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1997-2007 Large Fires (100,000+ fires)
Year Fire Name Location Size in Acres
2004 Taylor Complex Alaska Division of Forestry - AK 1,305,592
2006 East Amarillo Complex Texas Forest Service - TX 907,245
2007 Murphy Complex BLM Twin Falls District - ID 652,016
2004 Eagle Complex BLM Upper Yukon Zone - AK 614,974
1997 Inowak Fire Alaska Division of Forestry - AK
610,000
2004 Solstice Complex BLM Upper Yukon Zone - AK 547,505
2004 Boundary Alaska Division of Forestry - AK 537,098
2002 Biscuit Siskiyou National Forest - OR 499,570
2002 Rodeo/Chediski BIA Fort Apache Agency - AZ 468,638
2004 Central Complex BLM Upper Yukon Zone - AK 451,162
2007 Big Turnaround Complex Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge - GA  
388,017
1997 Simels Fire BLM Galena District - AK
366,000
2007 Milford Flat Fire Southwest Area, UT State Division of Forestry Fire & State Lands- UT
363,052
1997 Magitchlie Fire BLM Galena District - AK
308,000
2007 Cascade Complex Boise National Forest - ID 302,376
2007 East Zone Complex Payette National Forest - ID 300,022
2000 Valley Complex Bitterroot National Forest - MT 292,070
1999
Dunn Glen Complex
BLM Winnemucca District, NV

288,220

2004 Pingo BLM Upper Yukon Zone - AK 285,885
2004 Winter Trail BLM Upper Yukon Zone - AK 279,865
2003 Cedar Cleveland National Forest 279,246
2004 Chicken BLM Tanana Zone - AK 257,720
2005 Cave Creek Complex Tonto National Forest - AZ
248,310
2006 Winters BLM Winnemucca and Elko Districts - NV 238,458
1999 Sadler Complex BLM Elko District, NV
224,509
2006 Derby Fire Gallatin National Forest - MT 223,570
2006 Crystal BLM Idaho Falls District - ID 220,042
2000 Clear Creek Salmon-Challis National Forest - ID 216,961
2004 Wolf Creek BLM Upper Yukon Zone - AK 197,067
2005 Clover BLM Twin Falls District - ID 192,846
2000 Eastern Idaho Complex BLM Idaho Falls District - ID 192,450
2006 Charleston Complex BLM Elko District - NV 190,421
2000 SCF Wilderness Salmon-Challis National Forest - ID 182,600
2004 Camp Creek Alaska Division of Forestry - AK 175,815
2005 Delamar BLM Ely District - NV 170,046
1999 Battle Mountain Complex BLM Battle Mountain District, NV
169,608
1999 Jungo Complex BLM Winnemucca District, NV
169,220
2000 Zitziana BLM Tanana Zone - AK 164,387
2006 Day Los Padres National Forest - CA 162,702
2005 Chapman Creek BLM Alaska Tanana Zone - AK 162,670
2000 Command 24 BLM Spokane District - WA 162,500
2002 McNally Sequoia National Forest - CA 150,696
2006 Sheep Elko Field Office, BLM - NV 150,270
2000 Diamond Payette National Forest - ID 149,772
2005 Meadow Valley BLM Ely District - NV 146,035
2000 Bering Creek BLM Tanana Zone - AK 141,497
1999 Big Bar Complex Shasta-Trinity National Forest - CA
140,947
1999 Mule Butte BLM Aberdeen - ID
138,915
2002 Hayman Pike San Isabel National Forest - CO 137,760
2000 Kate's Basin BIA Wind River Agency - WY 137,600
2006 Black Pulaski Complex Miles City Field Office, BLM - MT 124,905
2004 Evansville BLM Upper Yukon Zone - AK 122,000
2006 Pine Ridge Complex Southern Land Office, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation - MT 121,210
2002 Tool Box Complex Fremont National Forest - OR 120,085
2004 Willow Tonto National Forest - AZ 119,500
2006 South End Complex Burns District, BLM - OR 117,553
2005 Boundary Creek BLM - AK 113,463
2006 Tripod Complex Okanogan-Wenatchee NF - WA 113,011
1998 Volusia Complex Volusia County - FL
111,130
2005 Sheenjek River BLM - AK 107,240

 

 

 

 

 

 

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