Wildfire in Pennsylvania

Events

85

Deaths

1

Injuries

13

Damage

$5.3 million

• Wildfire in Pennsylvania, April 6 to 7, 20151 death · 3 injured · $4,000 · 5 eventsThe combination of gusty south to southwest winds and drying conditions led to several wildfires across Eastern Pennsylvania on the 6th and resulted in one fatality, a couple of injuries and minor property damage.
• Wildfire in Pennsylvania, November 8 to 10, 20243 injured · $2.0 million · 1 eventAbnormally dry conditions over a span of many weeks led to the most active fall fire season across central Pennsylvania, with 585 fire incidents between September and November, burning just under 2000 acres in this timeframe.
• Wildfire in Pennsylvania, April 23, 2007$1.2 million · 1 eventA wildfire that started in the brush from discarded cigarettes, damaged several homes in Bethlehem and forced two dozen people from their home. Gusty southwest winds and warm weather made it difficult for firefighters to battle the blaze.
• Wildfire in Pennsylvania, April 23 to 30, 2025$1.1 million · 1 eventProlonged dry conditions with low relative humidity values and gusty winds allowed for multiple wildfires to begin during the afternoon of April 23, 2025 in Michaux State Forest, located in southwestern Cumberland County.
• Wildfire in Pennsylvania, May 1 to 2, 2025$800,000 · 1 eventProlonged dry conditions with low relative humidity values and gusty winds allowed for multiple wildfires to begin during the afternoon of April 23, 2025 in Michaux State Forest, located in southwestern Cumberland County.
• Wildfire in Pennsylvania, April 15, 2004$100,000 · 1 eventTwo families lost their barn and mobile home when a brush fire burned out of control and consumed both structures. The owner was burning a brush pile and the fire moved to the barn which was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived. The mobile home had also started to burn.
• Wildfire in Pennsylvania, March 30, 2006$100,000 · 1 eventA brush fire up the side of a hill in Kintnersville (Nockamixon Township) damaged two acres, the side of one house and a garage. The wildfire started near the intersection of Pennsylvania State Routes 611 and 32. Nearby Durham Township issued an outside burning ban.
• Wildfire in Pennsylvania, April 9 to 11, 20123 injured · $10,000 · 3 eventsThe strong northwest winds on the 9th combined with the recent unseasonably dry weather caused the rapid spread of wildfires and other fires in Eastern Pennsylvania.
• Wildfire in Pennsylvania, July 6 to 8, 20102 injured · 1 eventThe heat and recent dry weather helped a wildfire in lower Jackson Township burn around 10 acres until it was contained. The fire was reported on the afternoon of the 6th between Running Valley and Twin Pines Roads.|No structures were in danger and no one was evacuated.
• Wildfire in Pennsylvania, July 6 to 7, 200210 eventsA northerly flow of air through the lower half of the atmosphere pushed smoke from forest fires in northern Quebec across Eastern Pennsylvania. The smoke reduced visibilities and could be smelled from the afternoon of the 6th into the afternoon of the 7th.
• Wildfire in Pennsylvania, April 12, 20151 injured · 2 eventsNearly a dozen brush fires occurred in Chester County on the 12th as an unseasonably dry April continued. They were reported from Oxford eastward to West Chester. The largest wildfire occurred in West Fallowfield Township. One person was injured.
• Wildfire in Pennsylvania, April 12 to 15, 20231 injured · 1 eventA wildfire developed in Millstone Township, Elk County during the afternoon of April 12, 2023 and continued into April 15. The fire was entirely on Allegheny National Forest land, and over 400 acres burned. One firefighter was injured while fighting the fire.
• Wildfire in Pennsylvania, March 23 to 24, 20093 eventsThe combination of a dry March to date, breezy to windy conditions and low relative humidity levels made the 23rd and 24th vulnerable to fast spreading fires. Several brush fires occurred in Berks, Northampton and Monroe Counties.
• Wildfire in Pennsylvania, April 18 to 20, 20153 eventsA wildfire consumed about 300 acres of forest around Blue Mountain in Lehigh and Carbon Counties from the afternoon of the 18th into the morning of the 20th.
• Wildfire in Pennsylvania, October 28 to 29, 20002 eventsThe recently unseasonably dry weather, the freshly fallen leaves and breezy wind conditions over the weekend led to three brush fires along the Carbon County/Northampton County line.
• Wildfire in Pennsylvania, November 3, 20002 eventsA pair of wildfires occurred in northwestern Northampton County during the afternoon of the 3rd. The unseasonably dry weather that has prevailed since early October contributed to the fires.
• Wildfire in Pennsylvania, April 28, 20012 eventsUnseasonably dry weather, warm temperatures, windy conditions and low relative humidity levels all combined to produce ideal conditions for the spread of brush and wildfires across the Poconos. Two such wildfires occurred on the 28th.
• Wildfire and Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, April 19, 20022 eventsA lightning strike ignited a forest fire in the Buck Hill area of Barrett Township. The strike struck Bush Mountain about 400 yards off of Pennsylvania State Route 191and about two miles from the Wayne County line.
• Wildfire in Pennsylvania, April 15, 20082 eventsBrush fires occurred on April 15th in both Carbon and Northampton Counties. In Carbon County, fire companies from three municipalities as well as state Forest Bureau personnel battled a twenty acre brush fire.
• Wildfire in Pennsylvania, April 18, 20082 eventsAbout a half dozen brush fires occurred on Blue Mountain in Carbon and Lehigh Counties on the 18th. The fires started at the base of the mountain range in East Penn Township in Carbon County. Fires then broke out on the Lehigh County side in Heidelberg and Washington Townships.
• Wildfire in Pennsylvania, March 25 to 26, 20082 eventsWildfires occurred during the afternoons of the 25th and 26th in Northampton County. On the 25th, a control burn went out of control as gusty south winds helped spread the fire and it burned two acres in Plainfield Township.
• Wildfire in Pennsylvania, April 23, 20082 eventsWildfires occurred in Monroe and Berks Counties on the 23rd. In Monroe County, four firefighting units were used to stop a two acre brush fire in the northern part of Coolbaugh Township. The companies responded at 630 p.m.
• Wildfire in Pennsylvania, November 24, 20132 eventsThe strong northwest winds, low humidity levels and unseasonably dry November helped rapidly spread a couple of brush wildfires in the Lehigh Valley during the daylight hours on the 24th.
• Wildfire in Pennsylvania, November 4 to 6, 20001 eventThe unseasonably dry weather that has prevailed since early October contributed to an allegedly set forest fire behind the Ametek Plant off of Pennsylvania State Route 54 in Nesquehoning Borough.
• Wildfire in Pennsylvania, November 4 to 5, 20001 eventA wildfire fueled by the bone dry weather conditions destroyed one home in Douglass Township. The fire started around 8 p.m. EST on the 4th and was under control by the morning of the 5th. No serious injuries occurred.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.