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Counties with the Largest Recorded Wildfire in Florida

The top 25 of 67 Florida counties on GIS Map, ranked by the largest single wildfire recorded in the county since 1992.

#CountyLargest single fire
1Baker County
152,515
2Columbia County
123,014
3Lafayette County
57,200
4Broward County
57,000
5Glades County
43,562
6Volusia County
39,000
7Gulf County
33,131
8Miami-Dade County
30,636
9Palm Beach County
29,250
10Flagler County
26,900
11Monroe County
25,834
12Collier County
19,814
13Okeechobee County
17,000
14Bradford County
14,626
15Brevard County
13,000
16Union County
12,753
17Franklin County
10,458
18Polk County
10,119
19Marion County
10,022
20Highlands County
8,800
21Santa Rosa County
7,500
22Liberty County
7,498
23Orange County
7,302
24St. Johns County
7,145
25Charlotte County
7,104

Source: USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024). All counties with data are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Counties with the Largest Recorded Wildfire in Florida”, https://gismap.land/rankings/florida/largest-wildfire-counties. Figures from USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024).

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