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2018 Greek wildfires were the deadliest in recent history with over 100 deaths in and around the village of Mati near Athens. 2021 Greek wildfires were the worst fires since 2007 with over 125,000 hectares burnt mostly in northern Evia, the Elis region of Peloponnese and around Tatoi near Athens. 2023 Greek wildfires; 2024 Greek wildfires
Peshtigo fire: Wisconsin, United States October 8, 1871: 2. 1,000+ Kursha-2 fire Soviet Union: August 3, 1936: 3. 453 Cloquet fire [71] Minnesota, United States October 12, 1918: 4. 418–476 Great Hinckley Fire: September 1, 1894: 5. 282 Thumb Fire: Michigan, United States September 5, 1881: 6. 240 1997 Indonesian forest fires [72] [73 ...
A series of fires across the state, the most severe of which was the Port Huron fire. The combined Michigan fires killed over 200 people and burned about 1.2 million acres. Occurred on the same day as the Great Chicago Fire and the Peshtigo Fire. The Great Michigan Fire: 8 October 1871 Wisconsin 1,500–2,500/? Deadliest wildfire in world history.
At this time in history fire was viewed as a threat to timber, an economically important natural resource. As such, the decision was made to devote public funds to fire suppression and fire prevention efforts. For example, the Forest Fire Emergency Fund Act of 1908 permitted deficit spending in the case of emergency fire situations. [3]
The fire burned about 1.2 million acres (490,000 ha) and is the deadliest wildfire in recorded history, [1] with the number of deaths estimated between 1,500 [1] and 2,500. [2] The exact number of deaths is debated.
Chongqing Waterfront Fire – "9–2 Fire" Chongqing, China: 1,670 25 May 1845 Theater fire Canton, China 900 June 1871 Theater fire Shanghai, China 800 30 December 1836 Lehman Theater fire St. Petersburg, Russia 694 18 February 1977 Xinjiang 61st Regiment Farm fire: Xinjiang, China 658 13 February 1937 Antoung Movie Theater fire Nantong, China 614
A major wildfire occurred from 19 August 1949 to 25 August 1949 in the Landes forest in France. 50,000 hectares (500 km 2) of forest land were burnt - and 82 people killed. [1] It was considered the most deadly forest fire in Europe [1] until the 2007 wildfires and the 2018 wildfires occurred
2014 Northwest Territories fires Canada: 3,000,000 0 [13] 10 2020 California wildfires United States: 1,779,730 33 [14] 11 2010 Bolivia forest fires Bolivia: 1,500,000 0 [15] 12 2006–2007 Australian bushfire season Australia: 1,300,000 5 [16] 13 2017 British Columbia wildfires Canada: 1,148,000 0 [17] 14 2019 Amazon rainforest wildfires ...