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Counties with the Largest Recorded Wildfire in Maine

The top 16 of 16 Maine counties on GIS Map, ranked by the largest single wildfire recorded in the county since 1992.

#CountyLargest single fire
1Aroostook County
1,092
2Piscataquis County
856
3Washington County
657
4York County
314
5Cumberland County
236
6Somerset County
198
7Penobscot County
125
8Waldo County
77
9Oxford County
64
10Kennebec County
58
11Hancock County
50
12Franklin County
43
13Androscoggin County
40
14Knox County
18
15Lincoln County
16
16Sagadahoc County
8

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 Maine”, https://gismap.land/rankings/maine/largest-wildfire-counties. Figures from USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024).

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