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Counties with the Most Wildfires in Wisconsin

The top 25 of 72 Wisconsin counties on GIS Map, ranked by the number of wildfires reported to a federal, state or local agency between 1992 and 2024.

#CountyRecorded wildfires
1Marinette County
2,127
2Adams County
1,781
3Oconto County
1,509
4Burnett County
1,489
5Columbia County
1,488
6Juneau County
1,437
7Portage County
1,428
8Waushara County
1,353
9Marquette County
1,351
10Sauk County
1,238
11Oneida County
1,237
12Waupaca County
1,178
13Douglas County
1,068
14Monroe County
1,000
15Jackson County
967
16Vilas County
958
17Washburn County
956
18Sawyer County
954
19Marathon County
890
20Taylor County
801
21Bayfield County
792
22Lincoln County
744
23Rusk County
739
24Wood County
702
25Dane County
668

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 Wisconsin”, https://gismap.land/rankings/wisconsin/most-wildfires-counties. Figures from USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024).

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