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Counties with the Largest Recorded Wildfire in Virginia

The top 25 of 129 Virginia counties on GIS Map, ranked by the largest single wildfire recorded in the county since 1992.

#CountyLargest single fire
1Rockbridge County
15,454
2Alleghany County
11,381
3Amherst County
11,229
4Bedford County
11,020
5Craig County
7,351
6Page County
6,399
7Augusta County
4,505
8Roanoke County
3,990
9Madison County
3,971
10Patrick County
3,696
11Dinwiddie County
2,850
12Rockingham County
2,368
13Buchanan County
2,232
14Botetourt County
1,676
15Nelson County
1,614
16Wythe County
1,509
17Accomack County
1,348
18Dickenson County
1,300
19Lee County
1,300
20Brunswick County
1,250
21Warren County
1,200
22Smyth County
992
23Louisa County
907
24Russell County
882
25Bath County
879

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

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