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2002 fire year

862 2002 wildfires

3,144,052 acres burned across 14 states. Top 200 listed below by acres burned.

Perimeters
862
documented in 2002
Acres burned
3,144,052
cumulative
States affected
14
at least 1 perimeter
Largest fire
500,826
BISCUIT
01 Where it burned

States hit hardest in 2002

StatePerimetersAcresState history
AZ 6 472,663 All AZ fires →
CA 45 407,389 All CA fires →
OR 27 320,453 All OR fires →
CO 22 299,927 All CO fires →
UT 16 214,800 All UT fires →
NM 5 156,386 All NM fires →
NV 10 48,102 All NV fires →
WY 3 25,804 All WY fires →
WA 2 14,412 All WA fires →
ID 7 11,082 All ID fires →
MT 1 5,860 All MT fires →
VA 3 5,679 All VA fires →
NC 1 1,124 All NC fires →
FL 1 580 All FL fires →
02 The fires

Top 200 wildfires of 2002

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

#NameStateAgencyAcres
1 BISCUIT — USFS 500,826
2 Rodeo-Chediski AZ USFS 460,563
3 MCNALLY CA USFS 149,475
4 Hayman — BLM 138,287
5 Hayman CO USFS 137,760
6 Diamond Creek UT BLM 88,421
7 Ponil NM USFS 86,557
8 Sanford UT USFS 73,379
9 MISSIONARY RIDGE CO USFS 70,481
10 Missionary Ridge — BLM 70,481
11 KraftSprings — USFS 69,447
12 PINES CA USFS 61,691
13 PINES CA CDF 61,691
14 Toolbox OR BLM 59,923
15 Boulder OR USFS 48,012
16 Deer Point — USFS 43,363
17 Middle NM USFS 37,120
18 Winter OR BLM 30,518
19 Burn Canyon — BLM 30,322
20 Burn Canyon — BLM 30,296
21 WHITE RIVER OR BLM 28,370
22 TIMBERED ROCK — USFS 27,140
23 TIMBERED ROCK — BLM 27,106
24 CANNON CA USFS 26,684
25 Cannon NV BLM 25,114
26 Silver OR BLM 24,731
27 Monument OR BLM 24,307
28 Eyerly OR BLM 23,110
29 Cannon — USFS 23,020
30 CURVE CA USFS 20,871
31 Wiinter — USFS 19,561
32 Reese — USFS 18,608
33 Apple — USFS 17,465
34 Big Fish CO USFS 17,054
35 F747 OR BLM 16,882
36 Penasco NM USFS 15,014
37 East Fork UT USFS 14,205
38 High Roberts OR USFS 13,540
39 Spring Creek CO USFS 13,494
40 CHERRY FIR NM NPS 13,436
41 Pass Creek WY USFS 13,435
42 Coal Seam CO USFS 12,054
43 Coal Seam CO BLM 12,054
44 Mud Spring NV BLM 10,148
45 Million Fire CO USFS 9,222
46 broad WY NPS 8,782
47 Eagle UT BLM 8,529
48 Slinkard — USFS 8,284
49 Slinkard CA BLM 8,284
50 Flagtail OR USFS 8,146
51 SUDDEN CA DOD 7,503
52 SUDDEN CA USFS 7,503
53 Middle Quartz Mtn WA USFS 7,392
54 James and John — USFS 7,185
55 James and John — BLM 7,185
56 Middle Quartz Mtn WA BLM 7,020
57 BLUE CUT CA USFS 6,821
58 LOUISIANA CA USFS 6,564
59 Hang Dog UT BLM 5,972
60 RedWaffle MT USFS 5,860
61 Easy OR USFS 5,842
62 Grizzly OR BLM 5,825
63 Trick AZ USFS 5,572
64 Big Wash UT USFS 5,300
65 Little Horse ID USFS 5,063
66 Lost Cabin (USFS 17) NV BLM 4,948
67 LEONA CA USFS 4,904
68 Bear CO BLM 4,754
69 Iron Mountain — USFS 4,441
70 Iron Mtn. — BLM 4,441
71 Big Elk CO USFS 4,354
72 Big Elk — BLM 4,344
73 Ellsworth — USFS 4,339
74 Ellsworth — BLM 4,339
75 LOST CABIN — USFS 4,307
76 Acker OR BLM 4,289
77 BOUQUET CA USFS 4,285
78 Montoya NM USFS 4,258
79 ACKER OR USFS 4,231
80 Quartz Mtn — USFS 4,202
81 FULTZ RUN VA NPS 4,194
82 Green Creek — USFS 4,125
83 Hammond UT BLM 3,994
84 North Barcus CO BLM 3,906
85 Cache Mtn — USFS 3,888
86 phlox WY NPS 3,588
87 Schoonover — USFS 3,472
88 BOREL CA USFS 3,418
89 Schoonover — BLM 3,285
90 Price Canyon UT BLM 3,269
91 Furnish — USFS 3,226
92 Furnish — BLM 3,226
93 KASKELA OR BLM 3,184
94 CROY CA USFS 3,007
95 Packrat AZ USFS 3,006
96 Marbleyard — USFS 2,919
97 SQUIRES PEAK OR BLM 2,802
98 ARROWHEAD CA USFS 2,579
99 Skunk — USFS 2,545
100 Dierich Cr CO BLM 2,534
101 Lava OR BLM 2,349
102 Snaking CO USFS 2,312
103 Snaking — BLM 2,312
104 Buckeye OR BLM 2,312
105 Slokumm OR BLM 2,298
106 LONG MESA CO NPS 2,290
107 Springville UT USFS 2,259
108 Bucktail — BLM 2,244
109 Nizhoni UT BLM 2,197
110 SKYWAY CA CDF 2,141
111 SheepCreek — USFS 1,999
112 Deer Mountain — USFS 1,996
113 EAST ANTELOPE OR BLM 1,946
114 Nrthpahroc NV BLM 1,899
115 WOLF CA USFS 1,875
116 Johnson UT USFS 1,844
117 Pony Exp2 NV BLM 1,816
118 Tucker OR BLM 1,775
119 McBee — BLM 1,771
120 PLUM CA USFS 1,762
121 Pickens Fire — BLM 1,707
122 Mud AZ BLM 1,696
123 Crooked OR BLM 1,683
124 CROOKED — USFS 1,594
125 GarCo 4 CO BLM 1,591
126 TROY CA USFS 1,558
127 Cottonwood UT USFS 1,523
128 SIXTEEN CA USFS 1,514
129 BLACK CA USFS 1,512
130 PALISADE CA NPS 1,498
131 PALISADE CA NPS 1,498
132 ANTONIO CA USFS 1,480
133 Long Canyo CO BLM 1,418
134 47 — BLM 1,410
135 FORKS CA USFS 1,388
136 BUCK HOLLOW ID USFS 1,333
137 Kelly Creek ID USFS 1,252
138 Lost Lakes CO BLM 1,172
139 Parsnip NV BLM 1,168
140 STAGE CA USFS 1,160
141 GARNET CA USFS 1,156
142 BUCK MTN NC NPS 1,124
143 Parsnip UT BLM 1,120
144 Horse UT BLM 1,101
145 Pioche NV BLM 1,052
146 TALLOW OR USFS 1,051
147 Tallow OR BLM 1,051
148 Scarecrow UT BLM 1,038
149 VIEUX CA USFS 1,029
150 VIEUX CA CDF 1,029
151 FREEWAY FIRE II CA USFS 1,028
152 PROSPECT ID USFS 1,021
153 SIUSLAW RIVER OR BLM 953
154 Cat AZ USFS 945
155 FIELD CA USFS 937
156 Colt ID USFS 935
157 South Crew ID USFS 924
158 ROCKYTOP2 VA NPS 914
159 Watson 2 — NPS 911
160 EVENING CA USFS 893
161 Springer AZ USFS 882
162 Nelson Fie — BLM 871
163 SHELLY CREEK — BLM 844
164 SHELLY CA USFS 844
165 Oliver OR BLM 834
166 Buckeye NV BLM 814
167 HICKOK CA CDF 776
168 HICKOK CA USFS 776
169 POPE CA USFS 754
170 BOBCAT CA USFS 739
171 Andrix — BLM 738
172 Watson 3 — NPS 721
173 PONY CA USFS 702
174 Banty CO BLM 655
175 North Horn UT BLM 648
176 Webber Canyon — BLM 644
177 GONDOLA CA USFS 643
178 Belmont — USFS 638
179 West Beaver — BLM 638
180 SPI #3 "SOURGRASS" CA CDF 635
181 Andrix#3 CO USFS 609
182 Belmont (Usfs 2) NV BLM 599
183 SIERRA CA CDF 594
184 SIERRA CA USFS 594
185 Halo CO BLM 594
186 Steuben — BLM 585
187 MONROGHOST FL NPS 580
188 ROCKYTOP1 VA NPS 571
189 SCHAFF II CO USFS 557
190 LYTLE CA USFS 555
191 OXBOW ID BLM 554
192 Kirkwell CO USFS 552
193 Kirkwell — BLM 552
194 HUNTER CA USFS 545
195 Silver 2 NV BLM 544
196 SANTA FE CO NPS 509
197 Silver2 — USFS 499
198 BURNS CA CAL FIRE 492
199 Grasshopper OR BLM 490
200 Hewlett Gulch Trail — USFS 484