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This is a list of wildfires across the United States during 2024, that have burned more than 1,000 acres (400 hectares), produced significant structural damage or casualties, or otherwise been notable. Acreage and containment figures may not be up to date.
Little Bear Fire: New Mexico: Most destructive wildfire in New Mexico state history. Began in the Lincoln National Forest and was started by lightning. 2012: 87,284 acres (35,323 ha) High Park Fire: Colorado: Started by lightning, it is the second largest wildfire in Colorado state history by size. 2012: 18,247 acres (7,384 ha) Waldo Canyon ...
The Western Megafires of 2024 refers to a collective of large scale wildfires spanning from Western Canada to the Southwestern United States (US) during the aforementioned calendar year. While universally undefined at present, the term ‘Megafire’ has historically been used to describe fires of an increasingly unprecedented size and ...
Of the 15 wildfires currently burning across New York state, the two largest are in Ulster and Orange counties, state officials said Monday. Wildfire updates in Ulster, Orange, Dutchess counties ...
As for the U.S., a July 10 count from the National Interagency Fire Center measures 25,630 wildfires so far this year which have burned 731,382 acres across the country. These counts are below the ...
• Park Fire is largest active wildfire in the US: The Park Fire, the sixth-largest wildfire in California history, has now torched more than 370,000 acres, or 578 square miles – an area larger ...
Story at a glance Nationally, more than 90 active wildfires have consumed close to 814,000 acres so far and just four are considered contained. Wildfires have burned more than 6.6 million acres ...
Wildfires can happen in many places in the United States, especially during droughts, but are most common in the Western United States and Florida. [3] They may be triggered naturally, most commonly by lightning, or by human activity like unextinguished smoking materials, faulty electrical equipment, overheating automobiles, or arson.