Wildfires By State, 2024
| State |
Number of fires |
Number of acres burned |
| Alabama |
1,525 |
20,978 |
| Alaska |
377 |
667,075 |
| Arizona |
2,191 |
282,989 |
| Arkansas |
1,219 |
25,444 |
| California |
8,316 |
1,081,144 |
| Colorado |
894 |
60,539 |
| Connecticut |
356 |
339 |
| Delaware |
23 |
137 |
| District of Columbia |
0 |
0 |
| Florida |
2,348 |
65,618 |
| Georgia |
2,492 |
11,896 |
| Hawaii |
90 |
452 |
| Idaho |
1,450 |
996,762 |
| Illinois |
47 |
441 |
| Indiana |
64 |
154 |
| Iowa |
362 |
3,965 |
| Kansas |
41 |
22,217 |
| Kentucky |
957 |
24,448 |
| Louisiana |
385 |
9,058 |
| Maine |
653 |
295 |
| Maryland |
174 |
965 |
| Massachusetts |
1,299 |
4,622 |
| Michigan |
447 |
2,062 |
| Minnesota |
1,123 |
15,125 |
| Mississippi |
1,800 |
55,880 |
| Missouri |
2,804 |
95,095 |
| Montana |
2,323 |
352,491 |
| Nebraska |
1,035 |
113,850 |
| Nevada |
929 |
70,410 |
| New Hampshire |
130 |
127 |
| New Jersey |
1,443 |
12,449 |
| New Mexico |
823 |
82,531 |
| New York |
125 |
6,496 |
| North Carolina |
4,668 |
18,233 |
| North Dakota |
935 |
173,237 |
| Ohio |
1,107 |
2,441 |
| Oklahoma |
3,041 |
383,592 |
| Oregon |
2,232 |
1,797,796 |
| Pennsylvania |
1,448 |
3,792 |
| Puerto Rico |
0 |
0 |
| Rhode Island |
73 |
75 |
| South Carolina |
50 |
634 |
| South Dakota |
675 |
35,809 |
| Tennessee |
596 |
7,771 |
| Texas |
4,967 |
1,314,903 |
| Utah |
1,211 |
90,417 |
| Vermont |
97 |
180 |
| Virginia |
742 |
56,372 |
| Washington |
1,806 |
275,593 |
| West Virginia |
1,104 |
55,309 |
| Wisconsin |
1,162 |
2,597 |
| Wyoming |
738 |
620,069 |
| United States (1) |
64,897 |
8,924,884 |
(1) Totals for the United States do not match totals shown elsewhere by the National Interagency Fire Center due to the use of different exhibits.
Source: National Interagency Fire Center.
Homes At Risk For Extreme Wildfires, By State, 2025
| Rank |
State |
Number of housing units |
| 1 |
California |
1,257,966 |
| 2 |
Colorado |
318,783 |
| 3 |
Texas |
243,136 |
| 4 |
Oregon |
128,007 |
| 5 |
Arizona |
123,906 |
| 6 |
New Mexico |
117,875 |
| 7 |
Idaho |
105,714 |
| 8 |
Montana |
90,494 |
| 9 |
Utah |
67,367 |
| 10 |
Washington |
59,585 |
| 11 |
South Dakota |
27,326 |
| 12 |
Nevada |
21,744 |
| 13 |
Wyoming |
16,243 |
| 14 |
Oklahoma |
2,071 |
Source: Cotality®, a property data and analytics company.
Top 10 States For Wildfires Ranked By Number Of Fires And By Number Of Acres Burned, 2024
| Rank |
State |
Number of fires |
Rank |
State |
Number of acres burned |
| 1 |
California |
8,316 |
1 |
Oregon |
1,797,796 |
| 2 |
Texas |
4,967 |
2 |
Texas |
1,314,903 |
| 3 |
North Carolina |
4,668 |
3 |
California |
1,081,144 |
| 4 |
Oklahoma |
3,041 |
4 |
Idaho |
996,762 |
| 5 |
Missouri |
2,804 |
5 |
Alaska |
667,075 |
| 6 |
Georgia |
2,492 |
6 |
Wyoming |
620,069 |
| 7 |
Florida |
2,348 |
7 |
Oklahoma |
383,592 |
| 8 |
Montana |
2,323 |
8 |
Montana |
352,491 |
| 9 |
Oregon |
2,232 |
9 |
Arizona |
282,989 |
| 10 |
Arizona |
2,191 |
10 |
Washington |
275,593 |
Source: National Interagency Fire Center.
Top 10 Costliest Wildland Fires In The United States, 2026 (1)
|
|
|
Estimated insured loss |
| Rank |
Year |
Name |
Dollars when occurred |
In 2025 dollars (2) |
| 1 |
2025 |
Palisades Fire |
$23,000 |
$23,000 |
| 2 |
2025 |
Eaton Fire |
$17,500 |
$17,500 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Camp Fire |
$10,000 |
$12,887 |
| 4 |
2017 |
Tubbs Fire |
8,700 |
11,456 |
| 5 |
2018 |
Woolsey Fire |
4,200 |
5,413 |
| 6 |
2023 |
Maui/Hawaii Wildfire |
4,300 |
4,549 |
| 7 |
1991 |
Oakland Fire (Tunnel) |
1,700 |
4,019 |
| 8 |
2017 |
Atlas Fire |
3,000 |
3,950 |
| 9 |
2020 |
Glass Fire |
2,950 |
3,681 |
| 10 |
2020 |
CZU Lightning Complex Fire |
2,500 |
3,120 |
(1) Includes losses sustained by private insurers and government-sponsored programs such as the National Flood Insurance Program. All fires on this list occurred in California unless otherwise noted. Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Subject to change as loss estimates are further developed. As of January 2026.
(2) Adjusted for inflation by Aon using the U.S. Consumer Price Index.
Source: Aon.
Top 10 Most Destructive California Wildfires, 2026 (1)
| Rank |
Fire name and cause |
Date |
County |
Acres |
Structures (2) |
Deaths |
| 1 |
Camp Fire (Powerlines) |
November 2018 |
Butte |
153,336 |
18,804 |
85 |
| 2 |
Eaton (3) |
January 2025 |
Los Angeles |
14,021 |
9,413 |
18 |
| 3 |
Palisades (3) |
January 2025 |
Los Angeles |
23,707 |
6,833 |
12 |
| 4 |
Tubbs (Electrical) |
October 2017 |
Napa & Sonoma |
36,807 |
5,636 |
22 |
| 5 |
Tunnel – Oakland Hills (Rekindle) |
October 1991 |
Alameda |
1,600 |
2,900 |
25 |
| 6 |
Cedar (Human related) |
October 2003 |
San Diego |
273,246 |
2,820 |
15 |
| 7 |
North Complex (Lightning) |
August 2020 |
Butte, Plumas & Yuba |
318,935 |
2,352 |
15 |
| 8 |
Valley (Electrical) |
September 2015 |
Lake, Napa and Sonoma |
76,067 |
1,958 |
4 |
| 9 |
Witch (Powerlines) |
October 2007 |
San Diego |
197,990 |
1,650 |
2 |
| 10 |
Woolsey (Electrical) |
November 2018 |
Ventura |
96,949 |
1,643 |
3 |
(1) As of April 2025.
(2) “Structures” include homes, outbuildings (barns, garages, sheds, etc) and commercial properties destroyed. This list does not include fire jurisdiction. These are the Top 20 regardless of whether they were state, federal, or local responsibility.
(3) Under investigation.
Source: Calfire.
Top 10 Deadliest California Wildfires, 2026 (1)
| Rank |
Fire Name and Cause |
Date |
County |
Acres |
Structures |
Deaths |
| 1 |
Camp Fire (Power lines) |
November 2018 |
Butte |
153,336 |
18,804 |
85 |
| 2 |
Griffith Park (Unknown) |
October 1933 |
Los Angeles |
47 |
0 |
29 |
| 3 |
Tunnel – Oakland Hills (Rekindle) |
October 1991 |
Alameda |
1,600 |
2,900 |
25 |
| 4 |
Tubbs (Electrical) |
October 2017 |
Napa & Sonoma |
36,807 |
5,643 |
22 |
| 5 |
Eaton (2) |
January 2025 |
Los Angeles |
14,021 |
9,413 |
18 |
| 6 |
North Complex (Lightning) |
August 2020 |
Butte, Plumas & Yuba |
318,935 |
2,352 |
15 |
| 7 |
Cedar (Human related) |
October 2003 |
San Diego |
273,246 |
2,820 |
15 |
| 8 |
Rattlesnake (Arson) |
July 1953 |
Glenn |
1,340 |
0 |
15 |
| 9 |
Palisades (2) |
January 2025 |
Los Angeles |
23,707 |
6,833 |
12 |
| 10 |
Loop (Unknown) |
November 1966 |
Los Angeles |
2,028 |
0 |
12 |
(1) As of April 2025.
(2) Under investigation.
Source: Calfire.
