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Counties with the Most Wildfires in New York

The top 25 of 62 New York counties on GIS Map, ranked by the number of wildfires reported to a federal, state or local agency between 1992 and 2024.

#CountyRecorded wildfires
1Suffolk County
9,411
2Monroe County
5,025
3Orange County
4,783
4Erie County
3,786
5Rockland County
3,733
6Nassau County
3,667
7Queens County
3,193
8Westchester County
2,944
9St. Lawrence County
2,642
10Richmond County
2,559
11Albany County
2,548
12Ulster County
2,493
13Dutchess County
2,390
14Rensselaer County
2,355
15Kings County
2,323
16Saratoga County
2,250
17Onondaga County
2,116
18Bronx County
2,108
19Jefferson County
1,924
20Niagara County
1,787
21Clinton County
1,659
22Sullivan County
1,650
23Broome County
1,520
24Steuben County
1,519
25Chautauqua County
1,493

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 Most Wildfires in New York”, https://gismap.land/rankings/new-york/most-wildfires-counties. Figures from USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024).

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