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2012 fire year

1,511 2012 wildfires

4,940,402 acres burned across 16 states. Top 200 listed below by acres burned.

Perimeters
1,511
documented in 2012
Acres burned
4,940,402
cumulative
States affected
16
at least 1 perimeter
Largest fire
307,083
Rush
01 Where it burned

States hit hardest in 2012

StatePerimetersAcresState history
CA 34 1,177,240 All CA fires →
ID 27 936,513 All ID fires →
UT 24 495,354 All UT fires →
OR 7 348,283 All OR fires →
AK 17 218,506 All AK fires →
CO 11 193,235 All CO fires →
NV 14 184,633 All NV fires →
MT 8 153,054 All MT fires →
WA 5 126,649 All WA fires →
NE 3 70,654 All NE fires →
AZ 4 49,770 All AZ fires →
WY 2 49,389 All WY fires →
TX 3 22,852 All TX fires →
SD 1 9,945 All SD fires →
ND 1 3,317 All ND fires →
OK 1 3,171 All OK fires →
02 The fires

Top 200 wildfires of 2012

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

#NameStateAgencyAcres
1 Rush CA BLM 307,083
2 Rush CA BLM 306,810
3 Mustang Complex ID USFS 287,852
4 Halstead ID USFS 179,309
5 Miller Homestead OR BLM 160,818
6 Chalky — USFS 132,876
7 Clay Springs UT USFS 107,767
8 Clay Springs UT BLM 107,767
9 Barry Point — USFS 92,958
10 Barry Point OR BLM 92,941
11 CAVE CANYON ID USFS 88,943
12 High Park CO BLM 87,306
13 HIGH PARK — USFS 87,281
14 CHIPS CA USFS 76,350
15 Cache Creek OR USFS 73,563
16 Leahy Junction WA BLM 70,839
17 TaylorCreek MT USFS 62,148
18 Lost CA BLM 61,893
19 West Ash NE USFS 56,471
20 Lost Packer ID USFS 53,628
21 JACKS ID BLM 48,924
22 Dry Creek AK BLM 48,154
23 Seeley UT BLM 47,588
24 Wood Hollow UT BLM 47,388
25 BAGLEY CA USFS 46,040
26 Apline Lake WY USFS 45,849
27 Dallas Canyon UT BLM 43,661
28 McGuire ID USFS 43,600
29 Willow NV BLM 42,781
30 NORTH PASS CA USFS 41,813
31 Uvgoon Creek #1 AK BLM 40,347
32 Delphia MT BLM 40,085
33 Porcupine ID USFS 37,439
34 Hobble Complex AZ BLM 34,172
35 Gilbert NV BLM 31,503
36 Ponderosa CA BLM 30,305
37 MILL CA USFS 29,525
38 Mill CA BLM 29,525
39 BENWALK ID BLM 29,101
40 Reading CA NPS 28,073
41 READING CA NPS 28,073
42 PONDEROSA CA CAL FIRE 27,670
43 Pole Creek — USFS 26,579
44 LITTLE SAND CO USFS 24,931
45 Hogatza River AK BLM 23,857
46 Apache Pass WA BLM 23,274
47 GOFF CA USFS 22,267
48 Faust UT BLM 22,045
49 Freeze Out ID USFS 21,496
50 CASCADE CREEK — USFS 20,099
51 Wolf Den UT BLM 20,046
52 MUSTANG NV BLM 19,835
53 Baboon UT BLM 19,779
54 SandCreek — USFS 19,513
55 Mustang — USFS 19,345
56 Dutch — USFS 19,234
57 Waldo Canyon CO USFS 18,248
58 Waldo Canyon CO BLM 18,248
59 SIXTEEN_COMPLEX CA USFS 17,942
60 Sixteen CA BLM 17,942
61 Cedar ID USFS 17,680
62 Wall NV BLM 17,160
63 St Mary's Mission Road WA BLM 16,841
64 RIDGETOP ID BLM 16,619
65 Snake River AK DVF 16,566
66 Kucher Creek AK BLM 15,976
67 Grease Fire UT BLM 15,898
68 Rich Hole (Easter Complex) — USFS 15,667
69 Little Indian River AK BLM 15,278
70 Byrd — USFS 14,858
71 WF HOLIDAY 1 & 2 TX FWS 14,181
72 SOUTH INDIAN ID BLM 14,097
73 Pettibone ID USFS 14,089
74 Pine Ridge CO BLM 13,920
75 STOUT ID BLM 12,768
76 Indian CA BLM 12,575
77 Hanson NV USFS 12,470
78 North Schell — USFS 12,047
79 JAWBONE COMPLEX CA USFS 12,015
80 Brown's Gulch — USFS 11,822
81 Browns Gulch NV BLM 11,822
82 North Schell NV BLM 11,656
83 Alleghany Tunnels (Easter Complex) — USFS 11,371
84 Crane Road WA BLM 11,127
85 EsterLake — USFS 10,925
86 STWEART CA USFS 10,630
87 Stewart CA BLM 10,630
88 Millie MT USFS 10,524
89 Dugan MT USFS 10,474
90 LIKLEY CA USFS 9,966
91 Myrtle SD NPS 9,945
92 Hay Canyon NE USFS 9,883
93 Homer — USFS 9,560
94 Homer NV BLM 9,560
95 WELLS MT FWS 9,465
96 Marie Creek AK BLM 9,044
97 Bear Creek #4 AK DVF 9,001
98 White Draw MT BLM 8,996
99 White Draw MT BLM 8,996
100 CON SHEA ID BLM 8,907
101 Canyon AZ USFS 8,716
102 PineCreek — USFS 8,577
103 MIDWAY ID BLM 8,432
104 I-0233 OR BLM 8,309
105 DTA-Oklahoma Range Rx AK BLM 8,113
106 Shingle UT USFS 8,064
107 Merino ID USFS 7,938
108 Hewlett CO BLM 7,702
109 HEWLETT CO USFS 7,702
110 Canyon — USFS 7,557
111 Barbours Creek — USFS 7,395
112 Egan NV BLM 7,190
113 Church Camp UT BLM 7,169
114 Tre NV BLM 7,073
115 Parish Cabin OR USFS 6,434
116 Uyon Lakes AK BLM 6,405
117 Nekakte AK BLM 6,298
118 White Rocks UT BLM 6,251
119 DITTO ID BLM 6,181
120 SPRINGS ID BLM 6,156
121 Vista ID USFS 6,028
122 Sawtooth — USFS 5,926
123 Poison — USFS 5,910
124 Pinyon UT BLM 5,767
125 Dump UT BLM 5,502
126 Condon Mountain — USFS 5,501
127 Russell's Camp — USFS 5,467
128 DEER HOLLOW ID USFS 5,450
129 DEER HOLLOW ID BLM 5,437
130 BANNER FIRE CA USFS 5,320
131 Square Rock ID USFS 5,164
132 Pony — USFS 5,151
133 Wolf CO BLM 5,126
134 WALKER CA USFS 5,103
135 Shivwits UT BLM 5,035
136 Cougar — USFS 4,739
137 EastFork — USFS 4,700
138 WF FROZEN ;POINT TX FWS 4,661
139 Range — USFS 4,635
140 Buckhorn — USFS 4,628
141 241 WA BLM 4,569
142 SCOTTS CA USFS 4,509
143 Scotts CA BLM 4,509
144 Rhyolite UT BLM 4,358
145 Plateau AZ BLM 4,336
146 MOSS AGATE NE USFS 4,300
147 WILLIAMS CA USFS 4,192
148 SalamanderRidge — USFS 4,168
149 Knifeblade Ridge AK BLM 4,119
150 Juniper — USFS 4,025
151 Grapevine CA BLM 4,013
152 WF UNIT 3'S COMPANY TX FWS 4,010
153 Weeks NV BLM 3,865
154 Otter Creek AK BLM 3,736
155 Ship Wreck — USFS 3,717
156 NELSON (W-1) CA BLM 3,659
157 Nelson W1 CA BLM 3,659
158 Antelope 2 NV BLM 3,580
159 Cygnet WY NPS 3,540
160 Fern Lake CO BLM 3,498
161 Carter Springs NV BLM 3,462
162 Blue Joint OR BLM 3,412
163 Fern Lake CO NPS 3,334
164 DeepCreek2 ND USFS 3,317
165 TINDALL ID BLM 3,223
166 Lower North Fork CO BLM 3,220
167 Lower North Fork — USFS 3,218
168 Kigalik River 2 AK BLM 3,217
169 ChainButtes — USFS 3,212
170 Delta Creek # 2 AK BLM 3,185
171 BAKERS PEAK OK FWS 3,171
172 Shanty Canyon UT BLM 3,099
173 Reserve UT BLM 3,066
174 Reserve UT USFS 3,064
175 Anderson — USFS 2,996
176 GreenMountain — USFS 2,968
177 Hickey OR BLM 2,806
178 Cashmere Mountain — USFS 2,792
179 Midnight Creek AK BLM 2,754
180 GRASSHOPPER ID BLM 2,734
181 OMG UT BLM 2,707
182 EAST ROCK ID BLM 2,689
183 Washoe NV BLM 2,676
184 Buck CA BLM 2,637
185 ROBBERS CA USFS 2,635
186 Robbers CA BLM 2,635
187 MICRO ID BLM 2,631
188 Tank AZ USFS 2,546
189 TURKEY CA USFS 2,530
190 Turkey CA BLM 2,530
191 ChrandalCreek — USFS 2,503
192 Roundabout UT BLM 2,458
193 Kokrines Hills AK BLM 2,457
194 West Mountain UT BLM 2,456
195 Rosebud — USFS 2,396
196 LittleBreed — USFS 2,368
197 LITTLE BREED ASSIST MT FWS 2,365
198 Quail UT USFS 2,217
199 Butte UT BLM 2,204
200 HIGHLAND CA USFS 2,177