These are largest, deadliest and most destructive wildfires in Texas, US history
The ongoing Smokehouse Creek Fire has been deemed the largest in Texas history.
Although official wildfire data prior to 2005 was not recorded as it is now, we still have nearly two decades of statistics.
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How do historical Texas wildfires compare? Here's the breakdown.
Top 5 biggest wildfires in Texas history
Date | Fire Name | Acres |
Ongoing | Smokehouse Creek Fire | 1,075,000 |
3/12/2006 | East Amarillo Complex | 907,245 |
3/10/1988 | Big Country | 366,000 |
3/6/2017 | Perryton | 318,156 |
4/9/2011 | Rockhouse FIre | 314,444 |
Top 5 deadliest wildfires in Texas history
Date | Fire Name | County | Acres | Fatalities |
3/12/2006 | East Amarillo Complex | Hutchinson | 907,245 | 13 |
4/9/2009 | Montague County Complex | Montague | 31,419 | 3 |
3/6/2017 | Lefors East | Gray | 135,000 | 3 |
12/27/2005 | Cross Plains Fire | Callahan | 7,660 | 2 |
9/4/2011 | Bastrop County Complex | Bastrop | 34,068 | 2 |
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Top 5 most destructive wildfires in Texas history
Date | Fire Name | County | Acres | Homes Lost |
9/4/2011 | Bastrop County Complex | Bastrop | 34,068 | 1,673 |
5/11/2014 | Double Diamond Fire | Hutchinson | 2,202 | 229 |
4/9/2011 | PK Complex | Palo Pinto | 126,734 | 168 |
3/17/2022 | Eastland Complex | Eastland and Brown | 54,513 | 158 |
12/27/2005 | Cross Plains Fire | Callahan | 7,660 | 116 |
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Top 5 largest wildfires in US history
Date | Fire Name | Acres | Location | Deaths |
1825 | 1825 Miramichi Fire | 3,000,000 | Maine | 160 |
Ongoing | Smokehouse Creek Fire | 1,075,000 | Texas | 1 |
August 2020 | August Complex | 1,032,648 | California | 1 |
July 2021 | Dixie Fire | 963,309 | California | 1 |
July 2018 | Mendocino Complex | 459,123 | California | 1 |
This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Largest, most destructive wildfires in Texas, US in the past 20 years
