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<h2 id="area-burned-per-year">Area burned per year</h2> <p>Starting in 2000, the <a href="/facts/National_Interagency_Fire_Center/0VlklDXy">National Interagency Fire Center</a> began keeping more accurate records on the total fire acreage burned in each state, and has statistics going back to 1995.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Fires</th><th>Acres</th><th>Ref</th></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td>2,224</td><td>32,011</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>1,800</td><td>46,600</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>1,605</td><td>16,703</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>1,428</td><td>8,826</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>1,978</td><td>33,255</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>2,043</td><td>76,288</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>2,966</td><td>45,816</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>4,600</td><td>619,029</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>3,957</td><td>43,858</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>2,814</td><td>35,303</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>2,969</td><td>41,048</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>4,515</td><td>214,979</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>3,914</td><td>26,515</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>2,883</td><td>149,891</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>3,991</td><td>74,549</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>4,289</td><td>80,708</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>5,203</td><td>176,720</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2012_Colorado_wildfires/JYVn8Q8z">2012</a></td><td>6,114</td><td>426,403</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2013_Colorado_wildfires/IzfQYNuh">2013</a></td><td>4,906</td><td>222,916</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>3,733</td><td>23,357</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28"><sup>28</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>3,442</td><td>26,318</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>5,572</td><td>122,517</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30"><sup>30</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>6,036</td><td>111,284</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31"><sup>31</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>7,092</td><td>467,424</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32"><sup>32</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>7,318</td><td>53,744</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33"><sup>33</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2020_Colorado_wildfires/buYI29wS">2020</a></td><td>6,716</td><td>744,120</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34"><sup>34</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2021_Colorado_wildfires/fP2nXT3H">2021</a></td><td>6,679</td><td>56,056</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35"><sup>35</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2022_Colorado_wildfires/T1pfs3ah">2022</a></td><td>8,370</td><td>56,403</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36"><sup>36</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2023_Colorado_wildfires/aEFTa9Ta">2023</a></td><td>7,175</td><td>40,996</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37"><sup>37</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>10-year Average</td><td>5,303</td><td>70,798</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:38" href="#fn:38"><sup>38</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="list-of-10-largest-colorado-wildfires">List of 10 Largest Colorado wildfires</h2> <p>As of January 2025, the 10 largest wildfires in Colorado have been: </p> <table><tbody><tr><th></th><th>Name</th><th>County</th><th>Acres</th><th>Start date</th><th>Structures</th><th>Deaths</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>1.</td><td><a href="/facts/Cameron_Peak_Fire/F3u7NV4R">Cameron Peak</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Larimer_County%2c_Colorado/AwxHza5z">Larimer</a></td><td>208,913</td><td>August 2020</td><td>469</td><td>6</td><td>Burned over a span of 112 days.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:39" href="#fn:39"><sup>39</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:40" href="#fn:40"><sup>40</sup></a> All deaths occurred in post-fire flood events related to the fire. Four people died in 2021,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:41" href="#fn:41"><sup>41</sup></a> and two people died in 2022<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:42" href="#fn:42"><sup>42</sup></a> from post-fire flash flood and debris flow events.</td></tr><tr><td>2.</td><td><a href="/facts/East_Troublesome_Fire/VBSTIoWM">East Troublesome</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Grand_County%2c_Colorado/HJPwnHuI">Grand</a>, <a href="/facts/Larimer_County%2c_Colorado/AwxHza5z">Larimer</a></td><td>193,812</td><td>October 2020</td><td>555</td><td>2</td><td>The wildfire ran more than 100,000 acres in one day and jumped over the Continental Divide, prompting an evacuation of the entire town of Estes Park.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:43" href="#fn:43"><sup>43</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>3.</td><td><a href="/facts/Pine_Gulch_Fire/hlIjWRAB">Pine Gulch</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Mesa_County%2c_Colorado/uHTzGPY4">Mesa</a>, <a href="/facts/Garfield_County%2c_Colorado/A4ooBy7B">Garfield</a></td><td>139,007</td><td>July 2020</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>Briefly became the largest wildfire in Colorado history.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:44" href="#fn:44"><sup>44</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>4.</td><td><a href="/facts/Hayman_Fire/39gA6Wx7">Hayman</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Douglas_County%2c_Colorado/eR6Io3WA">Douglas</a>, <a href="/facts/Jefferson_County%2c_Colorado/hRQ9n3lu">Jefferson</a>, <a href="/facts/Park_County%2c_Colorado/fdN0DruS">Park</a>, <a href="/facts/Teller_County%2c_Colorado/C9u8FMBy">Teller</a></td><td>138,114</td><td>June 2002</td><td>600</td><td>6</td><td>Held the title of the largest wildfire in Colorado for 18 years. Five deaths were firefighters died in an accident en route to the fire.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:45" href="#fn:45"><sup>45</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>5.</td><td><a href="/facts/West_Fork_Fire_Complex/N7tYSp6d">West Fork Complex</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Hinsdale_County%2c_Colorado/3W1F9Bvy">Hinsdale</a>, <a href="/facts/Mineral_County%2c_Colorado/bdJtjquy">Mineral</a></td><td>109,615</td><td>June 2013</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>*Consists of multiple wildfires that burned in close proximity. Two of the wildfires, the West Fork Fire (58,570 acres) and the Papoose Fire (49,628 acres), would be the 8th and 10th largest fires in Colorado if treated separately.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:46" href="#fn:46"><sup>46</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>6.</td><td><a href="/facts/Spring_Creek_Fire_(2018)/Wo244FxP">Spring Creek</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Costilla_County%2c_Colorado/L3sgP8Ld">Costilla</a>, <a href="/facts/Huerfano_County%2c_Colorado/Vz1bcFHP">Huerfano</a></td><td>108,045</td><td>June 2018</td><td>140</td><td>0</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:47" href="#fn:47"><sup>47</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>7.</td><td><a href="/facts/High_Park_fire/MgUncdsy">High Park</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Larimer_County%2c_Colorado/AwxHza5z">Larimer</a></td><td>87,415</td><td>June 2012</td><td>259</td><td>1</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:48" href="#fn:48"><sup>48</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>8.</td><td><a href="/facts/Missionary_Ridge/UuV4dQVQ">Missionary Ridge</a></td><td><a href="/facts/La_Plata_County%2c_Colorado/N4Xyex7T">La Plata</a></td><td>73,000</td><td>June 2002</td><td>47</td><td>1</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:49" href="#fn:49"><sup>49</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>9.</td><td><a href="/facts/416_Fire/PjJo4zrQ">416</a></td><td><a href="/facts/La_Plata_County%2c_Colorado/N4Xyex7T">La Plata</a></td><td>54,130</td><td>June 2018</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:50" href="#fn:50"><sup>50</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>10.</td><td>Bridger</td><td><a href="/facts/Las_Animas_County%2c_Colorado/9CUDas2e">Las Animas</a></td><td>46,257</td><td>June 2008</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Only grassland wildfire to make the Top 10.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:51" href="#fn:51"><sup>51</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="list-of-10-most-destructive-colorado-wildfires">List of 10 Most Destructive Colorado wildfires</h2> <p>As of January 2025, the 10 most destructive wildfires in Colorado have been: </p> <table><tbody><tr><th></th><th>Name</th><th>County</th><th>Acres</th><th>Start date</th><th>Total Structures</th><th>Deaths</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>1.</td><td><a href="/facts/Marshall_Fire/pERpcCIJ">Marshall</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Boulder_County%2c_Colorado/dUHWf559">Boulder</a></td><td>6,026</td><td>December 2021</td><td>1,091</td><td>2</td><td>1,084 homes and 7 commercial buildings were destroyed, all within a 24-hour period beginning early on December 30.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:52" href="#fn:52"><sup>52</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:53" href="#fn:53"><sup>53</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2.</td><td><a href="/facts/Hayman_Fire/39gA6Wx7">Hayman</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Douglas_County%2c_Colorado/eR6Io3WA">Douglas</a>, <a href="/facts/Jefferson_County%2c_Colorado/hRQ9n3lu">Jefferson</a>, <a href="/facts/Park_County%2c_Colorado/fdN0DruS">Park</a>, <a href="/facts/Teller_County%2c_Colorado/C9u8FMBy">Teller</a></td><td>138,114</td><td>June 2002</td><td>600</td><td>6</td><td>Held the title of the largest wildfire in Colorado for 18 years. Five deaths were firefighters died in an accident en route to the fire.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:54" href="#fn:54"><sup>54</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>3.</td><td><a href="/facts/East_Troublesome_Fire/VBSTIoWM">East Troublesome</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Grand_County%2c_Colorado/HJPwnHuI">Grand</a>, <a href="/facts/Larimer_County%2c_Colorado/AwxHza5z">Larimer</a></td><td>193,812</td><td>October 2020</td><td>555</td><td>2</td><td>The wildfire ran more than 100,000 acres in one day and jumped over the Continental Divide, prompting an evacuation of the entire town of Estes Park.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:55" href="#fn:55"><sup>55</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>4.</td><td><a href="/facts/Black_Forest_Fire/BRmtG6g1">Black Forest</a></td><td><a href="/facts/El_Paso_County%2c_Colorado/P4Iu6BxI">El Paso</a></td><td>14,280</td><td>June 2013</td><td>489</td><td>2</td><td>Was the most destructive fire in terms of number of homes lost until the Marshall Fire.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:56" href="#fn:56"><sup>56</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>5.</td><td><a href="/facts/Cameron_Peak_Fire/F3u7NV4R">Cameron Peak</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Larimer_County%2c_Colorado/AwxHza5z">Larimer</a></td><td>208,913</td><td>August 2020</td><td>469</td><td>6</td><td>Burned over a span of 112 days.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:57" href="#fn:57"><sup>57</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:58" href="#fn:58"><sup>58</sup></a> All deaths occurred in post-fire flood events related to the fire. Four people died in 2021,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:59" href="#fn:59"><sup>59</sup></a> and two people died in 2022<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:60" href="#fn:60"><sup>60</sup></a> from post-fire flash flood and debris flow events.</td></tr><tr><td>6.</td><td><a href="/facts/Waldo_Canyon_Fire/Y2psH7ls">Waldo Canyon</a></td><td><a href="/facts/El_Paso_County%2c_Colorado/P4Iu6BxI">El Paso</a></td><td>18,247</td><td>June 2012</td><td>346</td><td>2</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:61" href="#fn:61"><sup>61</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>7.</td><td><a href="/facts/High_Park_fire/MgUncdsy">High Park</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Larimer_County%2c_Colorado/AwxHza5z">Larimer</a></td><td>87,415</td><td>June 2012</td><td>259</td><td>1</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:62" href="#fn:62"><sup>62</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>8.</td><td><a href="/facts/Four_Mile_Canyon/BDEuj3Bl">Four Mile Canyon</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Boulder_County%2c_Colorado/dUHWf559">Boulder</a></td><td>5,700</td><td>September 2010</td><td>162</td><td>0</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:63" href="#fn:63"><sup>63</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>9.</td><td><a href="/facts/Spring_Creek_Fire_(2018)/Wo244FxP">Spring Creek</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Costilla_County%2c_Colorado/L3sgP8Ld">Costilla</a>, <a href="/facts/Huerfano_County%2c_Colorado/Vz1bcFHP">Huerfano</a></td><td>108,045</td><td>June 2018</td><td>140</td><td>0</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:64" href="#fn:64"><sup>64</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>10.</td><td>Iron Mountain</td><td><a href="/facts/Fremont_County%2c_Colorado/UGsc9H3K">Fremont</a></td><td>4,439</td><td>June 2002</td><td>106</td><td>1</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:65" href="#fn:65"><sup>65</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="list-of-colorados-deadliest-wildfires-5-deaths">List of Colorado's Deadliest wildfires (5+ Deaths)</h2> <p>As of January 2025, these are all the wildfires that have resulted in 5 or more deaths in Colorado: </p> <table><tbody><tr><th></th><th>Name</th><th>County</th><th>Acres</th><th>Start date</th><th>Total Structures</th><th>Deaths</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>1.</td><td><a href="/facts/South_Canyon_Fire/2rjlHkVN">South Canyon</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Garfield_County%2c_Colorado/A4ooBy7B">Garfield</a></td><td>2,115</td><td>July 1994</td><td>0</td><td>14</td><td>All deaths were firefighters.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:66" href="#fn:66"><sup>66</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2.</td><td>Stable/Cheyenne Mountain</td><td><a href="/facts/El_Paso_County%2c_Colorado/P4Iu6BxI">El Paso</a></td><td>Unknown*</td><td>January 1950</td><td>89</td><td>9</td><td>*News articles state the fire grew to over 50 square miles in size, but this is very likely an exaggeration. No reliable records or sources exist. The wildfire spread rapidly with 70mph gusts and threatened the Broadmoor Hotel.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:67" href="#fn:67"><sup>67</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>3.</td><td><a href="/facts/Cameron_Peak_Fire/F3u7NV4R">Cameron Peak</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Larimer_County%2c_Colorado/AwxHza5z">Larimer</a></td><td>208,913</td><td>August 2020</td><td>469</td><td>6</td><td>Burned over a span of 112 days.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:68" href="#fn:68"><sup>68</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:69" href="#fn:69"><sup>69</sup></a> All deaths occurred in post-fire flood events related to the fire. Four people died in 2021,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:70" href="#fn:70"><sup>70</sup></a> and two people died in 2022<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:71" href="#fn:71"><sup>71</sup></a> from post-fire flash flood and debris flow events.</td></tr><tr><td>3.</td><td><a href="/facts/Hayman_Fire/39gA6Wx7">Hayman</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Douglas_County%2c_Colorado/eR6Io3WA">Douglas</a>, <a href="/facts/Jefferson_County%2c_Colorado/hRQ9n3lu">Jefferson</a>, <a href="/facts/Park_County%2c_Colorado/fdN0DruS">Park</a>, <a href="/facts/Teller_County%2c_Colorado/C9u8FMBy">Teller</a></td><td>138,114</td><td>June 2002</td><td>600</td><td>6</td><td>Held the title of the largest wildfire in Colorado for 18 years. Five deaths were firefighters died in an accident en route to the fire.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:72" href="#fn:72"><sup>72</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li>Trees portal</li><li>Environment portal</li><li>Geography portal</li><li>History portal</li><li>United States portal</li><li>Colorado portal</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/facts/2012_Colorado_wildfires/JYVn8Q8z">2012 Colorado wildfires</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/2013_Colorado_wildfires/IzfQYNuh">2013 Colorado wildfires</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/2020_Colorado_wildfires/buYI29wS">2020 Colorado wildfires</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bibliography_of_Colorado/9GXKhs3j">Bibliography of Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Geography_of_Colorado/pnsAdmQP">Geography of Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/History_of_Colorado/B9YKGHqY">History of Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Index_of_Colorado-related_articles/FvEmVP1N">Index of Colorado-related articles</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_Colorado-related_lists/39cBwrXw">List of Colorado-related lists</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Outline_of_Colorado/AIFmYl5o">Outline of Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Timeline_of_Colorado_history/0qwDM76A">Timeline of Colorado history</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.usda.gov/">United States Department of Agriculture</a> <ul><li><a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/">United States Forest Service</a> <ul><li><a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/fire">Wildland Fire</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.colorado.gov/">State of Colorado</a> <ul><li><a href="https://dnr.colorado.gov/">Colorado Department of Natural Resources</a> <ul><li><a href="http://csfs.colostate.edu/">Colorado State Forest Service</a> <ul><li><a href="http://csfs.colostate.edu/pages/wf-historical-facts.html">Wildfire History – Colorado State Forest Service</a> via <a href="/facts/Colorado_State_University/R4pDaq4s">Colorado State University</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.coloradohomeinsurancequote.com/colorado-home-insurance-tips/blog/entry/how-to-protect-your-log-home-against-colorado-wildfires">Colorado Mountain Home Wildfire Mitigation</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <p><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=List_of_Colorado_wildfires¶ms=38.9972_N_105.5478_W_dim:300000_region:US-CO_type:adm1st&title=State+of+Colorado">38°59′50″N 105°32′52″W / 38.9972°N 105.5478°W / 38.9972; -105.5478 (State of Colorado)</a> </p> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Colorado State Forest Service. Wildfire Policy in Transition: Where There's Smoke, There's Mirrors. Archived June 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine <a href="/wiki/Colorado_State_Forest_Service" target="_blank">/wiki/Colorado_State_Forest_Service</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Colorado State Forest Service. Colorado Wildfires, State & Private Lands, 1978–2009. Archived June 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine <a href="/wiki/Colorado_State_Forest_Service" target="_blank">/wiki/Colorado_State_Forest_Service</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Colorado State Forest Service.Colorado Wildfires Broken Down By Decade (with charts). 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