List of wildfires

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This is a list of notorious wildfires:

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[edit] North America

Year Size Name Area Notes
1825 3,000,000 3,000,000 acres (12,000 km²) Miramichi Fire New Brunswick Killed 160 people.
1846 0,450,000 450,000 acres (1,800 km²) Yachina Fire Oregon
1853 0,320,000 320,000 acres (1,300 km²) Nestucca Fire Oregon
1865 1,000,000 1,000,000 acres (4,000 km²) Silverton Fire Oregon Worst recorded fire in state's history
1868 0,300,000 300,000 acres (1,200 km²) Coos Fire Oregon
1871 1,200,000 1,200,000 acres (4900 km²) Peshtigo Fire Wisconsin Killed over 1,000 people. Overshadowed by the Great Chicago Fire occurring the same day
1876 0,500,000 500,000 acres (2,000 km²) Bighorn Fire Wyoming
1881 1,000,000 1,000,000 acres (4,000 km²) The Great Michigan Fire see also Thumb Fire Michigan Killed 200+ people
1889 0,800,000 ~40,000 acres (162 km²) Santiago Canyon Fire of 1889 California Once reported as the largest fire in recorded California history, later shown to be much smaller
1894 0,160,000 160,000 acres (650 km²) Hinckley Fire Minnesota Killed 418 people and destroyed 12 towns
1903 0,450,000 450,000 acres (1,800 km²) Adirondack Fire New York
1910 3,000,000 3,000,000 acres (12,000 km²) Great Fire of 1910 Idaho-
Montana		 Killed 86 people
1911 0,500,000 500,000 acres (2,000 km²) Cochrane Fire Ontario Killed 73 people
1916 Cochrane-Matheson Fire Ontario Killed 228 (U.O. 400+) people and destroyed both towns, the former burnt again after just five years.
1918 0,100,000 100,000 acres (400 km²) Cloquet Fire Minnesota-
Wisconsin		 Killed between 400 and 500 people
1933 0,240,000 240,000 acres (970 km²) Tillamook Burn Oregon Swept through the same region of Oregon four times
1939 0,190,000 190,000 acres (769 km²) Tillamook Burn Oregon Swept through the same region of Oregon four times
1945 0,180,000 180,000 acres (730 km²) Tillamook Burn Oregon Swept through the same region of Oregon four times
1947 0,175,000 175,000 acres (710 km²) The Great Fires of 1947 Maine A series of fires that lasted ten days; 16 people killed
1948 0,645,000 645,000 acres (2,580 km²) Mississagi/Chapleau fire Ontario
1949 0,004,500 4,500 acres (18 km²) Mann Gulch fire Montana Killed 13 firefighters
1950 0,017,000 17,000 acres (69 km²) Capitan Gap fire New Mexico
1951 0,038,000 38,000 acres (154 km²) Great Forks Fire Washington
1951 0,032,700 32,700 acres (130 km²) Tillamook Burn Oregon Swept through the same region of Oregon four times
1953 0,001,300 1,300 acres (5.3 km²) Rattlesnake Fire California Killed 15 firefighters. Well known textbook case used to train firefighters.
1970 0,175,425 175,425 acres (710 km²) Laguna Fire California 382 homes destroyed and 8 people killed; the largest fire in the state's history until the Cedar Fire
1988 0,800,000 800,000 acres (3,200 km²) Yellowstone fires of 1988 Wyoming-
Montana
1991 0,001,520 1,520 acres (6.2 km²) Oakland Hills firestorm California Killed 25 and destroyed 3469 homes and apartments within the cities of Oakland and Berkeley
1994 0,002,115 2,115 acres (8.6 km²) South Canyon fire Colorado Killed 14 firefighters
1995 0,002,115 7,000 acres (28.3 km²) Long Island Wildfires New York
1998 0,300,000 300,000 acres (1,200 km²) Unnamed Florida 2200 fires, during drought season; burned 150 homes, $390 million timber lost, 80,000 evacuees, $133 million in fire suppression costs
2000 0,048,000 48,000 acres (190 km²) Cerro Grande Fire New Mexico Burned about 420 dwellings in Los Alamos, New Mexico, damaged >100 buildings at Los Alamos National Laboratory; $1 billion damage, worst fire in state's recorded history
2002 150,700 150,700 acres (609.9 km²) McNally Fire California Largest fire in Sequoia NF history.
2002 0,467,066 467,066 acres (1,890.1 km²) Rodeo-Chediski fire Arizona Threatened, but did not burn the town of Show Low, Arizona
2002 0,137,760 137,760 acres (557.5 km²) Hayman Fire in Pike National Forest Colorado 9 firefighter deaths, 600 structures fires
2002 0,499,570 499,750 acres (2,022.4 km²) Florence/Sour Biscuit Complex Fire Oregon
2003 0,084,750 84,750 acres (343.0 km²) Aspen Fire Arizona Destroyed large portions of Summerhaven, Arizona
2003 0,500,000 500,000 acres (2,023.4 km²) Okanagan Mountain Park Fire British Columbia Displaced 45,000 inhabitants, destroyed 239 homes and threatened urbanized sections of Kelowna.
2003 0,091,281 91,281 acres (369.4 km²) Old Fire California 993 homes destroyed, 6 deaths. Simultaneous with the Cedar Fire (below)
2003 0,280,278 280,278 acres (1,134.2 km²) Cedar Fire California Largest fire in California history; burned 2,232 homes and killed 15 in San Diego County. Simultaneous with 15 other fires in Southern California (including the Old Fire, above) covering 721,791 acres (2,920 km²), killing 24, displacing 120,000 and destroying 3,640 homes. Damage from combined fires estimated at 2 billion USD
2003 0,090,769 90,769 acres (367.3 km²) B&B Complex Fire Oregon Large fire in Central Oregon between Black Butte and Mount Jefferson. The fire closed off a large section of state HWY 20. The fire began as two separate fires. Both started on August 19th and lasted until September 5th.
2006 0,040,200 40,200 acres (162.7 km²) Esperanza Fire California 10 buildings destroyed, 5 firefighters killed. The blaze started on October 26th and scorched 40,200 acres (163 km²), or more than 60 square miles (160 km²), of forest and brush before being fully contained October 30th. It destroyed 34 homes and 20 outbuildings.
2007 0,468,938 468,938 acres (1,897.7 km²) Sweat Farm Road/Big Turnaround Complex Fire Georgia Largest recorded fire in Georgia history. 26 structures were lost.
2007 0,124,584 124,584 acres (504.2 km²) Florida Bugaboo Fire Florida Largest fire on record in Florida.
2007 0,363,052 363,052 acres (1,469.2 km²) Milford Flat Fire Utah Largest fire on record in Utah.
2007 0,653,100 653,100 acres (2,643.0 km²) Murphy Complex Fire Idaho
2007 0,127,244 240,207 acres (972.1 km²) Zaca Fire California The blaze was started July 4 by sparks from water pipe repair equipment. The fire had a containment cost of $117 million. It was contained on September 2. It is California's second largest recorded fire.
2007 0,127,244 500,000 acres (2,023.4 km²) California wildfires of October 2007 California Killed 9 people; injured 85 (including 61 firefighters)
2008 0,127,244 13,709 acres (55.5 km²) Trigo Fire New Mexico Burned from 15 April to 22 May. 59 homes were destroyed. The fire had a containment cost of $11 million.


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[edit] In Europe

[edit] Germany

[edit] Greece

  • Penteli Fire in Greece affected in June and July, 1995 in the Penteli mountains and lasted for almost the weekend from Friday.
  • 1998 forest fires in Greece, a series of forest fores affected the Athens area, Avlona, Taygetus and Olympus mountains and other places. The fire began in the beginning of the summer season.
  • 2000 forest fires in Greece, a series of forest fires affected Greece including Agioi Theodoroi and eastern Corinthia at the beginning of July 2000
  • 2005 East Attica Fire in Greece - Forest fires ravaged East Attica on July 28, 2005 from Agia Triada Rafinas to west of Rafina. The fires began at around 11:00 (EET) (8:00 AM GMT) consuming 70 km² of forests, properties and farmlands. The fire spread quickly after a few hours with winds of up to 55 to 70 km/h and spread near the suburban housings of Athens near Rafina causing dense smoke. The fire reached Kallitechnio and the settlements by around 3:30 (EET) and devastated homes leaving some people homeless and evacuated people in areas around Agia Triada Rafinas, Agia Kyriaki Rafinas, Kallitechnio, Loutsa, Neos Vourtzas and the Rafina area mostly on the hillside areas. Pine trees were devastated. Firefighters didn't put out the blaze until the winds calmed down around 5:00 (EET). It took hundreds of fire trucks, firefighters, planes, 65 firefighting helicopters from all over the surrounding areas and most of Greece to put out the blaze. A stretch of Marathonos Avenue became closed.
  • July 29, 2005 - a day after the enormous Attica fire, another series of fires occurred throughout Greece, entirely in Preveza including Monolithi consuming properties and a campground, Ioannina and Xiromeni of Aitoloakarnania.
  • 2007 Greek forest fires

[edit] Italy and France

  • 2000 fires in Southern Europe in July 2000 consumed forests and buildings in southern France, parts of Iberia, Corsica, and most of Italy including the southern part during the heatwave dominating southern Europe with 40 to 45 °C temperatures caused the phenomena.

[edit] Poland

  • Kuźnia Raciborska Fire in Poland, burned 90.62 km² of forest and killed two firefighters on August 26, 1992. A third casualty is often mentioned, but the woman concerned did not die in the fire itself - she was involved in a collision with a fire engine that went into a skid.

[edit] Portugal

  • August 2003- Wildfires in August 2003

[edit] Russia and Soviet Union

[edit] Spain

  • July 17, 2005 - Guadalajara province, Spain, a 130 km² forest fire and 11 dead firefighters. Regional responsible of Department of the Environment out of post because of this deadly toll. A barbecue sparked deadly blazes.

[edit] In South America

[edit] In Asia

[edit] Indonesia

Forest fires in Indonesia occurred annually. When there is a weather pattern disturbance because of strong El Niño, the number and the distribution of forest fires in Indonesia increased significantly. When there is a weather pattern disturbance because of strong La Niña, the number and the distribution of forest fire in Indonesia decreased. An El Nino is usually followed by La Nina on the following year. The strength of disturbance is determined by Southern oscillation index. Large forest fire in Indonesia because of strong El Nino:

  • 1982 and 1983 - Massive forest fires in Kalimantan and East Sumatra. 36,000 km² (8.9 million acres) of forest burned down. There are other forest fires in Java and Sulawesi on the same year.
  • In 1987, 1991 and 1994, there were large scale forest fires in Kalimantan and East Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi in Indonesia. More than 3,300 km² (815,453 acres) of forest were destroyed by forest fire.
  • 1997 and 1998 - Colossal, unprecedented forest fires in Kalimantan and East Sumatra. 97,000 km² (24.1 million acres) of forest were destroyed, more than 2.6 Gigatonnes of Carbon Dioxide was released to the atmosphere. The underground smouldering fire on the peat bogs continue to burn and ignite new forest fire each year during dry season. There are other forest fires in Java and Sulawesi on the same year.
  • From 1999 to 2005: there was annual forest fires in Kalimantan, Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi. Every year, forest are burned by farmers, plantation owners and continuous underground fire (since 1997). 1,345 km² (332,357 acres) of forest were destroyed by forest fire.

[edit] Japan

  • April 27 1971 - 850-acre (3.4 km²) lost massive forest fire at Kure, western Honshu, Japan. Underconstruction workers are using fire, fire are move to wither weed, while firefighters working digestion fire, they got involved fire with strong wind. 18 firefighters are killed, this accident. This forest fire continued 1-day.

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