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2006 fire year

1,378 2006 wildfires

3,910,645 acres burned across 17 states. Top 200 listed below by acres burned.

Perimeters
1,378
documented in 2006
Acres burned
3,910,645
cumulative
States affected
17
at least 1 perimeter
Largest fire
238,463
Winters
01 Where it burned

States hit hardest in 2006

StatePerimetersAcresState history
NV 29 763,013 All NV fires →
OR 23 551,199 All OR fires →
CA 32 462,229 All CA fires →
MT 9 417,988 All MT fires →
UT 21 200,631 All UT fires →
ID 15 191,186 All ID fires →
AZ 7 83,609 All AZ fires →
WY 4 72,023 All WY fires →
NE 2 27,858 All NE fires →
TX 1 22,041 All TX fires →
CO 2 17,318 All CO fires →
WA 2 16,431 All WA fires →
FL 1 13,177 All FL fires →
AR 2 12,879 All AR fires →
ND 1 7,830 All ND fires →
NM 2 5,023 All NM fires →
KS 1 2,380 All KS fires →
02 The fires

Top 200 wildfires of 2006

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

#NameStateAgencyAcres
1 Winters NV BLM 238,463
2 Derby MT USFS 207,238
3 Tripod Complex — USFS 175,141
4 Charleston NV BLM 149,245
5 Pine Ridge Complex MT BLM 114,655
6 Columbia Complex OR USFS 109,259
7 Amazon NV BLM 108,567
8 Chippy Creek — USFS 98,980
9 McDonald — BLM 92,516
10 Suzie NV BLM 78,457
11 Pueblo OR BLM 68,244
12 HAPPY VALLEY OR BLM 65,478
13 BAKE-OVEN CA USFS 65,050
14 SAWTOOTH COMPLEX CA USFS 61,767
15 CHERRY ID BLM 54,396
16 MCLEAN CREEK OR USFS 53,636
17 Tatoosh — USFS 49,569
18 Grandad OR BLM 46,536
19 STAR MOUNTAIN OR BLM 43,232
20 MCCRAE OR USFS 42,612
21 ESPERANZA CA USFS 40,177
22 ESPERANZA CA CDF 40,177
23 Warm AZ USFS 39,112
24 Trail Creek ID USFS 35,284
25 PIGEON CA USFS 35,094
26 Little Venus WY USFS 34,576
27 CANYON CA USFS 34,218
28 Thompson Creek — USFS 33,653
29 Red Eagle MT NPS 32,631
30 CAVITY LAKE — USFS 31,568
31 Dog Valley UT USFS 28,661
32 Dog Valley UT BLM 28,661
33 Hogups UT BLM 28,505
34 UNNAMED — USFS 26,929
35 8 Mile Saddle — USFS 25,926
36 Purdy WY USFS 22,571
37 Potter#1FP (Fain Plant) TX NPS 22,041
38 White Owl MT BLM 21,365
39 Fws 3 NV BLM 21,111
40 Warm Wfu AZ USFS 19,515
41 GASS 3 NV FWS 19,250
42 Fws 9 NV BLM 18,791
43 VEGAS NV FWS 18,542
44 Potato ID USFS 18,225
45 WattDraw — USFS 18,005
46 Spotted Tail #3 NE USFS 17,929
47 Fisher Point — USFS 17,697
48 Kolob UT NPS 17,631
49 HORSE CA USFS 16,678
50 Mountain Meadow-North Elk ID USFS 16,599
51 HUNTER CA USFS 16,234
52 Deer NV BLM 15,698
53 SOMES CA USFS 15,506
54 ClarksCanyon — USFS 15,347
55 Clarks Canyon MT BLM 15,347
56 PERKINS CA USFS 14,923
57 Scorpio UT BLM 14,549
58 Thorn Creek OR USFS 14,527
59 RICO CA USFS 14,509
60 Devil's Den UT USFS 14,154
61 ZAM ASSIST CA USFS 13,969
62 Mato Vega — USFS 13,937
63 Mato Vega CO BLM 13,937
64 Sawmill — USFS 13,918
65 SHEKELL CA USFS 13,618
66 Mudd NV BLM 13,457
67 UNNAMED — USFS 13,288
68 Airboat FL NPS 13,177
69 Jim Creek OR USFS 12,794
70 Twin Lakes OR USFS 12,066
71 Twenty Mile 2 WY BLM 11,639
72 Twin Lakes OR BLM 11,614
73 Boundary ID USFS 11,395
74 I-893 OR BLM 11,324
75 Craters OR BLM 10,769
76 Frenchie ID BLM 10,620
77 Twin Peaks UT BLM 10,204
78 Roberts Tract NE USFS 9,930
79 Oak City Canyon UT USFS 9,740
80 Oak City UT BLM 9,740
81 Gash — USFS 9,626
82 Tarkio — USFS 9,477
83 3 ROCKS CA USFS 9,435
84 Calico CA NPS 9,275
85 Tinpan — USFS 9,248
86 BURNT ID USFS 9,042
87 Dunce ID USFS 8,933
88 TinPan WA BLM 8,548
89 No Mans Land AR USFS 8,403
90 UNNAMED — USFS 8,259
91 UNNAMED — USFS 8,063
92 Flick Creek — USFS 7,883
93 Flick Creek WA NPS 7,883
94 BlackHorseCreek ND USFS 7,830
95 Black Horse Creek MT BLM 7,830
96 Price Gulivson OR BLM 7,824
97 Pocket Complex AZ BLM 7,791
98 Sherwood — USFS 7,378
99 Black Mtn #2 — USFS 7,263
100 Pipeline — BLM 7,219
101 Basque Wells OR BLM 7,202
102 Sarpy Rd MT BLM 7,146
103 Storm Cloud NV BLM 6,864
104 Olinghouse NV BLM 6,835
105 Green Acres ID USFS 6,714
106 Bootlegger NV BLM 6,683
107 UNNAMED — USFS 6,658
108 PassageFalls MT USFS 6,628
109 Puzzle OR BLM 6,341
110 Jackass Flat — USFS 6,213
111 Jackass NV BLM 6,213
112 Potato AZ USFS 6,165
113 Wilson Fire OR BLM 6,124
114 TITUS CA USFS 6,076
115 Linehan NV BLM 5,863
116 Verdi NV BLM 5,662
117 Verdi — USFS 5,662
118 MIDWAY CA CDF 5,540
119 Sharps Ridge OR USFS 5,466
120 Springer NV BLM 5,369
121 Milkshake — USFS 5,325
122 Ranch UT BLM 5,267
123 Kelly MT BLM 5,148
124 Valley 1 UT BLM 5,001
125 UlmPeak — USFS 4,985
126 Texas NV BLM 4,771
127 Tiger AZ USFS 4,674
128 Tamarack WFU CA NPS 4,656
129 Virginia NV BLM 4,602
130 MARTHAS MUD ID BLM 4,564
131 Diamond Craters OR BLM 4,546
132 Sulphur Mountain AR USFS 4,476
133 OBSERVATION COMPLEX CA BLM 4,393
134 Mauricio Canyon — USFS 4,367
135 BALD - SAN RAFAEL COMPLEX CA USFS 4,322
136 Brins AZ USFS 4,317
137 TRAILHEAD ID USFS 4,252
138 Cub ID USFS 4,048
139 WESTSIDE CA C&L 4,025
140 ALAMO NV FWS 3,857
141 UNNAMED — USFS 3,834
142 UNCLES CA USFS 3,833
143 Owens Butte OR USFS 3,777
144 GOODALE CA USFS 3,751
145 Bullfrog CA BLM 3,709
146 Cave UT BLM 3,615
147 UNNAMED — USFS 3,585
148 Cherry Creek — USFS 3,557
149 8-Mile UT BLM 3,548
150 BRODER/BECK WFU CA USFS 3,492
151 4 Wheeler — USFS 3,456
152 4 Wheeler NV BLM 3,456
153 UNNAMED — USFS 3,425
154 Thomas CO BLM 3,380
155 UNNAMED — USFS 3,374
156 305 NV BLM 3,312
157 South UT BLM 3,293
158 Hughes32 — USFS 3,290
159 Magpie WY NPS 3,237
160 Tunnel Road UT BLM 3,201
161 UNNAMED — USFS 3,189
162 JUNCTION CA USFS 3,130
163 Bear Paw NM USFS 3,086
164 HOTLUM CA USFS 3,023
165 Bybee OR NPS 2,938
166 BOULDER CA USFS 2,919
167 St. John UT BLM 2,882
168 Pea Vine Complex — USFS 2,872
169 Bell Canyon NV BLM 2,859
170 West Water 2 UT BLM 2,847
171 Bybee Complex OR BLM 2,846
172 Kicksmiller NV BLM 2,780
173 Brushy ID USFS 2,772
174 Pilot UT BLM 2,761
175 Moon Valley Ii NV BLM 2,757
176 Lusetti NV BLM 2,734
177 Virgin Gold Complex NV BLM 2,699
178 PINNACLES CA USFS 2,506
179 Sheldon Peak ID USFS 2,390
180 Steeler KS USFS 2,380
181 Saddle UT BLM 2,323
182 CigaretteRock — USFS 2,273
183 Cheyenne River — — 2,259
184 BarePeak — USFS 2,240
185 Konnowac Pass — BLM 2,234
186 Lolo Creek — USFS 2,228
187 Covert NV BLM 2,148
188 EMERALD CA USFS 2,131
189 MAGGIE CA USFS 2,098
190 TURTLE — USFS 2,090
191 Chippean Ridge Wfu UT BLM 2,081
192 Thousand Virgin OR BLM 2,044
193 Birthday Complex AZ BLM 2,036
194 UNNAMED — USFS 2,002
195 PEDRO CA USFS 1,997
196 Wedge Creek — USFS 1,994
197 Izzenhood Flats NV BLM 1,967
198 Sage Valley UT BLM 1,967
199 Lightning ID USFS 1,953
200 Rb-78 NM USFS 1,937