E FL NPS 1,973
154 Cheyne Rd — BLM 1,948
155 Tex ID USFS 1,926
156 Talkington1 ND USFS 1,866
157 Mm185 NV BLM 1,846
158 CONCOW CA USFS 1,835
159 East Vivian UT USFS 1,834
160 8th Hole NV BLM 1,810
161 Canoe NV BLM 1,795
162 Gregg Cyn NV BLM 1,777
163 Como Escrx NV BLM 1,768
164 Diamond Craters OR BLM 1,758
165 JUG — BLM 1,734
166 unknown — USFS 1,729
167 HARPHAM FLAT OR BLM 1,724
168 BARK CA USFS 1,720
169 Hidden ID USFS 1,717
170 Stateline OR USFS 1,642
171 Price MT BLM 1,625
172 Bigsprings — BLM 1,619
173 Switchback CO BLM 1,589
174 TOWER FL NPS 1,569
175 Longleaf Vista LA USFS 1,569
176 FitzCreek — USFS 1,562
177 Unknown CA USFS 1,528
178 Golden — USFS 1,516
179 Haley Fire — BLM 1,496
180 Willow AZ USFS 1,488
181 Burke — USFS 1,475
182 Rattlesnak AZ BLM 1,427
183 Willie MT USFS 1,413
184 Willie MT BLM 1,413
185 MilesCityCreek — USFS 1,413
186 unknown — USFS 1,406
187 LostForkRidge — USFS 1,405
188 Crow Creek WY USFS 1,391
189 Norton Ridge ID USFS 1,381
190 CABBAGE CA USFS 1,358
191 Tonkin NV BLM 1,357
192 AverageBadDay — USFS 1,350
193 Moose — USFS 1,331
194 Oldroyd UT USFS 1,329
195 TaylorPeak MT USFS 1,311
196 SAWLOG NE USFS 1,277
197 HIGHLANDCR SD NPS 1,238
198 Hayes — USFS 1,213
199 Bunyan Point — USFS 1,182
200 Willow Crk NV BLM 1,176