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2020 fire year

3,012 2020 wildfires

7,637,052 acres burned across 16 states. Top 200 listed below by acres burned.

Perimeters
3,012
documented in 2020
Acres burned
7,637,052
cumulative
States affected
16
at least 1 perimeter
Largest fire
589,835
DOE
01 Where it burned

States hit hardest in 2020

StatePerimetersAcresState history
CA 32 2,801,478 All CA fires →
OR 17 959,843 All OR fires →
AZ 34 841,073 All AZ fires →
WY 5 412,669 All WY fires →
CO 7 404,701 All CO fires →
UT 10 318,389 All UT fires →
WA 10 275,739 All WA fires →
ID 14 268,163 All ID fires →
NV 16 220,107 All NV fires →
AK 9 150,161 All AK fires →
FL 4 107,753 All FL fires →
MT 10 93,121 All MT fires →
NM 7 87,228 All NM fires →
TX 4 24,922 All TX fires →
SD 1 3,625 All SD fires →
AR 1 2,939 All AR fires →
02 The fires

Top 200 wildfires of 2020

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

#NameStateAgencyAcres
1 DOE CA USFS 589,835
2 CREEK CA USFS 379,881
3 HOPKINS CA USFS 328,621
4 Claremont CA USFS 318,777
5 Cameron Peak CO USFS 208,913
6 LIONSHEAD OR BIA 198,346
7 East Troublesome WY USFS 193,694
8 Bush AZ USFS 193,604
9 Beachie Creek OR USFS 193,565
10 Cold Springs WA BIA 189,911
11 Mullen WY USFS 176,787
12 Holiday Farm OR USFS 173,393
13 CASTLE CA USFS 170,648
14 Slater CA USFS 157,429
15 Red CA USFS 143,997
16 Pine Gulch CO BLM 138,803
17 RIVERSIDE OR USFS 138,151
18 Archie Creek OR USFS 131,595
19 DOLAN CA USFS 124,527
20 BIGHORN AZ USFS 119,635
21 BOBCAT CA USFS 115,998
22 Woodhead ID BLM 96,691
23 PHINNEY LAKE UT USFS 91,320
24 Badger ID BLM 90,143
25 EAST FORK UT USFS 87,067
26 W-5 COLD SPRINGS CA BLM 84,817
27 Caldwell CA NPS 82,018
28 Canal UT DFF 77,978
29 MANGUM AZ USFS 71,484
30 Griffin AZ USFS 61,869
31 Meadow Valley NV BLM 59,290
32 Ingakslugwat Hills AK DVF 54,099
33 SHF ELKHORN CA USFS 51,617
34 Brattain OR USFS 50,952
35 INDIAN CREEK — BLM 48,128
36 LOYALTON — USFS 46,721
37 DOME CA NPS 44,211
38 ROG-South/Southern Glades FL NPS 43,751
39 Basin AZ BLM 38,596
40 Snider MT C&L 34,527
41 APPLE CA USFS 33,236
42 Grizzly Creek CO USFS 32,432
43 LAKE — USFS 30,999
44 Guava FL NPS 30,648
45 Cow Canyon AZ USFS 30,483
46 Blue River AZ BIA 30,420
47 Valley AZ BIA 29,659
48 Sheep — USFS 29,541
49 Kochilagok Hill AK DVF 29,322
50 Blue River 2 AZ BIA 28,063
51 Slink NV USFS 26,763
52 GLADE CA USFS 26,218
53 Cub NM USFS 25,935
54 Moonfish FL NPS 25,855
55 Twin NV BLM 25,782
56 BIG HOLLOW WA USFS 24,996
57 Sawtooth AZ USFS 24,734
58 TAYLOR POND — FWS 24,458
59 EL DORADO — USFS 22,744
60 GOLD CA USFS 22,624
61 Bringham AZ USFS 22,320
62 Salt AZ USFS 21,670
63 KAHLOTUS — BLM 21,573
64 Cassadore Springs AZ BIA 21,444
65 MIDDLE FORK WY USFS 20,519
66 Mountain View — BLM 20,374
67 Rockhouse AZ BIA 19,520
68 BUCK ID USFS 19,300
69 Numbers NV BLM 18,372
70 Good NM USFS 18,095
71 PALMER WA BLM 17,988
72 NEIBER WY BLM 17,546
73 WHITE RIVER OR USFS 17,412
74 Rock Path UT BLM 17,075
75 Valley CA USFS 16,390
76 Rice MT C&L 15,713
77 Taylor Creek AK DVF 15,200
78 Williams Fork CO USFS 14,833
79 VICS PEAK NM USFS 14,690
80 Porphyry ID BLM 14,530
81 Sears AZ USFS 14,477
82 TATHAM CA USFS 14,469
83 Two Four Two OR USFS 14,468
84 Poodle NV BLM 13,601
85 PAIS Front Country S. FY20 RX (ADD-ON) TX NPS 13,340
86 Iwaktok Hill AK DVF 13,030
87 Bishop NV BLM 13,008
88 Wood Springs 2 AZ BIA 12,862
89 Stewart Canyon NV BLM 12,710
90 Knolls UT BLM 12,592
91 HULL CA USFS 12,294
92 Isom Creek AK BLM 12,139
93 Manokinak River AK DVF 12,133
94 Turkey Farm Road UT DFF 11,989
95 Bear Creek MT USFS 11,900
96 Kewa Field WA BIA 11,737
97 Pine Hollow AZ BLM 11,405
98 Tadpole NM USFS 11,402
99 Shissler ID BLM 11,200
100 Luna NM USFS 10,142
101 Calwood — C&L 10,114
102 Thielsen OR USFS 9,951
103 Superstition AZ USFS 9,593
104 HOG CA USFS 9,566
105 Horse AZ USFS 9,540
106 NADEAU CA BLM 9,150
107 Medicine AZ BIA 9,002
108 Devil CA USFS 8,872
109 Big Summit NV BLM 8,461
110 Rattlesnake CA NPS 8,423
111 THUMB AZ BIA 8,357
112 Brown NV BLM 8,266
113 Bridger Foothills MT USFS 8,230
114 SADDLE MOUNTAIN WA FWS 7,714
115 STAGECOACH — BLM 7,602
116 Vilas FL USFS 7,499
117 Ibapah NV BLM 7,149
118 BLACK CANYON AZ BIA 7,146
119 Lost NV BLM 7,115
120 Inchelium Hiway WA BIA 7,104
121 BlueJay CA NPS 6,922
122 North NV BLM 6,882
123 Tabby Canyon UT BLM 6,852
124 Gray Hill UT BLM 6,843
125 Bond CA USFS 6,680
126 Howe Peak ID BLM 6,621
127 2020-Winton Broadcast Burn CA CDF 6,312
128 SNOW CA USFS 6,253
129 CORBIN CA USFS 6,066
130 NORTH BROWNSTOWN 3 WA BIA 5,967
131 Hidden AZ USFS 5,896
132 William — DFF 5,836
133 APPLE ACRES — DNR 5,753
134 Sheenjek River AK BLM 5,736
135 Juniper Butte ID BLM 5,427
136 Yogo MT USFS 5,313
137 Greenhouse WA BIA 5,168
138 LESLIE GULCH OR BLM 5,145
139 Titnuk Creek AK DVF 4,977
140 WOODWARD CA NPS 4,902
141 KLAUS AZ USFS 4,864
142 P515 OR BIA 4,608
143 Connor Summit ID BLM 4,576
144 Miller NV BLM 4,516
145 Central AZ USFS 4,499
146 Meddler AZ USFS 4,452
147 Dry Lake AZ BIA 4,370
148 Drumming MT USFS 4,364
149 State Creek MT USFS 4,350
150 GREEN RIDGE 0684 CS OR USFS 4,338
151 Lone Star WY NPS 4,124
152 RANCH2 — USFS 4,119
153 Range 40A — USFS 4,033
154 Walkin Fire TX FWS 4,016
155 Lake Assist CA PRI 4,003
156 Grouse ID BLM 3,998
157 Sunset AZ BLM 3,964
158 Blue Creek TX NPS 3,949
159 FROG 0657 RS OR USFS 3,930
160 WILDCAT OR BLM 3,915
161 Antelope UT BLM 3,865
162 Medio NM USFS 3,837
163 Drops — C&L 3,828
164 Black Pine ID BLM 3,786
165 BALDY OR BLM 3,696
166 BEACH CA USFS 3,668
167 BENT RIM SD BIA 3,625
168 WF Valentines 2020 TX FWS 3,618
169 Lode Road CO C&L 3,594
170 Izaviknek River AK DVF 3,525
171 Range — DFF 3,499
172 Neals Hill OR BLM 3,393
173 Hill MT BLM 3,266
174 FAWN CREEK CO BLM 3,226
175 DARK CANYON NM USFS 3,127
176 JORDAN ID BLM 3,095
177 Ridge AZ BLM 3,076
178 CREEK 5 CA DOD 3,052
179 Bryan Mountain ID USFS 3,002
180 Bumble Bee AZ BLM 2,994
181 Beaver ID BLM 2,992
182 Crane OR USFS 2,984
183 Poeville Road — USFS 2,975
184 JACKSON AZ BLM 2,948
185 20 Cave Creek AR NPS 2,939
186 East Canyon CO BLM 2,902
187 Juniper AZ BIA 2,867
188 Cottonwood NV USFS 2,817
189 Veyo West UT BLM 2,807
190 MM 49 ID BLM 2,801
191 Eagle Rock Road MT C&L 2,771
192 Mahogany NV USFS 2,757
193 LAURA 2 — BLM 2,721
194 BASIN AZ BLM 2,712
195 Cinnabar MT USFS 2,688
196 Flat NV BLM 2,616
197 Lower Coyote Creek WA BIA 2,582
198 Downey Creek WA USFS 2,571
199 EMIGRANT AZ USFS 2,550
200 Echo Mtn. Complex — DOF 2,522