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2017 fire year

2,664 2017 wildfires

7,714,150 acres burned across 14 states. Top 200 listed below by acres burned.

Perimeters
2,664
documented in 2017
Acres burned
7,714,150
cumulative
States affected
14
at least 1 perimeter
Largest fire
281,791
THOMAS
01 Where it burned

States hit hardest in 2017

StatePerimetersAcresState history
CA 44 1,998,070 All CA fires →
MT 26 1,010,147 All MT fires →
NV 23 842,537 All NV fires →
OR 25 672,955 All OR fires →
AK 21 654,202 All AK fires →
ID 13 394,662 All ID fires →
AZ 11 305,443 All AZ fires →
WA 9 300,244 All WA fires →
UT 6 160,830 All UT fires →
GA 1 152,528 All GA fires →
NM 9 92,409 All NM fires →
FL 3 78,651 All FL fires →
CO 4 47,254 All CO fires →
TX 1 14,241 All TX fires →
02 The fires

Top 200 wildfires of 2017

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

#NameStateAgencyAcres
1 THOMAS CA USFS 281,791
2 Thomas CA BLM 281,790
3 Lodgepole Complex MT BLM 271,421
4 Roosters Comb NV BLM 204,879
5 Chetco Bar OR BLM 190,525
6 Rice Ridge MT USFS 160,002
7 Snowstorm NV BLM 154,454
8 West Mims GA FWS 152,528
9 Diamond Creek WA USFS 126,836
10 SartinDraw MT USFS 99,714
11 Truckee NV BLM 98,960
12 Campbell River AK BLM 93,520
13 OAK CA USFS 91,125
14 ECLIPSE COMPLEX CA BIA 90,864
15 Highline ID USFS 89,392
16 Long Valley CA BLM 83,581
17 DETWILER CA USFS 81,826
18 Detwiler CA BLM 81,826
19 White Mountain Creek AK BLM 78,858
20 Brianhead UT BLM 71,673
21 WALLOW CA USFS 63,785
22 Nuns CA BLM 56,556
23 NUNS CA USFS 55,798
24 Powerline ID BLM 55,529
25 Dry Gulch NV BLM 55,329
26 Nowitna AK BLM 55,274
27 Lolo Peak MT USFS 53,801
28 Cinder Butte OR BLM 52,436
29 ATLAS CA USFS 51,625
30 GARZA CA USFS 48,887
31 Garza CA BLM 48,886
32 Powerline ID BLM 48,629
33 DTAW Oklahoma Impact Area Rx AK BLM 48,549
34 Frye AZ USFS 48,443
35 Eagle Creek OR USFS 48,227
36 Sawmill AZ BLM 47,027
37 Sawmill AZ USFS 47,027
38 Bear Mountain AK BLM 46,715
39 STEELE CA USFS 45,704
40 Atlas CA BLM 42,349
41 Boulder Creek AK BLM 40,906
42 Earthstone NV BLM 40,261
43 Helmet AK BLM 40,201
44 Tohakum 2 NV BIA 39,863
45 JOLLY MOUNTAIN WA USFS 36,817
46 Tubbs CA BLM 36,807
47 TUBBS CA USFS 36,702
48 PIER CA USFS 36,619
49 Pier CA BIA 36,619
50 MENDOCINO LAKE COMPLEX CA BIA 36,525
51 Redwood CA BLM 36,523
52 Shoestring ID BLM 35,704
53 Davis UT BLM 35,404
54 Little Hogback MT USFS 34,508
55 Brooklyn AZ BLM 33,569
56 Blanket Creek OR BLM 33,217
57 Abney OR BLM 32,903
58 Lois Creek AK BLM 32,715
59 Silver Dollar WA BLM 31,746
60 Blanket Creek OR NPS 31,487
61 Happy Dog OR USFS 31,449
62 Silver Dollar WA BLM 30,974
63 COVE CA USFS 30,891
64 Cove CA BLM 30,891
65 Bearskin ID USFS 30,305
66 Dragonfly FL BIA 30,277
67 Alice Creek MT BLM 29,271
68 Sutherland Canyon WA BLM 29,066
69 Witten MT BIA 28,950
70 Alice Creek MT USFS 28,877
71 ALAMO CA USFS 28,834
72 Alamo CA BLM 28,834
73 Liberty MT USFS 28,686
74 Goodwin AZ BLM 28,529
75 Draw NV BLM 27,467
76 Burro AZ USFS 27,238
77 Hanover ID USFS 26,578
78 Parliament WF FL NPS 26,392
79 Sunrise MT USFS 26,259
80 Tabor Flats NV BLM 25,380
81 Sheep Gap MT USFS 24,794
82 Caribou MT USFS 24,764
83 0843 CS MILLI OR USFS 24,029
84 Ammerman Creek AK BLM 23,964
85 Forty and One Half AK BLM 23,820
86 Bravo17 NV BLM 23,332
87 MM 155 NV BLM 22,361
88 Lockwood AK BLM 22,234
89 Scalp MT USFS 22,142
90 East Fork MT BIA 22,004
91 Cowbell FL NPS 21,981
92 Cedar Mountain UT BLM 21,372
93 HAYPRESS CA USFS 21,318
94 Corral NM USFS 20,501
95 MooseCreek1 ID USFS 20,221
96 Khotol AK BLM 20,132
97 WestFork MT USFS 20,083
98 Broken Lookout OR BLM 19,093
99 Dead Dog CO BLM 18,839
100 Centennial ID BLM 18,660
101 R-4 Parsnip CA BLM 18,602
102 HELENA CA USFS 18,494
103 Bowden OR BLM 18,477
104 WHITTIER CA USFS 18,412
105 WHITTIER CA BIA 18,412
106 Seperation OR USFS 18,097
107 YTA Stuart Creek IA Grass Rx AK BLM 18,095
108 Hyde AZ USFS 18,072
109 Strawberry MT USFS 18,019
110 Park MT USFS 17,982
111 Helena CA BLM 17,972
112 Boundary AZ USFS 17,818
113 Deer Park ID BLM 17,588
114 East Saddle WA BOR 17,449
115 Pocket CA BLM 17,359
116 Ibex ID USFS 16,867
117 Pitka Fork AK DVF 16,824
118 Little Yetna River AK DVF 16,514
119 Tungsten NV BLM 16,455
120 Horse Prairie OR BLM 16,432
121 Toik Hill AK BLM 16,003
122 Deep Creek MT USFS 15,884
123 Spruce Lake OR NPS 15,837
124 SCHAEFFER CA USFS 15,833
125 CREEK CA C&L 15,619
126 Poker Brown NV BLM 15,532
127 Snake Ridge AZ USFS 15,333
128 Delano NV BLM 15,264
129 Happy Dog OR BLM 15,252
130 Lizard AZ USFS 15,230
131 Rhoades Canyon OR NPS 15,175
132 Rhodes Canyon OR BLM 15,148
133 Lone Pine ID USFS 15,084
134 Limerick NV BLM 14,592
135 Cane TX NPS 14,241
136 Happy Dog OR BLM 14,064
137 Ball Creek AK DVF 13,924
138 MoosePeak MT USFS 13,909
139 Cottonwood NV BLM 13,260
140 Wildcat UT BLM 13,176
141 American Creek AK DVF 12,945
142 GibralterRidge MT USFS 12,940
143 Peekaboo CO BLM 12,861
144 Black Point NV BLM 12,594
145 Rat Creek AK BLM 12,510
146 821 OR BLM 12,415
147 RAILROAD CA USFS 12,371
148 Hidden ID USFS 12,261
149 Nonvalnuk AK BLM 12,156
150 Kerr NM USFS 11,886
151 Grass Valley NV BLM 11,581
152 Whitewater OR USFS 11,513
153 Tidwell — BLM 11,285
154 Elm CA BLM 11,147
155 Baca NM USFS 11,145
156 Tank Hollow UT USFS 11,067
157 17 Donut Hole — NPS 11,054
158 Crucifixion MT USFS 11,010
159 Reef MT USFS 10,660
160 Emerson OR BLM 10,618
161 0638 RN EMERSON OR USFS 10,618
162 July Fire MT BLM 10,542
163 Timber Peak NV BLM 10,533
164 Glade 3 WA BLM 10,409
165 JONES OR USFS 10,221
166 Dune NV BLM 9,873
167 Straw NM USFS 9,361
168 Tiffany NM BLM 9,199
169 CANYON II CA USFS 9,198
170 CEDAR CA USFS 9,129
171 Slinkard CA BLM 9,096
172 Trinity NV BLM 8,896
173 UNO PEAK WA USFS 8,746
174 Horn Butte OR BLM 8,726
175 Rebel Fire OR USFS 8,709
176 Empire CA NPS 8,582
177 EMPIRE CA USFS 8,578
178 Tiffany NM PRI 8,365
179 South Fork Salcha AK DVF 8,344
180 Goat Creek MT USFS 8,289
181 TL Pup OR USFS 8,288
182 Sutherland Canyon WA BLM 8,201
183 Stream UT BLM 8,139
184 1026 — BLM 8,043
185 Sand Point ID BLM 7,843
186 Crying MT FWS 7,818
187 Crying Fire MT BLM 7,818
188 Yooper — BLM 7,817
189 Winter Valley CO NPS 7,777
190 Winter Valley CO BLM 7,777
191 PARKER2 CA USFS 7,693
192 South Fork CA NPS 7,564
193 Round NM USFS 7,524
194 Oil Well NV BLM 7,467
195 Bonita NM USFS 7,426
196 Truckee NV BIA 7,241
197 Pinal AZ USFS 7,156
198 LA TUNA CA USFS 7,051
199 Hondito NM USFS 7,001
200 Phoenix NV BLM 6,965