Wildfires in Alabama

Large wildfires have burned 166,393 acres of Alabama since 1984, 33rd among the states.

  • 166Kacres burned since 1984
  • 145large fires
  • 2005worst year, 21K acres
  • 33rdamong the states for acres burned

Over time

Acres burned in Alabama per year 1985: 1,312 1987: 5,024 1993: 6,917 1994: 4,293 1995: 1,205 1996: 11K 1997: 626 1998: 4,003 1999: 3,145 2000: 8,645 2001: 2,931 2002: 1,897 2003: 1,278 2004: 4,144 2005: 21K 21K 2006: 19K 2007: 13K 2008: 24 2010: 2,630 2011: 13K 2012: 1,422 2014: 3,582 2015: 2,288 2016: 8,274 2017: 2,643 2018: 3,076 2019: 4,727 2020: 942 2021: 3,791 2022: 6,072 2023: 1,079 2024: 3,959 1985199620012006201220182023

Every county

Counties with any recorded events, highest first.