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Wildfires in Washington

Large wildfires have burned 7.47 million acres of Washington since 1984, 10th among the states.

  • 7.47Macres burned since 1984
  • 638large fires
  • 2015worst year, 1.11M acres
  • 10thamong the states for acres burned
2025
  • Wildfires on record, by year

Over time

Acres burned in Washington per year 1984: 15K 1985: 40K 1986: 17K 1987: 31K 1988: 82K 1989: 10K 1990: 30K 1991: 34K 1992: 49K 1993: 11K 1994: 82K 1995: 1,264 1996: 168K 1997: 18K 1998: 78K 1999: 10K 2000: 325K 2001: 162K 2002: 38K 2003: 195K 2004: 72K 2005: 123K 2006: 389K 2007: 236K 2008: 108K 2009: 68K 2010: 97K 2011: 24K 2012: 355K 2013: 143K 2014: 139K 2015: 1.11M 1.11M 2016: 290K 2017: 389K 2018: 406K 2019: 148K 2020: 764K 2021: 682K 2022: 160K 2023: 144K 2024: 221K 198419891994199920042009201420192024

The largest fires

Notable events
North Star Fire2015218,484
Pearl Hill Fire2020217,908
Cold Springs Fire2020187,700
Tunk Block Fire2015180,097
Range 12 Fire2016167,703
24 Command Fire2000162,337
Lime Belt Fire2015137,116
Maloney Creek Fire2000131,297
Whitney Fire2020127,885
Columbia Complex2006118,790
Diamond Creek Fire2017117,619
Tripod Complex (Spur Peak)2006115,169
Schneider Springs Fire2021114,703
Mule Dry Fire200090,233
Barker Canyon Complex201285,893
Lick Creek Fire202180,319
Butte Creek Fire201579,362
Colockum Tarps Fire201379,313
Wautoma Fire200777,978
Fawn Peak Complex (Farewell)200377,465
Evans Canyon Fire202076,285
Grass Valley Fire201876,057
Cache Creek Fire201275,463
Cub Creek 2 Fire202174,637
Cold Creek Fire199672,898
Wolverine Fire201566,339
Boylston Fire201866,325
Table Mountain Complex201265,891
Big Cougar Fire201465,339
Carpenter Rd. Fire201562,449

Every county

Counties with any recorded events, highest first.

Wildfires by county in Washington
Okanogan County1,946,151
Yakima County996,724
Chelan County630,159
Douglas County563,813
Benton County501,339
Ferry County463,668
Kittitas County378,715
Klickitat County312,611
Grant County259,065
Lincoln County255,467
Columbia County222,477
Asotin County145,351
Walla Walla County127,642
Stevens County120,991
Garfield County116,686
Franklin County105,309
Spokane County54,114
Skamania County41,414
Pend Oreille County39,441
Whitman County37,181
Whatcom County35,451
Adams County29,156
Pierce County22,084
King County15,963
Jefferson County11,074
Skagit County9,996
Snohomish County9,169
Lewis County6,659
Mason County5,689
Clark County1,740