List of Storm Prediction Center extremely critical days
Progression of a well-anticipated extremely critical event across the Central Plains on March 6, 2017. This event produced wildfires that burned 1,200,000 acres of land, and killed seven people.
An extremely critical fire weather event is the greatest threat level issued by the NWS Storm Prediction Center (SPC) for wildfire events in the United States . On the scale from one to three, an extremely critical is a level three; thus, these outlooks are issued only when forecasters at the SPC are confident of extremely dangerous wildfire conditions on a given day, and are typically reserved for the most extreme events. They are only issued for either Day 2 (with the event occurring the following day) or for Day 1 (on the day of the event). In contrast with high risk outlooks for severe weather outbreaks, extremely critical outlooks are commonly issued for Day 2. This is due to the fact that the conditions required for volatile wildfire spread are easier to predict well in advance than the conditions required for a major tornado outbreak or derecho . Similar to high risk outlooks, extremely critical outlooks also cannot be issued for Day 3 of the outlook period.[ 1] [ 2]
Extremely critical days
2000–2009
Storm Prediction Center Extremely Critical Fire Weather Events – 2000–2009[ nb 1]
Date
Year
Region
Burned area
Fatalities
Outlook
Notes
May 11
2000
Arizona , New Mexico [ 3]
43,000 [ nb 2]
0
Cerro Grande Fire [ 4]
May 15
2000
Nevada , Utah , Colorado , Arizona , New Mexico [ 5]
43,000 [ nb 2]
0
Cerro Grande Fire [ 4]
May 16
2000
Wyoming , Utah , Colorado , Arizona , New Mexico , Texas , Oklahoma [ 6]
43,000 [ nb 2]
0
Cerro Grande Fire [ 4]
May 17
2000
Colorado , Arizona , New Mexico , Nebraska , Kansas , Texas , Oklahoma [ 7]
43,000 [ nb 2]
0
Cerro Grande Fire [ 4]
May 24
2000
Mississippi , Alabama , Georgia , South Carolina , Florida [ 8]
—
0
One of only two extremely critical areas issued east of the Mississippi River , the other was issued on May 12, 2008[citation needed ]
June 7
2000
Nevada , Arizona , Utah [ 9]
—
0
June 8
2000
Nevada , Arizona , Utah [ 10]
—
0
June 19
2000
Wyoming , Colorado , Utah [ 11]
—
0
July 23
2000
Wyoming , Colorado , Utah , Montana , Idaho [ 12]
2,200,000 [ nb 3]
0
Idaho-Montana wildfires of Summer 2000 [ 13]
July 31
2000
Washington , Oregon , Montana , Idaho [ 14]
2,200,000 [ nb 3]
0
Idaho-Montana wildfires of Summer 2000[ 13]
August 1
2000
Wyoming , Montana , Idaho [ 15]
2,200,000 [ nb 3]
0
Idaho-Montana wildfires of Summer 2000[ 13]
August 3
2000
California , Oregon , Nevada , Wyoming , Montana , Idaho [ 16]
2,200,000 [ nb 3]
0
Idaho-Montana wildfires of Summer 2000[ 13]
August 11
2000
Wyoming , Montana , Idaho [ 17]
2,200,000 [ nb 3]
0
Idaho-Montana wildfires of Summer 2000[ 13]
August 26
2000
Wyoming , Montana , Idaho [ 18]
2,200,000 [ nb 3]
0
Idaho-Montana wildfires of Summer 2000[ 13]
August 27
2000
Wyoming , Montana , Idaho , South Dakota [ 19]
2,200,000 [ nb 3]
0
Idaho-Montana wildfires of Summer 2000[ 13]
August 29
2000
Wyoming , Montana , Idaho [ 20]
2,200,000 [ nb 3]
0
Idaho-Montana wildfires of Summer 2000[ 13]
September 19
2000
South Central U.S. [ 21]
—
0
September 21
2000
New Mexico , Colorado , Kansas , Oklahoma , Texas [ 22]
—
0
October 21
2000
California [ 23]
—
0
October 22
2000
California [ 24]
—
0
November 7
2000
California [ 25]
—
0
December 17
2000
California [ 26]
—
0
December 18
2000
California [ 27]
—
0
December 25
2000
California [ 28]
—
0
January 2
2001
California [ 29]
—
0
January 3
2001
California [ 30]
10,353
0
Viejas Fire[ 31]
April 10
2001
New Mexico , Texas [ 32]
—
0
April 22
2001
New Mexico , Texas [ 33]
—
0
July 28
2001
Idaho , Wyoming [ 34] [ 35]
4,600 [ nb 2]
0
Green Knoll Fire[ 36]
September 5
2001
Eastern Great Basin region[ 37]
14,288
0
Darby Fire[ 38]
April 20
2002
New Mexico , Texas [ 39]
—
0
May 1
2002
New Mexico , Texas [ 40]
—
0
May 7
2002
Central Rocky Mountains region[ 41]
—
0
June 3
2002
New Mexico , Arizona , Colorado [ 42]
—
0
June 8
2002
Western U.S. [ 43]
138,114 [ nb 2]
0
Hayman Fire [ 44]
June 9
2002
Western U.S. [ 45]
138,114 [ nb 2]
0
Hayman Fire[ 44]
September 15
2002
Nevada [ 46]
—
0
January 6
2003
California [ 47]
900
0
Pacific Fire[ 31]
April 2
2003
Arizona , Colorado , Utah [ 48]
—
0
May 3
2003
Arizona , New Mexico [ 49]
—
0
June 23
2003
Colorado , New Mexico , Utah [ 50]
84,750 [ nb 2]
0
Aspen Fire [ 51]
May 10
2004
Utah [ 52]
—
0
May 11
2004
Southwestern U.S. [ 53]
—
0
March 29
2005
New Mexico , Texas [ 54]
—
0
November 18
2005
California [ 55]
4,000
0
School Canyon Fire[ 56]
November 27
2005
New Mexico , Oklahoma , Texas [ 57]
9,600 [ nb 2]
0
Velma Fire[ 58]
January 1
2006
New Mexico , Oklahoma , Texas [ 59]
303,570
2 [ 60]
Texas-Oklahoma wildfires of 2005–06 [ 61]
January 3
2006
Central U.S. [ 62]
—
0
Texas-Oklahoma wildfires of 2005–06[ 61]
January 7
2006
New Mexico , Oklahoma , Texas [ 63]
—
0
Texas-Oklahoma wildfires of 2005–06[ 61]
January 8
2006
Southern U.S. [ 64]
—
0
Texas-Oklahoma wildfires of 2005–06[ 61]
January 12
2006
Oklahoma , Texas [ 65]
39,173
0
Texas-Oklahoma wildfires of 2005–06[ 61]
January 14
2006
Oklahoma , Texas [ 66]
—
0
Texas-Oklahoma wildfires of 2005–06[ 61]
January 15
2006
Oklahoma , Texas [ 67]
—
0
Texas-Oklahoma wildfires of 2005–06[ 61]
January 23
2006
California [ 68]
—
0
February 7
2006
California [ 69]
1,200 [ nb 2]
0
Orange County Fire[ 70]
February 8
2006
California [ 71]
1,200 [ nb 2]
0
Orange County Fire[ 70]
March 8
2006
New Mexico , Oklahoma , Texas [ 72]
—
0
March 10
2006
Central U.S. [ 73]
—
0
March 11
2006
New Mexico , Texas [ 74]
—
0
March 12
2006
Central U.S. [ 75]
1,102,044 [ nb 2]
12 [ 76]
Texas-Oklahoma wildfires of 2005–06 [ 61]
April 6
2006
New Mexico , Oklahoma , Texas [ 77]
119,846
0
Texas-Oklahoma wildfires of 2005–06[ 61]
April 15
2006
Central U.S. [ 78]
23,135
0
Texas-Oklahoma wildfires of 2005–06[ 61]
May 27
2006
Southwestern U.S. [ 79]
—
0
June 14
2006
Southwestern U.S. [ 80]
4,270 [ nb 2]
0
June 2006 Colorado wildfires[ 81]
June 15
2006
Arizona , New Mexico [ 82]
—
0
August 29
2006
Northwestern U.S. [ 83]
144,876 [ nb 2]
0
Tripod Complex, Tatoosh Complex, and Cedar Creek fires[ 84]
August 30
2006
Idaho , Montana , Wyoming [ 85]
76,651 [ nb 2]
0
Middle Fork Complex, Trail Creek, Potato, and Zane fires[ 86]
November 15
2006
Texas [ 87]
—
0
January 8
2007
California [ 88]
20
0
Malibu Fire[ 31]
February 24
2007
Texas [ 89]
—
0
February 28
2007
New Mexico , Texas [ 90]
—
0
June 5
2007
Arizona , Nevada , Utah [ 91]
—
0
June 6
2007
Arizona , New Mexico [ 92]
—
0
July 18
2007
Nevada [ 93]
652,016 [ nb 2]
0
Murphy Complex Fire [ 94]
October 21
2007
California [ 95]
33,195
1 [ 96]
2007 California wildfires [ 97]
October 22
2007
California [ 98]
234,466
0
2007 California wildfires[ 97]
October 23
2007
California [ 99] [ 100]
146,903
2 [ 96]
2007 California wildfires[ 97]
January 29
2008
Texas [ 101]
37,000 [ nb 2]
0
2008 Texas wildfires[ 102]
January 31
2008
Texas [ 103]
37,000 [ nb 2]
0
2008 Texas wildfires[ 102]
February 25
2008
Texas [ 104]
377,568
1
2008 Texas wildfires[ 105]
March 14
2008
Arizona , New Mexico , Texas [ 106]
263,375
0
2008 Texas wildfires[ 105]
March 16
2008
New Mexico , Texas [ 107]
—
0
2008 Texas wildfires[ 105]
March 18
2008
Texas [ 108]
—
0
2008 Texas wildfires[ 105]
March 20
2008
Kansas , Oklahoma , Texas [ 109]
5,000
0
2008 Texas wildfires[ 110]
April 3
2008
New Mexico , Texas [ 111]
—
0
2008 Texas wildfires[ 105]
April 9
2008
New Mexico , Texas [ 112]
—
0
2008 Texas wildfires[ 105]
April 10
2008
Arizona , New Mexico , Texas [ 113]
—
0
2008 Texas wildfires[ 105]
April 16
2008
New Mexico , Texas [ 114]
—
0
2008 Texas wildfires[ 105]
April 30
2008
Arizona , New Mexico , Texas [ 115]
2,000
0
2008 Texas wildfires[ 105] and X Fire[ 116]
May 1
2008
New Mexico , Texas [ 117]
—
0
2008 Texas wildfires[ 105]
May 12
2008
Florida , Southwestern U.S. [ 118]
—
0
2008 Texas wildfires;[ 105] one of only two extremely critical areas issued east of the Mississippi River , the other was issued on May 24, 2000[citation needed ]
May 13
2008
New Mexico , Texas [ 119]
—
0
2008 Texas wildfires[ 105]
May 21
2008
Arizona , New Mexico [ 120]
—
0
June 4
2008
Arizona , New Mexico [ 121]
—
0
June 5
2008
New Mexico , Texas [ 122]
—
0
2008 Texas wildfires[ 105]
June 11
2008
New Mexico , Oklahoma , Texas [ 123]
—
0
2008 Texas wildfires[ 105]
February 10
2009
Texas [ 124]
—
0
February 17
2009
Central U.S. [ 125]
—
0
March 5
2009
Central U.S. [ 126]
—
0
March 23
2009
Kansas , Oklahoma , Texas [ 127]
—
0
March 26
2009
Arizona , New Mexico , Texas [ 128]
—
0
April 1
2009
New Mexico , Texas [ 129]
—
0
April 9
2009
New Mexico , Oklahoma , Texas [ 130]
235,792
4 [ 131]
April 2009 Texas wildfires[ 105] [ 131]
June 6
2009
Arizona , New Mexico [ 132]
—
0
August 6
2009
Arizona , Nevada , Utah [ 133]
—
0
August 7
2009
Southwestern U.S. [ 134]
—
0
2010–2019
Storm Prediction Center Extremely Critical Fire Weather Events – 2010–2019[ nb 1]
Date
Year
Region
Burned area
Fatalities
Outlook
Notes
March 26
2010
New Mexico , Texas [ 135]
—
0
April 1
2010
Central U.S. [ 136]
—
0
April 29
2010
New Mexico , Texas [ 137]
—
0
May 10
2010
New Mexico , Oklahoma , Texas [ 138]
—
0
February 27
2011
New Mexico , Oklahoma , Texas [ 139]
262,434
0
2011 Texas wildfires [ 105]
March 7
2011
New Mexico , Texas [ 140]
—
0
2011 Texas wildfires[ 105]
March 8
2011
Texas [ 141]
—
0
2011 Texas wildfires[ 105]
March 21
2011
Southwestern and Central U.S. [ 142]
—
0
2011 Texas wildfires[ 105]
March 22
2011
Kansas , Oklahoma , Texas [ 143]
12,556
0
2011 Texas wildfires[ 105]
April 3
2011
Southwestern and Central U.S. [ 144]
19,883
0
2011 Texas wildfires[ 105]
April 9
2011
Central U.S [ 145]
582,615
1
2011 Texas wildfires[ 105]
April 10
2011
Kansas , Oklahoma , Texas [ 146]
—
0
2011 Texas wildfires[ 105]
April 14
2011
New Mexico , Oklahoma , Texas [ 147]
85,287
0
2011 Texas wildfires[ 105]
April 15
2011
Oklahoma , Texas [ 148]
50,321
1
2011 Texas wildfires[ 105]
April 26
2011
New Mexico , Texas [ 149]
50,235
0
2011 Texas wildfires[ 105]
April 29
2011
New Mexico , Oklahoma , Texas [ 150]
—
0
2011 Texas wildfires[ 105]
May 9
2011
Southwestern and Central U.S. [ 151]
—
0
2011 Texas wildfires[ 105]
May 24
2011
New Mexico , Oklahoma , Texas [ 152]
127,732
0
2011 Texas wildfires[ 105]
May 29
2011
New Mexico , Texas [ 153]
—
0
2011 Texas wildfires[ 105]
May 30
2011
Central U.S. [ 154]
—
0
2011 Texas wildfires[ 105]
June 6
2011
Arizona [ 155]
538,049 [ nb 2]
0
Wallow Fire [ 156]
June 19
2011
Southwestern U.S. [ 157]
538,049 [ nb 2]
0
2011 Texas wildfires[ 105] and Wallow Fire[ 156]
June 29
2011
Nevada [ 158]
156,293 [ nb 2]
0
Las Conchas Fire [ 159]
November 2
2011
California [ 160]
—
0
March 1
2012
New Mexico [ 161]
—
0
March 7
2012
New Mexico [ 162]
—
0
March 18
2012
Nebraska , South Dakota [ 163]
—
0
March 26
2012
Colorado , Nebraska , Wyoming [ 164]
4,140
3
Lower North Fork Fire [ 165]
May 23
2012
Arizona , New Mexico [ 166]
297,845 [ nb 2]
0
Whitewater-Baldy Complex Fire [ 167]
May 26
2012
New Mexico [ 168]
297,845 [ nb 2]
0
Whitewater-Baldy Complex Fire[ 167]
February 25
2013
Texas [ 169]
—
0
December 29
2013
California [ 170]
—
0
April 3
2014
New Mexico , Texas [ 171]
—
0
April 26
2014
Colorado , Kansas , New Mexico , Oklahoma and Texas [ 172]
—
0
May 6
2014
Kansas , Oklahoma and Texas [ 173]
—
0
May 7
2014
Colorado , Kansas , New Mexico , Oklahoma and Texas [ 174]
—
0
May 11
2014
Oklahoma , Texas [ 175]
2,583
0
Double Diamond Fire[ 176]
June 14
2014
Arizona , New Mexico [ 177]
—
0
June 16
2014
Arizona , Colorado , New Mexico , Utah [ 178]
—
0
June 17
2014
Arizona , Colorado , New Mexico , Utah [ 179]
14,712 [ nb 2]
0
Assayii Lake Fire[ 180]
April 8
2015
Colorado , New Mexico , Texas [ 181]
—
0
April 14
2015
South Dakota [ 182]
—
0
February 18
2016
Colorado , Kansas , New Mexico , Oklahoma , Texas [ 183]
40,000
0
February 2016 Texas-Oklahoma wildfires[ 184]
March 22
2016
Arizona , Colorado , Kansas , New Mexico , Oklahoma and Texas [ 185]
367,620 [ nb 2]
0
Anderson Creek Fire [ 186]
March 23
2016
New Mexico , Oklahoma and Texas [ 187]
367,620 [ nb 2]
0
Anderson Creek Fire[ 186]
April 5
2016
Kansas , New Mexico , Oklahoma and Texas [ 188]
55,308
0
350 Complex Fire[ 189]
November 17
2016
Colorado , Kansas , New Mexico , Oklahoma , Texas [ 190]
—
0
February 23
2017
Colorado , Kansas , New Mexico , Oklahoma , Texas [ 191]
1,812 [ nb 2]
0
2 Mile Lane, 96, and 141st fires[ 192]
February 28
2017
New Mexico , Oklahoma , Texas [ 193]
10,700
0
February 2017 Texas wildfires[ 194]
March 6
2017
Colorado , Kansas , Nebraska , New Mexico , Oklahoma , Texas [ 195]
1,200,000
7 [ 196]
March 2017 Great Plains wildfires[ 197]
March 23
2017
Colorado , New Mexico , Texas [ 198]
38,500
0
Rankin Ranch Road and Green Ranch fires[ 199] [ 200]
March 31
2017
New Mexico , Texas [ 201]
—
0
December 4
2017
California [ 202]
141,531 [ nb 2]
0
December 2017 Southern California wildfires [ 203] [ 204]
December 5
2017
California [ 205]
141,531 [ nb 2]
0
December 2017 Southern California wildfires[ 203] [ 204]
December 6
2017
California [ 206]
141,531 [ nb 2]
1 [ 207]
December 2017 Southern California wildfires[ 203] [ 204]
December 7
2017
California [ 208]
141,531 [ nb 2]
0
December 2017 Southern California wildfires[ 203] [ 204]
March 4
2018
New Mexico , Colorado , Texas , Oklahoma [ 209]
575
0
Forest Ridge Fire[ 210] and Coyote Canyon Fire[ 211]
March 18
2018
New Mexico , Texas [ 212]
9,250
0
March 2018 Texas-Oklahoma wildfires[ 213]
March 23
2018
New Mexico , Texas , Oklahoma , Kansas , Colorado [ 214]
3,450
0
March 2018 Texas-Oklahoma wildfires[ 215]
April 12
2018
New Mexico , Texas , Oklahoma , Kansas , Colorado [ 216]
12,700
1 [ 217]
April 2018 Great Plains wildfires, including the Rhea Fire.[ 218] [ 219] [ 220]
April 13
2018
New Mexico , Texas , Oklahoma [ 221]
261,700
1 [ 222]
April 2018 Great Plains wildfires[ 217] [ 223] [ 224] – The first day to be given a "historically critical" designation on the Red Flag Threat Index (RFTI).[ nb 4] [ 225]
April 17
2018
New Mexico , Texas , Oklahoma [ 226]
468,365 [ nb 2]
0
April 2018 Great Plains wildfires – Outlook included enhanced warning: "Dangerous, life-threatening fire weather conditions are likely". PDS Red Flag Warning #709 was issued for parts of New Mexico and Texas at 2005Z the day before.[ 227] Forecasters indicated that the potential for the rapid spread of wildfires was at its highest level in more than ten years.[ 228] This was only the second day on record to be given the "historically critical" designation on the Red Flag Threat Index (RFTI).[ 225]
April 19
2018
Arizona , New Mexico [ 229]
125
0
April 2018 Arizona-New Mexico wildfires[ 230] [ 231]
September 15
2018
Utah , Nevada [ 232]
86,107 [ nb 2]
0
Pole Creek and Bald Mountain wildfires[ 233]
October 15
2018
California [ 234]
—
0
November 8
2018
California [ 235]
256,316 [ nb 2]
85 [ nb 5]
Woolsey , Hill, Camp , and Nurse wildfires;[ 237] [ 238] Deadliest extremely critical day on record.[ nb 6] [citation needed ]
November 9
2018
California [ 239]
256,316 [ nb 2]
2 [ 240]
Woolsey, Hill, Camp, and Nurse wildfires[ 237] [ 238]
November 11
2018
California [ 241]
256,316 [ nb 2]
0
Woolsey, Hill, Camp, and Nurse wildfires[ 237] [ 238]
November 12
2018
California [ 242]
256,316 [ nb 2]
0
Woolsey, Hill, Camp, and Nurse wildfires[ 237] [ 238]
November 13
2018
California [ 243]
256,316 [ nb 2]
1 [ 244]
Woolsey, Hill, Camp, and Nurse wildfires[ 237] [ 238]
April 10
2019
New Mexico , Texas [ 245]
1,800
0
267 Fire[ 246]
October 9
2019
California [ 247]
14,449 [ nb 2]
0
Early October 2019 California wildfires [ 248] [ 249]
October 10
2019
California [ 250]
14,449 [ nb 2]
3 [ 251]
Early October 2019 California wildfires[ 248] [ 249]
October 11
2019
California [ 252]
14,449 [ nb 2]
0
Early October 2019 California wildfires[ 248] [ 249]
October 24
2019
California [ 253]
98,366 [ nb 2]
0
Late October 2019 California wildfires[ 249]
October 25
2019
California [ 254]
98,366 [ nb 2]
0
Late October 2019 California wildfires[ 249]
October 27
2019
California [ 255]
98,366 [ nb 2]
0
Late October 2019 California wildfires[ 249]
October 28
2019
California [ 256]
98,366 [ nb 2]
0
Late October 2019 California wildfires[ 249]
October 29
2019
California [ 257]
98,366 [ nb 2]
0
Late October 2019 California wildfires[ 249]
October 30
2019
California [ 258]
98,366 [ nb 2]
0
Late October 2019 California wildfires[ 249]
October 31
2019
California [ 259]
98,366 [ nb 2]
0
Late October 2019 California wildfires[ 249] – First and only occurrence of five consecutive extremely critical days[citation needed ]
2020–present
Storm Prediction Center Extremely Critical Fire Weather Events – 2020–2025[ nb 1]
Date
Year
Region
Burned area
Fatalities
Outlook
Notes
June 7
2020
Colorado , New Mexico [ 260]
2,083 [ nb 2]
0
Wilson Crossing, Tadpole, and Bent's Fort fires[ 261] [ 262] [ 263]
September 2
2020
Montana [ 264]
100,000
0
Huff, Bobcat , and Snider fires[ 265]
September 7
2020
Oregon , Washington [ 266]
1,000,000 [ nb 2]
0
North Complex Fire and September 2020 Oregon and Washington wildfires [ 267] – Eric Johnson, deputy fire staff for Northwest Oregon Fire Management, stated that "the fire weather forecasted is extremely rare and occurs only a few times a century."[ 268]
September 8
2020
Oregon , Washington [ 269]
1,000,000 [ nb 2]
26 [ nb 7]
North Complex Fire and September 2020 Oregon and Washington wildfires[ 267]
October 25
2020
California [ 271]
413
0
Olinda, Dersch, and Point fires[ 272]
October 26
2020
California [ 273]
26,430
0
Silverado and Blue Ridge fires[ 272]
December 3
2020
California [ 274]
6,430
0
Bond and Willow fires[ 275] [ 276]
June 10
2021
Colorado , Utah [ 277]
31
0
Foxton Fire[ 278]
December 15
2021
Colorado , Kansas , Oklahoma , Texas [ 279]
163,000
2 [ 280]
2021 Kansas wildfire outbreak – includes the Four County, North 207, Parker Creek, and Cobb fires[ 281]
March 17
2022
Texas [ 282]
45,000
0
Eastland Complex Fire[ 283]
March 29
2022
Kansas , Oklahoma , Texas [ 284]
33,000 [ nb 2]
0
Crittenberg Complex Fire[ 285]
April 6
2022
Colorado , Kansas , Oklahoma , Texas [ 286]
57,737 [ nb 2]
0
Gosper/Furnas County, Beaver River, and Sand Creek fires[ 287] [ 288]
April 7
2022
Kansas , Oklahoma , Texas [ 289]
57,737 [ nb 2]
1 [ 290]
Gosper/Furnas County, Beaver River, and Sand Creek fires[ 287] [ 288]
April 12
2022
Kansas , Oklahoma , Texas [ 291]
6,195 [ nb 2]
2 [ 292]
McBride Fire[ 293]
April 22
2022
Colorado , New Mexico [ 294]
160,000 [ nb 2]
0
April–May 2022 New Mexico wildfires[ 295]
April 29
2022
Colorado , Kansas , New Mexico , Oklahoma [ 296]
160,000 [ nb 2]
0
April–May 2022 New Mexico wildfires[ 295]
May 8
2022
Colorado , New Mexico , Oklahoma , Texas [ 297]
160,000 [ nb 2]
0
April–May 2022 New Mexico wildfires[ 295]
May 9
2022
New Mexico , Oklahoma , Texas [ 298]
160,000 [ nb 2]
0
April–May 2022 New Mexico wildfires[ 295]
September 7
2022
Montana [ 299]
1,000
0
Government, Billiard, and Bull Gin Complex fires[ 300]
April 4
2023
Kansas , Oklahoma , Texas , New Mexico [ 301]
1,550
0
Route 66 Fire[ 302]
March 13
2024
Oklahoma , Texas [ 303]
1,058,482 [ nb 2]
0
Smokehouse Creek Fire [ 304]
April 6
2024
Colorado , Kansas , Oklahoma [ 305]
5,000
0
57 Fire[ 306]
May 25
2024
New Mexico [ 307]
2,964
0
Blue 2 Fire[ 308]
November 6
2024
California [ 309]
20,000
0
Mountain Fire [ 310]
December 10
2024
California [ 311]
4,037 [ nb 2]
0
Franklin Fire [ 312]
January 8
2025
California [ 313]
57,636 [ nb 2]
30 [ 314]
January 2025 Southern California wildfires [ 315] – First extremely critical risk day in January since 2008, and the first extremely critical risk day in January for California since 2007.[ 316]
January 13
2025
California [ 317]
57,636 [ nb 2]
0
January 2025 Southern California wildfires[ 315]
January 14
2025
California [ 318]
57,636 [ nb 2]
0
January 2025 Southern California wildfires[ 315]
January 20
2025
California [ 319]
57,636 [ nb 2]
0
January 2025 Southern California wildfires[ 315]
January 21
2025
California [ 320]
57,636 [ nb 2]
0
January 2025 Southern California wildfires[ 315]
March 3
2025
New Mexico , Texas [ 321]
—
0
March 4
2025
New Mexico , Texas [ 322]
—
0
March 12
2025
Texas [ 323]
2,345
0
Bear Fire[ 324]
March 14
2025
Kansas , Missouri , New Mexico , Oklahoma , Texas [ 325]
170,000
4 [ 326]
2025 Oklahoma wildfires [ 327]
March 18
2025
New Mexico , Texas [ 328]
7,000
0
High Lonesome Fire[ 329]
April 17
2025
New Mexico [ 330]
150
0
Rio Grande Fire[ 331]
April 27
2025
New Mexico , Texas [ 332]
367
0
Otero and Alamo fires[ 333]
See also
Notes
^ a b c All values include fires that took place outside of the extremely critical area(s). Burned area values are listed in acres . Fatality totals only include direct fire-related deaths that occurred on the respective extremely critical days.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn Number of acres burned for entire event which occurred over a multi-day period.
^ a b c d e f g h Approximate total number of acres burned for multiple wildfire events between June and September 2000.
^ The Red Flag Threat Index (RFTI) is a fire weather index that was developed in 2011, with values from 0-10 that rates the climatological rarity of combined relative humidity and wind combinations. Historically Critical values of 9 or 10 can only be reached when either relative humidity or wind speed exceed a ten year observational data set.
^ All 85 fatalities were caused by the Camp Fire .[ 236]
^ The 102 fatalities associated with the wildfires in Hawaii on August 8, 2023 are excluded, due to the fact that only critical fire conditions were forecasted for that day.
^ There were sixteen fatalities in California from the North Complex Fire,[ 270] as well as nine fatalities in Oregon and one fatality in Washington state from various other fires.[ 267]
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