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2003 fire year

934 2003 wildfires

1,421,173 acres burned across 14 states. Top 200 listed below by acres burned.

Perimeters
934
documented in 2003
Acres burned
1,421,173
cumulative
States affected
14
at least 1 perimeter
Largest fire
107,570
SIMI FIRE
01 Where it burned

States hit hardest in 2003

StatePerimetersAcresState history
CA 61 464,589 All CA fires →
ID 28 140,152 All ID fires →
MT 14 107,898 All MT fires →
WY 8 50,152 All WY fires →
AZ 9 47,927 All AZ fires →
WA 7 33,009 All WA fires →
NM 2 19,107 All NM fires →
UT 4 18,649 All UT fires →
CO 9 15,276 All CO fires →
OR 4 13,218 All OR fires →
NV 4 7,118 All NV fires →
HI 2 7,062 All HI fires →
FL 3 3,658 All FL fires →
ND 1 942 All ND fires →
02 The fires

Top 200 wildfires of 2003

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

#NameStateAgencyAcres
1 SIMI FIRE CA C&L 107,570
2 OLD CA USFS 91,428
3 Farewell — USFS 81,061
4 Wedge Canyon — USFS 53,359
5 Wedge Canyon MT NPS 53,321
6 Robert — USFS 52,744
7 GRAND PRIX CA USFS 50,618
8 Hobble — USFS 38,365
9 Snow-Talon — USFS 37,549
10 Little Salmon Creek — USFS 30,962
11 Falconberry ID USFS 27,310
12 Needles — USFS 21,305
13 Needles WA BLM 21,305
14 COYOTE CA USFS 18,705
15 East WY USFS 18,223
16 ANNIE CA CAL FIRE 18,210
17 Wolf Gun MT NPS 15,247
18 Tobias ID USFS 13,890
19 Gordon Creek — USFS 13,647
20 Ten Cow NM USFS 13,519
21 Slims ID USFS 12,012
22 POPLAR AZ NPS 11,896
23 Pettibone Creek ID USFS 11,833
24 HONEYDEW CA USFS 11,794
25 Sapp ID USFS 11,436
26 CANOE CA USFS 11,044
27 Thomas AZ USFS 10,644
28 Withington ID USFS 10,562
29 PADUA CA USFS 10,458
30 Boulder Basin II WY USFS 10,443
31 MOUNTAIN CA CDF 10,331
32 Two Corral OR USFS 9,969
33 Winslow — USFS 9,550
34 Winslow MT BLM 9,550
35 WEST KERN CA NPS 7,971
36 Gold One — USFS 7,962
37 BIRD_1 CA CDF 7,876
38 Cascade UT USFS 7,829
39 Swain — USFS 7,512
40 Deep Lake WY USFS 6,912
41 Cramer ID USFS 6,869
42 SPANISH CA USFS 6,050
43 Mile Post 59 ID USFS 6,050
44 Cherry Creek 2 UT USFS 6,034
45 Steeple AZ USFS 6,009
46 Harrison MT NPS 5,913
47 DEL_PUERTO_2 CA USFS 5,909
48 DEL_PUERTO_2 CA CDF 5,909
49 CHILCOOT CA USFS 5,642
50 Seco NM USFS 5,588
51 DEVIL CA CDF 5,444
52 DEVIL CA USFS 5,444
53 Tnf Chil CA BLM 5,428
54 Norris WY USFS 5,425
55 Willey MT USFS 5,405
56 GarCo 5 CO BLM 5,292
57 Lizard AZ USFS 5,220
58 Togo WA BLM 5,210
59 Prospect Creek ID USFS 5,162
60 Blackwall ID USFS 5,158
61 BlackwallFire — USFS 5,154
62 Encebado — USFS 5,008
63 Gyp Mountain — USFS 4,992
64 LUHI FIRE HI NPS 4,943
65 JUMP CA USFS 4,894
66 JUMP CA CDF 4,894
67 Boles Meadow — USFS 4,460
68 MUDD CA USFS 4,337
69 CANYON CA CAL FIRE 4,302
70 Isabel — USFS 4,262
71 Poll Haven MT NPS 4,225
72 GRIZZLY WY NPS 4,099
73 BuffaloCreek — USFS 4,081
74 Center MT NPS 3,998
75 18 Road — USFS 3,811
76 LOMA CA USFS 3,739
77 POWELL AZ NPS 3,608
78 Link — USFS 3,592
79 HELEN'S 2 AZ NPS 3,525
80 Hopeful 2 ID USFS 3,509
81 Williams CA NPS 3,472
82 WILLIAMS CA USFS 3,472
83 MyrtleCreek — USFS 3,462
84 Wendover ID USFS 3,439
85 Lime Creek — USFS 3,372
86 OVERLAND FIRE — USFS 3,326
87 Overland — BLM 3,230
88 Overland — BLM 3,230
89 Hamilton — BLM 3,211
90 Fish ID USFS 3,166
91 Maple AZ USFS 2,865
92 KIBBIESUPP CA NPS 2,800
93 rathbone WY NPS 2,753
94 Rathbone MT USFS 2,749
95 Woodenshoe UT BLM 2,718
96 Poet ID USFS 2,575
97 Goshutepk NV BLM 2,574
98 DEXTER CA USFS 2,460
99 PASS CA USFS 2,456
100 Maple Creek — USFS 2,410
101 HOOKER CA USFS 2,376
102 Black Canyon WA BLM 2,274
103 ALBANITA CA USFS 2,223
104 Robb — USFS 2,197
105 Robb NV BLM 2,197
106 Bear ID USFS 2,174
107 GHOSTTOWN FL NPS 2,154
108 Largo AZ USFS 2,150
109 BOLT CO USFS 2,132
110 PANAU IKI HI NPS 2,119
111 Shooting Range — BLM 2,070
112 Farmington UT USFS 2,069
113 HAUSER CA C&L 2,039
114 Maverick AZ USFS 2,009
115 Hamilton — BLM 2,009
116 COONEY CA USFS 1,928
117 Shasta ID USFS 1,926
118 CathedralPeak MT USFS 1,902
119 LOCUST CA CDF 1,899
120 BEAR CREEK WFU CO USFS 1,869
121 North Stoddard ID USFS 1,851
122 GRAPEVINE CA C&L 1,831
123 Brundage MT USFS 1,792
124 Leota Peak — USFS 1,740
125 Leota Peak — USFS 1,740
126 Rush ID USFS 1,714
127 HILL CITY BLUES 2 ID USFS 1,656
128 STAGE CA CDF 1,571
129 BOX CA USFS 1,569
130 Bartlett Mountain — USFS 1,529
131 152 CA CDF 1,507
132 152 CA USFS 1,507
133 NorthStoddard — USFS 1,505
134 HAPPY CAMP CA USFS 1,482
135 Blackwater WY USFS 1,462
136 Crystal ID USFS 1,440
137 Paradise 2 CA NPS 1,297
138 PARADISE 2 CA USFS 1,297
139 Crystal — USFS 1,285
140 Crystal WA BLM 1,285
141 Bull Spring 2 OR USFS 1,268
142 Dotsero Cr CO BLM 1,232
143 Horn Rapids Fire — BLM 1,227
144 CALIENTE CA USFS 1,223
145 RoughDraw MT USFS 1,210
146 Kelsay OR BLM 1,208
147 TEJON CA USFS 1,199
148 SECRET CA BLM 1,195
149 SAGEHEN NV USFS 1,174
150 Sagehen NV BLM 1,173
151 Una — USFS 1,172
152 BRIDGE CA USFS 1,157
153 Maverick CO BLM 1,138
154 Rock Garden ID USFS 1,119
155 CHIMNEY CA CAL FIRE 1,110
156 Square Lake — USFS 1,098
157 Square Lake WA BLM 1,098
158 Texas Mountain Rx CO BLM 1,096
159 Cottonwood Creek — USFS 1,090
160 40 CA CDF 1,057
161 A-3 CA CDF 1,051
162 WHISKEY CA NPS 1,043
163 Cherokee Ranch — USFS 1,042
164 Cherokee Ranch/TBAR Ranch — BLM 1,042
165 WHISKEY CA USFS 1,041
166 no name WA NPS 1,015
167 WHITMORE CA USFS 1,004
168 WHIT CA USFS 1,003
169 Sage MT USFS 995
170 JB CO BLM 958
171 Olerud ND USFS 942
172 KINCAID CA CDF 917
173 Jimtown — USFS 884
174 Bears Oil ID USFS 883
175 Saderbalm MT USFS 858
176 CODFISH CA USFS 841
177 LYTLE CA USFS 840
178 Union WY NPS 834
179 SheepCamp — USFS 833
180 SNAKE/CARGYLE2 CA USFS 826
181 GRIFF WA NPS 822
182 Dirty Ike — USFS 816
183 PACIFIC CA USFS 806
184 Lane Gulch CO BLM 793
185 KIBBIE CMPLX WF CA USFS 790
186 Three Links 5 ID USFS 782
187 LOSTMANS FL NPS 781
188 LIGHTNING #23 CA USFS 778
189 LIGHTNING #23 CA CDF 778
190 Jenkins Cabin OR USFS 773
191 Thompson Springs CO BLM 765
192 PUMP CA USFS 747
193 Pack Creek ID USFS 739
194 Belton MT NPS 734
195 Park ID USFS 734
196 Horse ID USFS 733
197 SHARK FL NPS 723
198 Rhodes ID USFS 715
199 West Moose ID USFS 714
200 COVE ROAD — BLM 714