Wildfires in North Dakota
Large wildfires have burned 420,920 acres of North Dakota since 1984, 26th among the states.
- 421Kacres burned since 1984
- 108large fires
- 2024worst year, 96K acres
- 26thamong the states for acres burned
2025
- Wildfires on record, by year
Over time
The largest fires
| Williams Co Wildland Fire | 2024 | 67,119 |
| Gap/Rough Creek Fire | 1999 | 53,682 |
| Tenbrook Fire | 2002 | 30,581 |
Every county
Counties with any recorded events, highest first.
| McKenzie County | 100,695 |
| Williams County | 70,429 |
| Sioux County | 65,661 |
| Burke County | 46,570 |
| Dunn County | 30,785 |
| Billings County | 24,031 |
| Slope County | 10,199 |
| Stutsman County | 7,559 |
| Mountrail County | 7,383 |
| McHenry County | 7,110 |
| Burleigh County | 6,880 |
| Rolette County | 6,814 |
| Grant County | 6,215 |
| Emmons County | 5,664 |
| McLean County | 4,499 |
| Ransom County | 4,478 |
| Adams County | 2,943 |
| Benson County | 2,419 |
| Bowman County | 1,648 |
| Morton County | 1,398 |
| Cavalier County | 1,314 |
| Ramsey County | 1,215 |
| Ward County | 1,187 |
| Cass County | 1,141 |
| Grand Forks County | 1,121 |
| Oliver County | 1,062 |
| Richland County | 292 |
| Stark County | 174 |
| Eddy County | 21 |
| Kidder County | 2 |