Historical Wildfire Information

Official records of wildfire under the jurisdiction of the NCFS are entered by county personnel and compiled in a statewide database of fire information. Paper records of fires in the state go back to 1928. In 1970, the system was computerized, allowing for quicker access to data and greater ease of entry.

• Ten year monthly average fire statistics charts (PDF)
• Causes of wildfire in NC, 1970-2018 (PDF)

Wildfire and Acreage Statistics: 1928- Present

Year	Fires	Acreage
2018	3,597	10,994
2017	5,153	20,479
2016	4,195	77,741
2015	3,886	10,587
2014	4,593	13,327
2013	3,374	9,451
2012	3,551	11,992
2011	5,265	63,547
2010	4,053	14,703
2009	3,292	12,328
2008	4,378	49,929
2007	7,260	36,850
2006	5,767	23,364
2005	4,078	14,981
2004	4,406	14,221
2003	2,041	31,843
2002	5,655	27,678
2001	8,240	28,576
2000	5,039	24,660
1999	6,341	27,389
1998	4,377	15,083
1997	4,663	16,037
1996	4,312	15,338
1995	5,296	21,253
1994	5,810	26,659
1993	4,793	25,334
1992	5,721	23,952
1991	5,051	24,336
1990	4,037	26,193
1989	2,660	14,440
1988	4,581	23,795
1987	3,908	17,834
1986	5,580	113,479
1985	7,320	162,473
1984	3,569	19,771
1983	2,900	12,579
1982	3,734	74,269
1981	8,746	108,253
1980	4,420	62,705
1979	3,563	30,767
1978	4,865	36,137
1977	5,836	38,295
1976	6,355	69,805
1975	2,710	16,321
1974	3,407	33,836
1973	3,649	29,658
1972	2,524	37,715
1971	4,015	79,864
1970	5,291	72,747
1969	4,177	67,254
1968	6,372	80,656
1967	5,501	100,445
1966	4,626	126,005
1965	4,691	66,005
1964	3,366	37,543
1963	4,826	277,946
1962	3,237	52,532
1961	3,417	58,793
1960	3,002	76,317
1959	3,047	85,204
1958	2,467	52,743
1957	2,273	150,583
1956	3,007	86,761
1955	3,689	580,103
1954	4,164	208,001
1953	3,143	153,536
1952	3,768	298,044
1951	3,377	185,418
1950	4,020	461,118
1949	2,442	107,571
1948	2,066	123,842
1947	2,668	166,745
1946	2,265	126,630
1945	2,456	315,055
1944	2,328	135,245
1943	3,778	302,655
1942	3,599	513,082
1941	5,252	728,947
1940	4,726	258,733
1939	4,155	250,950
1938	3,684	216,058
1937	3,404	150,561
1936	3,865	260,548
1935	2,423	115,733
1934	2,034	182,250
1933	2,100	143,880
1932	2,027	183,914
1931	3,262	308,317
1930	3,596	305,529
1929	1,238	89,870
1928	1,169	80,611