Top Ten Largest Wildfires in United States History
Here is the list of the top ten largest wildfires in United States history by acreage:
10
Sweat Farm Road/Big Turnaround Complex Fire
Georgia – 2007 – 468,000 acres
9
Florence/Sour Biscuit Complex Fire
Oregon – 2002 – 499,000 acres
8
Bighorn Fire
Wyoming – 1876 – 500,000 acres
7
Wallow Fire
Arizona, New Mexico – 2011 – 538, 000 acres
6
Murphy Complex Fire
Idaho, Nevada – 2007 – 653,100 acres
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5
Yellowstone Fires of 1988
Yellowstone – 1988 – 793,000 acres
4
Peshtigo Fire
Wisconsin – 1871 – 1,200,000 acres
3
Taylor Complex Fire
Alaska – 2004 – 1,305,000 acres
2
Summer 2008 Wildfires
California – 2008 – 1,557,000 acres
1
Great Fire of 1910
Idaho, Montana, Washington – 1910 – 3,000,000 acres
Source: Wikipedia