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Counties with the Largest Recorded Wildfire in New York

The top 25 of 62 New York counties on GIS Map, ranked by the largest single wildfire recorded in the county since 1992.

#CountyLargest single fire
1Suffolk County
5,050
2Ulster County
2,855
3Sullivan County
2,759
4Orange County
700
5Rockland County
641
6Dutchess County
550
7Clinton County
547
8Steuben County
370
9Essex County
330
10Hamilton County
310
11St. Lawrence County
255
12Montgomery County
241
13Warren County
190
14Greene County
146
15Monroe County
145
16Allegany County
138
17Ontario County
104
18Onondaga County
100
19Saratoga County
100
20Richmond County
98
21Chautauqua County
92
22Livingston County
88
23Tioga County
85
24Washington County
83
25Oswego County
80

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

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