The 10 largest loss wildland fires in the U.S.
| Rank |
Event |
Loss in year fire occurred |
Adjusted loss in 2010 dollars |
| 1 |
Oakland Fire Storm
(wildland/urban interface)
Oakland, California
October 1991 |
$1.5 billion |
$2.4 billion |
| 2 |
The Southern California Firestorm*
San Diego County, California
October 2007 |
$1.8 billion |
$1.9 billion |
| 3 |
"Cedar" Wildland Fire
Julian, California
October 2003 |
$1.1 billion |
$1.3 billion |
| 4 |
"Cerro Grande" Wildland Fire
(wildland/urban interface)
Los Alamos, New Mexico
May 2000 |
$1.0 billion |
$1.3 billion |
| 5 |
"Old" Wildland Fire
San Bernardino, California
October 2003 |
$975 million |
$1.2 billion |
| 6 |
Southern California Wildfires of November*
Sacramento, California
November 2008 |
$800 million |
$810 million |
| 7 |
"Laguna Beach Fire"
(wildland/urban interface)
Orange County, California
October 1993 |
$528 million |
$796 million |
| 8 |
Florida Wildland Fire*
May-June 1998 |
$395 million |
$527 million |
| 9 |
Forest Fire
Cloquet, Minnesota
October 1918 |
$35 million |
$505 million |
| 10 |
"Paint Fire" Goletta
(wildland/urban interface)
Santa Barbara, California
June 1990 |
$237 million |
$396 million |
* Includes multiple fires.
Source: NFPA 's Fire Incident Data Organization data base and NFPA archive files
Updated: 2/12