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Counties with the Largest Recorded Wildfire in Michigan

The top 25 of 83 Michigan counties on GIS Map, ranked by the largest single wildfire recorded in the county since 1992.

#CountyLargest single fire
1Luce County
21,069
2Oscoda County
8,586
3Iosco County
5,781
4Marquette County
5,625
5Schoolcraft County
3,400
6Montmorency County
2,516
7Crawford County
2,410
8Roscommon County
1,557
9Ogemaw County
1,238
10Baraga County
1,127
11Kalkaska County
1,040
12Lake County
910
13Mackinac County
775
14Manistee County
764
15Alcona County
531
16Keweenaw County
521
17Otsego County
484
18Huron County
432
19Houghton County
388
20Wexford County
378
21Tuscola County
335
22Allegan County
303
23Monroe County
300
24Arenac County
289
25Muskegon County
276

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

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