Wildfires in North Carolina

Large wildfires have burned 650,304 acres of North Carolina since 1984, 24th among the states.

  • 650Kacres burned since 1984
  • 225large fires
  • 1985worst year, 131K acres
  • 24thamong the states for acres burned
2025
  • Wildfires on record, by year

Over time

Acres burned in North Carolina per year 1985: 131K 131K 1986: 6,528 1987: 575 1989: 3,200 1990: 5,673 1991: 2,947 1992: 4,280 1993: 6,081 1994: 30K 1995: 5,202 1996: 2,827 1997: 2,627 1998: 3,699 1999: 16K 2000: 23K 2001: 15K 2002: 8,663 2003: 7,717 2004: 2,476 2005: 893 2006: 10K 2007: 28K 2008: 53K 2009: 16K 2010: 4,248 2011: 78K 2012: 1,303 2013: 2,015 2014: 3,353 2015: 3,114 2016: 95K 2017: 8,382 2018: 2,399 2020: 2,073 2021: 5,339 2022: 8,449 2023: 43K 2024: 5,714 2025: 1,349 19851991199620012006201120162022

The largest fires

Notable events
Allan Road Fire1985110,644
Evans Road Fire200841,542
Pains Bay Fire201140,198
Juniper Road Fire201131,557
Great Lakes Fire202331,029
Rock Mountain Fire201625,266

Every county

Counties with any recorded events, highest first.