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2008 fire year

840 2008 wildfires

2,070,092 acres burned across 16 states. Top 200 listed below by acres burned.

Perimeters
840
documented in 2008
Acres burned
2,070,092
cumulative
States affected
16
at least 1 perimeter
Largest fire
163,607
BASIN COMPLEX
01 Where it burned

States hit hardest in 2008

StatePerimetersAcresState history
CA 94 1,053,685 All CA fires →
CO 10 130,952 All CO fires →
MT 2 102,945 All MT fires →
WY 3 77,760 All WY fires →
WA 11 65,974 All WA fires →
NV 6 62,080 All NV fires →
FL 4 51,184 All FL fires →
ID 9 48,532 All ID fires →
AZ 5 21,234 All AZ fires →
OR 6 19,997 All OR fires →
UT 11 13,332 All UT fires →
TX 1 4,914 All TX fires →
NC 1 4,566 All NC fires →
GA 1 2,582 All GA fires →
NM 2 2,492 All NM fires →
ND 1 2,405 All ND fires →
02 The fires

Top 200 wildfires of 2008

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

#NameStateAgencyAcres
1 BASIN COMPLEX CA USFS 163,607
2 Dunn_Mtn — USFS 102,488
3 Dunn Mountain MT BLM 102,325
4 MILL CA USFS 65,882
5 Gunbarrel WY USFS 55,051
6 East Slide Rock Ridge — USFS 54,545
7 East Slide Rock Ridge NV BLM 54,498
8 BTU LIGHTNING COMPLEX CA USFS 53,699
9 BTU LIGHTNING COMPLEX CA CDF 53,699
10 ROCKY — BLM 49,172
11 Bridger CO BLM 46,588
12 Bridger CO USFS 45,816
13 Mustang Corner FL NPS 39,424
14 SOUTH BARKER ID USFS 36,082
15 SHU LIGHTNING-MOON FIRE CA USFS 35,312
16 Whiskeytown Complex CA NPS 35,312
17 TELEGRAPH CA USFS 34,084
18 YELLOW CA USFS 31,933
19 IRON CA USFS 30,660
20 FREEWAY_COMPLEX CA CAL FIRE 30,305
21 SHU LIGHTNING-MOTION FIRE CA USFS 28,330
22 Motion CA NPS 28,330
23 CEDAR-Iron Complex CA USFS 25,392
24 BONNIE — BLM 25,349
25 Mayberry CO BLM 25,310
26 Center Peak Fire — BLM 25,183
27 MINERS CA USFS 24,876
28 HUMBOLDT CA CAL FIRE 23,344
29 HUMBOLDT CA CDF 23,344
30 Columbia River Road WA BLM 22,101
31 Swanson Lake WA BLM 18,057
32 BLUE 2 CA USFS 17,552
33 CHALK CA USFS 16,266
34 CLOVER CA USFS 15,789
35 HALF CA USFS 15,130
36 CUB CA USFS 14,729
37 VINEGAR CA USFS 14,544
38 HAYPRESS CA USFS 13,665
39 Gunbarrel WY USFS 13,098
40 CHOLLA — BLM 12,634
41 CORRAL FIRE CA CAL FIRE 12,434
42 CORRAL CA CDF 12,434
43 SOUTH-FREY CA USFS 12,402
44 Badger Mt WA BLM 11,924
45 TEHIPITE CA NPS 11,648
46 Tehipite CA NPS 11,648
47 SAYRE CA USFS 11,260
48 WALKER CA USFS 11,173
49 Hot Air AZ USFS 9,708
50 LeHardy WY NPS 9,611
51 Lehardy — USFS 9,333
52 Deep Lake FL NPS 8,337
53 PETERSON CA CDF 8,022
54 PETERSON CA USFS 8,022
55 RED MOUNTAIN LIGHTNING CA USFS 7,513
56 RED MOUNTAIN LIGHTNING CA CDF 7,513
57 TA-25 CO BLM 6,876
58 NORTH POLE RIDG OR BLM 6,299
59 ELKHORN II — USFS 6,199
60 JACK CA NPS 6,112
61 RICH CA USFS 6,111
62 JACK CA USFS 6,068
63 Jack CA NPS 6,067
64 Eagle AZ USFS 5,774
65 COLD CA USFS 5,599
66 Elkhorn 2 — BLM 5,454
67 WoodHump — USFS 5,310
68 THREE CA USFS 4,923
69 Polaris TX NPS 4,914
70 ONION 2 CA USFS 4,905
71 Bridge Creek 0741 — USFS 4,889
72 SAYRS 2 OR BLM 4,779
73 CLIFF RIDGE CA CDF 4,658
74 CLIFF RIDGE CA CAL FIRE 4,658
75 St Mary's NC NPS 4,566
76 COWSHED LIGHTNING CA USFS 4,466
77 FRIEND-DARNELL CA USFS 4,112
78 Whitmire — BLM 4,063
79 Silvies River Fire OR BLM 4,005
80 Whitemire — USFS 3,996
81 Meadow — USFS 3,876
82 BROWN CA USFS 3,787
83 CAREY-Iron Complex CA USFS 3,714
84 TROUGH #1-Iron Complex CA USFS 3,689
85 HIDDEN CA USFS 3,686
86 Hidden CA NPS 3,686
87 Frye Mesa — USFS 3,494
88 Porcupine Ranch UT BLM 3,424
89 PONDEROSA — BLM 3,422
90 ANTELOPE CA CDF 3,417
91 ANTELOPE CA USFS 3,417
92 Gnarl Ridge — USFS 3,240
93 Incident 262 WA BLM 3,143
94 MILL CA USFS 3,042
95 Gooseberry NV BLM 3,042
96 SNOW HOLE ID BLM 3,030
97 NORTH MTN CA USFS 2,964
98 OLIVER CA USFS 2,806
99 Hwy 380 — BLM 2,644
100 Green Lake RD WA BLM 2,598
101 41 CA CDF 2,592
102 41 FIRE CA CAL FIRE 2,592
103 South Cut GA NPS 2,582
104 Rattlesnake ID USFS 2,520
105 Bear Mountain AZ USFS 2,487
106 West Camp FL NPS 2,467
107 FALL CA USFS 2,417
108 Brown ND USFS 2,405
109 BUTCH CA USFS 2,367
110 PINE — BLM 2,285
111 Corn Creek UT USFS 2,271
112 Rock Lake WA BLM 2,269
113 Porcupine ID USFS 2,142
114 INDIAN CA USFS 2,096
115 PIPELINE — BLM 2,064
116 X AZ USFS 2,060
117 BOUNDER ROAD — BLM 2,038
118 Middlefork OR NPS 2,027
119 CRAIG CA USFS 2,019
120 SHU LIGHTNING-VENTURE CA USFS 1,911
121 MONKEY ROCK CA USFS 1,886
122 Ruby NV BLM 1,878
123 NAVARRO CA USFS 1,853
124 Dripping Springs — BLM 1,778
125 ANTHONY MILNE CA USFS 1,777
126 Cayuse — USFS 1,776
127 Cayuse WA BLM 1,776
128 Jackass Butte WA BLM 1,764
129 Summit Springs Complex OR BLM 1,720
130 At&t NM USFS 1,657
131 SLIDES CA USFS 1,641
132 Devil UT BLM 1,589
133 HWY 140 CA CDF 1,566
134 BACK CA USFS 1,566
135 Ochocofireuse 0644 — USFS 1,551
136 Snakeweed CO USFS 1,523
137 Snakeweed CO BLM 1,523
138 WEST — BLM 1,433
139 COLYEAR CA CAL FIRE 1,401
140 LITTLE CA USFS 1,399
141 HONEY BEE CA USFS 1,390
142 TWENTY CA USFS 1,355
143 LAGRANGE CA USFS 1,334
144 SHU LIGHTNING-LOWER FIRE CA USFS 1,310
145 Adams AZ BLM 1,205
146 Petersen NV BLM 1,190
147 LOST PIPE CA USFS 1,187
148 SLIDE CA USFS 1,182
149 Elbow ID USFS 1,179
150 AVOCADO CA CAL FIRE 1,175
151 TRAVIS 1 CA CAL FIRE 1,171
152 Doubleday OR BLM 1,167
153 Nach Ranch — USFS 1,116
154 Nash Ranch CO BLM 1,116
155 Warm Springs ID USFS 1,112
156 Aggie — BLM 1,081
157 PARADISE CA CDF 1,072
158 Jordan CO BLM 1,031
159 Spokane Valley WA BLM 1,006
160 MEADOW CREEK ID BLM 987
161 THOMES CA USFS 980
162 East Lake — BLM 960
163 TRAVIS CA USFS 958
164 Radius Rod FL NPS 957
165 AVENAL CA CDF 945
166 DOME ROCK CA USFS 918
167 Lynn UT BLM 900
168 Green Monster NV BLM 887
169 SHANK — BLM 883
170 Alta NM USFS 835
171 PINE CA CDF 815
172 PINE CA USFS 815
173 COTTONWOOD CA USFS 797
174 COTTONWOOD CA CDF 797
175 FOUR MILE CA USFS 789
176 Church Canyon ID USFS 787
177 HUMMINGBIRD CA CAL FIRE 786
178 Gate Narrow UT BLM 775
179 ROMERO CA USFS 766
180 Corner Canyon UT USFS 763
181 Corner Canyon UT BLM 763
182 Spring Lake UT USFS 762
183 Spring Lake UT BLM 762
184 RussianFlats — USFS 740
185 Rattlesnake Point Complex WA BLM 735
186 Mill Hollow UT BLM 694
187 Diamond ID USFS 692
188 Silver Peak — USFS 681
189 Narrows UT BLM 629
190 TumbleCreek MT USFS 620
191 Foam Creek WFU — USFS 602
192 Foam Creek WFU WA BLM 602
193 ELK CA CDF 589
194 Split Top 1 CO NPS 589
195 Little One NV BLM 585
196 PEAVINE CA USFS 581
197 Cottonwood CO BLM 578
198 Cumaro — USFS 577
199 HORSE CA CAL FIRE 576
200 RIVER CA FWS 573