Wildfires of 2003

Federal, state and local agencies reported 68,275 wildfires in the United States in 2003, burning 4,511,189 acres. 618 fires reached 1,000 acres or more in at least one record; the largest was the Cedar Fire in California, at 280,059 acres.

Wildfires reported: 68,275
Acres, all reports: 4,511,189
Fires of 1,000 acres or more: 618
Burned areas mapped by MTBS: 384
Perimeters on file: 1,576

2002 2004

Map

Every fire of 2003 with a page here, sized by the acres burned. Select one for its perimeter and record.

Largest fires618

Wildfires of 1,000 acres or more, largest first; the 500 largest of 618. The size is the reported final size where a fire report survives, else the burned area MTBS mapped, else the area inside the final perimeter.

Fire	State	Acres	Start	Cause
Cedar Fire	CA	280,059	Oct 25, 2003	Human
Hadweenzic Fire	AK	192,489	Jun 24, 2003	Natural
Missouri Breaks Complex	MT	125,900	Jul 19, 2003	Natural
Erickson Creek Fire	AK	117,930	Jun 17, 2003	Natural
Simi Fire	CA	108,204	Oct 25, 2003
Old Fire	CA	91,281	Oct 25, 2003	Human
Aspen Fire	AZ	82,440	Jun 17, 2003	Human
Fawn Peak Complex (Farewell) Fire	WA	81,343	Jun 30, 2003	Natural
Bb Complex (Booth) Fire	OR	79,734	Aug 19, 2003	Natural
Germaine Fire	MT	66,497
Dry Lake Complex (Dry Lakes) Fire	NM	65,000	May 31, 2003	Natural
Piru Fire	CA	63,720	Oct 23, 2003	Human
Grand Prix Fire	CA	59,788	Oct 21, 2003	Human
Robert Fire	MT	57,273	Jul 23, 2003	Human
Paradise Fire	CA	56,427	Oct 26, 2003	Human
Cornucopia Creek Fire	AK	52,917	Jun 29, 2003	Natural
Wedge Canyon Fire	MT	50,981	Jul 18, 2003	Natural
Sand Creek Fire	AK	49,786	Jun 14, 2003	Natural
Mine/Otay Fire	CA	47,921	Oct 26, 2003	Human
Black Hill Fire	AK	42,745	Jul 16, 2003	Natural
Kerulu Creek Fire	AK	40,732	Jun 18, 2003	Natural
Big Mud Fire	AK	39,186	Jun 22, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	NM	38,998	Jun 18, 2003
Reiner 36 Fire	MN	38,753	Apr 9, 2003	Human
Deep Fire	ID	37,843	Aug 5, 2003	Natural
Lincoln Complex (Snowbank) Fire	MT	37,405	Aug 13, 2003	Natural
Hobble Fire	MT	36,180	Aug 8, 2003	Natural
Boiler Fire	NM	34,941	Apr 28, 2003	Natural
Indian Fire	MT	33,955
Fish Creek Complex (Thompson Creek) Fire	MT	33,948	Aug 10, 2003	Natural
Bulldog Fire	UT	31,727	Jul 8, 2003	Human
Annie Fire	CA	30,170	Aug 25, 2003	Natural
Apex Fire	UT	29,933	Jun 28, 2003	Human
Big Coulee Fire	MT	29,492
Moonshine Fire	NM	27,647
Hot Creek Fire	ID	26,560	Jul 19, 2003	Natural
Cooney Ridge Fire	MT	25,680	Aug 8, 2003	Natural
Littlehawk Fire	MT	25,490	Aug 12, 2003	Natural
Sheenjek Fire	AK	25,230	Jun 27, 2003	Natural
Mineral-Primm (Mineral and Primm) Fire	MT	25,202	Aug 9, 2003	Natural
Middle Fork Complex (Falconberry) Fire	ID	25,007	Aug 10, 2003	Human
Kinishba Fire	AZ	24,109	Jul 13, 2003	Natural
Needles Fire	WA	21,300	Aug 5, 2003	Natural
Davis Fire	OR	21,135	Jun 28, 2003	Human
Rampage Complex (Double Mountain 2) Fire	MT	21,000	Aug 19, 2003	Natural
Umtanum Ridge Fire	WA	20,000	Jul 24, 2003	Human
Coyote Fire	CA	19,576	Jul 16, 2003	Natural
Turnbo Fire	NM	18,865
East Fire	WY	18,762	Aug 11, 2003	Natural
Trapper Creek Fire (Trapper Creek) Fire	MT	18,702	Jul 18, 2003	Natural
Red Point Fire	SD	17,568	Jul 21, 2003	Natural
Owinza Fire	ID	15,789	May 30, 2003
Canada Fire	MN	15,000	Mar 29, 2003	Human
Little Salmon Creek Fire	MT	14,845	Aug 8, 2003	Natural
Blackfoot Lake Complex (Blackfoot Lake) Fire	MT	14,194	Aug 19, 2003	Natural
Trapper Creek Fire (Wolf Gun) Fire	MT	13,928	Jul 16, 2003
Honeydew Fire	CA	13,846	Sep 3, 2003	Natural
Tobias Fire	ID	13,843	Jul 12, 2003	Human
Gordon Creek Fire	MT	13,647
Winslow Fire	MT	13,558	Aug 12, 2003	Natural
Willey Fire	MT	13,533	Aug 15, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	NM	13,523	Jun 8, 2003	Natural
Bear Butte Fire	OR	13,271
Picture Fire	AZ	12,900	Jun 17, 2003	Human
Caribou Fire	MN	12,680	Apr 10, 2003	Human
Beaver Lake Complex (Beaver Lakes) Fire	ID	12,467	Aug 8, 2003	Natural
Menan Fire	ID	12,068	Aug 12, 2003	Natural
Slims Complex (Slims) Fire	ID	12,011	Jul 15, 2003	Natural
Poplar Fire	AZ	12,000	Sep 4, 2003	Natural
Local Fire	CA	12,000	Feb 23, 2003	Human
Cayuse Lake Complex (Pettibone Creek) Fire	ID	11,833	Aug 21, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	MN	11,529	May 1, 2003
Unnamed Fire	LA	11,423	Jan 3, 2003
Crazy Horse Fire	MT	11,300	Aug 10, 2003	Natural
Little Salmon Creek Wildland Fire Complex (Mid) Fire	MT	11,213	Aug 6, 2003	Natural
East Hansel Valley Fire	UT	11,200	Aug 8, 2003	Natural
Some Creek Fire	MT	11,166
Canoe Fire	CA	11,036	Sep 3, 2003	Natural
Johnson Ranch Fire	TX	11,015	Aug 7, 2003	Natural
Boulder Basin II Fire	WY	10,953	Aug 19, 2003	Natural
Thomas Fire	AZ	10,644	Jun 6, 2003	Natural
Withington Fire	ID	10,567	Aug 11, 2003	Natural
Lightning Complex (Two Corral) Fire	OR	10,504	Aug 20, 2003	Natural
Rattlesnake Canyon Fire	WA	10,500	Jul 4, 2003	Human
Padua Fire	CA	10,446	Oct 25, 2003	Human
Mountain Fire	CA	10,331	Oct 26, 2003
Jonny Fire	MT	9,998	Jul 31, 2003	Natural
Ackley Fire	CA	9,940	Jul 26, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	AR	9,745	Mar 31, 2003
Sapp (Sapp) Fire	ID	9,674	Aug 9, 2003	Natural
Craig II Fire	MT	9,180	Aug 14, 2003	Natural
Verdale Fire	CA	8,650	Oct 24, 2003
Roblar 2 Fire	CA	8,592	Oct 21, 2003	Human
Gold 1 Fire	MT	8,296	Aug 8, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	AR	8,277	Mar 31, 2003
Pardue Fire	MT	8,000	Oct 19, 2003	Human
Kaweah-Kern Complex (West Kern) Fire	CA	7,963	Aug 21, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	AZ	7,912	Jun 23, 2003
Cascade II Fire	UT	7,828	Sep 23, 2003	Human
Smoke Fire	CA	7,790	Jul 21, 2003	Natural
Blackfoot Lake Complex (Ball Creek) Fire	MT	7,520	Aug 20, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	AR	7,416	Mar 31, 2003
Unnamed Fire	LA	7,410	Dec 5, 2003
Little Horn II Fire	WY	7,400	Aug 9, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	AR	7,340	Mar 31, 2003
Black Frog Complex (Frog Pond) Fire	ID	7,275	Jul 12, 2003	Natural
Hatten Road Fire	WA	7,209	Jul 27, 2003	Human
Molina Fire	NM	7,165	Jun 22, 2003	Natural
Black Mountain 2 Fire	MT	7,061	Aug 8, 2003	Natural
Deep Lake Fire	WY	6,980	Jul 16, 2003	Natural
South Fork Fire	ID	6,970	Aug 10, 2003	Human
Tsooktuihvun Lake Fire	AK	6,941	Jul 22, 2003	Human
Greybull Fire	MT	6,836	Aug 16, 2003	Human
Bird Fire	CA	6,804	Jun 1, 2003	Human
Summit Complex	CA	6,721	Aug 27, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	NM	6,561	Jul 4, 2003
Tapr 03 Fire	KS	6,560	Mar 22, 2003
Capulin Fire	NM	6,529	Jun 23, 2003	Natural
Jenny Fire	NM	6,520	Jun 22, 2003	Natural
Steeple Fire	AZ	6,105	Jul 12, 2003	Natural
North Fork Lick (Marble) Fire	ID	6,080	Aug 7, 2003	Natural
Spanish Fire	CA	6,058	Sep 28, 2003	Human
Mcclean Bottoms Fire	ND	6,000	Apr 9, 2003	Human
Middle Fork Complex (Harrison) Fire	MT	5,900	Aug 18, 2003	Natural
Swain Fire	MT	5,774	Aug 13, 2003	Natural
Cherry Creek 2 Fire	UT	5,720	Oct 25, 2003	Human
Spruce Fire	NM	5,719	Jul 11, 2003	Natural
Unit 12 Wf Fire	TX	5,668	Nov 28, 2003
Chilcoot Complex	CA	5,635	Jul 20, 2003	Natural
Cramer Fire	ID	5,614	Jul 20, 2003	Natural
Tok River Fire	AK	5,595	May 27, 2003	Human
Kibbie Cmplx Wfu Fire	CA	5,570
Kibbie Complex	CA	5,525	Jul 29, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	AR	5,519	Mar 31, 2003
Iliamna Fire	AK	5,460	May 23, 2003	Human
Tnf Chil Fire	CA	5,428
Norris Fire	WY	5,425	Aug 12, 2003	Natural
Canyon Creek Fire	ID	5,400	Aug 11, 2003	Human
Encebado Fire	NM	5,373	Jul 4, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	AR	5,333	Mar 31, 2003
Seco Fire	NM	5,300	Jun 20, 2003	Natural
GarCo 5 Fire	CO	5,292	Jul 8, 2003	Human
Togo Mountain Fire	WA	5,285	Aug 15, 2003	Natural
Lizard Fire	AZ	5,270	Jun 7, 2003	Natural
Juniper Dunes Fire	WA	5,200	Aug 6, 2003	Natural
Rocky Top Fire	OK	5,200	Apr 1, 2003	Human
Unnamed Fire	KS	5,104	Mar 24, 2003
Unnamed Fire	TX	5,063	Jan 19, 2003
Del Puerto Fire	CA	5,018	Jul 20, 2003	Natural
Grizzly Fire	WY	5,000	Aug 2, 2003	Natural
Little Salmon Creek Complex (Gyp Mountain) Fire	MT	4,992	Aug 19, 2003	Natural
Haas Ridge Fire	OR	4,992
Papa Fire	SD	4,992	Aug 13, 2003	Human
Unnamed Fire	NM	4,986	Jun 6, 2003	Natural
Devil Fire	CA	4,973	Aug 27, 2003
Clark Fire	OR	4,964	Jul 13, 2003	Human
Luhi Fire	HI	4,930	May 12, 2003	Natural
Winslow / Idaho Fire	ID	4,908
Unnamed Fire	FL	4,900	May 1, 2003	Human
Units 37 38 39 A Fire	MN	4,878	Apr 23, 2003
Unnamed Fire	LA	4,869	Feb 4, 2003
Haas Ridge Fire	OR	4,861	Aug 20, 2003	Natural
Wilkins Fire	NV	4,848	Jul 28, 2003	Natural
Jump Fire	CA	4,816	Aug 27, 2003
Unnamed Fire	LA	4,806	Nov 19, 2003
Grindstone Complex (Deafy) Fire	CA	4,696	Sep 3, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	KS	4,674	Apr 12, 2003
Unnamed Fire	TN	4,672	Aug 19, 2003
Isabel Fire	WA	4,535	Sep 7, 2003	Natural
Whiskey Lake 2 Fire	ID	4,530	Sep 23, 2003
Black Frog Complex (Blackwall) Fire	MT	4,515	Jul 12, 2003	Natural
Poll Haven Fire	MT	4,494	Oct 19, 2003
Mineral-Primm (Boles Meadow) Fire	MT	4,490	Aug 9, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	TX	4,487	Jul 26, 2003
Unnamed Fire	AR	4,430	Mar 31, 2003
Lonesome Beaver Fire	UT	4,406	May 30, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	LA	4,401	Feb 4, 2003
Canyon Fire	CA	4,300	Jul 25, 2003	Human
Skeleton Fire	AZ	4,300	Jul 15, 2003	Natural
Unit 6 Wf Fire	TX	4,282	Aug 19, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	TX	4,278	Jan 19, 2003
Jim River Fire	SD	4,258	Apr 10, 2003	Human
Wsa Fire	UT	4,186	Jul 24, 2003	Natural
Mud Wfu Fire	CA	4,102	Aug 31, 2003	Natural
Timmerman Fire	ID	4,095	Aug 10, 2003	Human
Hairpin Curve Fire	OK	4,080	Apr 1, 2003	Human
Cherry Creek Fire	MT	4,000	Aug 7, 2003	Natural
West Boundry Fire	OR	4,000	Jun 19, 2003	Human
Unnamed Fire	KS	4,000	Apr 11, 2003
Milepost 59 Fire	ID	4,000	Aug 14, 2003	Human
Unnamed Fire	CO	4,000	Aug 25, 2003
Unnamed Fire	HI	4,000	Jun 4, 2003
Middle Fork Complex (Center) Fire	MT	3,997	Aug 18, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	AR	3,993	Mar 31, 2003
Harkness Fire	ID	3,978	Jul 21, 2003	Human
Windmill Fire	MT	3,942	Aug 12, 2003	Natural
Granite Fire	NM	3,900	Jul 11, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	FL	3,886	Mar 24, 2003
LAKE17 Fire	MT	3,886	Oct 19, 2003	Human
Unit 6 04 1 Fire	LA	3,871	Dec 17, 2003
Overland Fire	CO	3,869	Oct 30, 2003	Human
Beaver Lake Complex (Pleasant) Fire	ID	3,868	Aug 9, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	FL	3,841	Dec 11, 2003
18 Fire	OR	3,800	Jul 23, 2003	Human
Loma Fire	CA	3,740	Sep 14, 2003	Human
Fishlake Fire	ID	3,732	Aug 10, 2003	Natural
The Refuge Fire	FL	3,700	Jun 13, 2003	Human
Rooster Comb Fire	OR	3,659	Aug 20, 2003	Natural
Mineral Park Fire	WA	3,654	Aug 15, 2003	Natural
Pass Creek Fire	AK	3,646	Jun 29, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	AR	3,632	Mar 31, 2003
Powell Fire	AZ	3,611	Jun 15, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	AR	3,607	Mar 15, 2003
The Alley Fire	FL	3,600	May 19, 2003	Natural
East Table Fire	WY	3,599	Jul 12, 2003	Human
Helens 2 Fire	AZ	3,597	Jun 17, 2003	Natural
Link Fire	OR	3,590	Jul 5, 2003	Human
Divide Fire	NM	3,570	Jul 12, 2003	Natural
Os 5 Fire	LA	3,531	Aug 19, 2003
Beaver Lake Complex (Hopeful 2) Fire	MT	3,509	Aug 8, 2003	Natural
OS5 Fire	LA	3,492	Aug 19, 2003	Natural
Rose Fire	AZ	3,483
Kaweah-Kern Complex (Williams) Fire	CA	3,471	Jul 28, 2003	Natural
Myrtle Creek Fire	ID	3,449	Sep 2, 2003	Human
Wendover Fire	ID	3,439	Aug 9, 2003	Natural
Walker Fire	NM	3,439	May 9, 2003	Human
Lime Creek Fire	MT	3,372
Wui 3 03 Fire	IN	3,371	Apr 3, 2003
Mickey Butte Fire	MT	3,350	Jul 14, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	AR	3,348	Mar 31, 2003
Big Spring Fire	WY	3,338	Jul 19, 2003	Natural
Prue Fire	OK	3,300	Apr 1, 2003	Human
Hidden Lake Fire	MT	3,275	Jul 18, 2003	Human
Pixley Basin Fire	ID	3,268	Sep 10, 2003
Hamilton Fire	CO	3,211
Rough Draw Complex (Brundage) Fire	MT	3,200	Aug 16, 2003	Natural
East of Arrow Fire	ID	3,200	Aug 18, 2003	Human
Unnamed Fire	VA	3,200	Apr 15, 2003	Human
Unnamed Fire	AR	3,198	Mar 31, 2003
Chippewa Prairie Fire	MN	3,191	Apr 12, 2003	Human
Moon Creek Fire	MT	3,189	Aug 12, 2003	Natural
3 Mile Fire	MT	3,164	Aug 27, 2003	Natural
Roanoke Marsh 2 2 5 A Fire	NC	3,150	Jan 12, 2003
Unnamed Fire	LA	3,110	Oct 18, 2003
Unnamed Fire	TX	3,105	Nov 19, 2003
Braden Ranch Fire	OR	3,100	Jun 29, 2003	Natural
Mountain Complex	CA	3,090	Jul 20, 2003	Natural
Mosca Fire	AZ	3,066	Jan 8, 2003
Unit 8 Wildfire Fire	TX	3,056	Nov 28, 2003
Moss Ridge Wfu Fire	WY	3,055	Aug 17, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	TX	3,028	Sep 2, 2003
Luera Fire	NM	3,011	Jul 13, 2003	Natural
Rathbone Fire	MT	3,010	Aug 20, 2003	Natural
Fish Creek Complex (Fish Creek) Fire	MT	3,008	Aug 9, 2003	Natural
Twin Mounds Fire	OK	3,000	Apr 1, 2003	Human
Unnamed Fire	CO	3,000	Jul 19, 2003
Butcher Creek Fire	MT	3,000	Aug 10, 2003	Natural
Dawson Fire	ND	3,000	Aug 17, 2003	Human
Unnamed Fire	MN	2,991	May 16, 2003
Unnamed Fire	TX	2,984	Nov 19, 2003
South Marsh 1 Fire	FL	2,965	May 17, 2003	Natural
Unit 2-04-P Fire	LA	2,886	Oct 16, 2003	Human
Tag River Fire	AK	2,882	Jun 18, 2003	Natural
Pass Fire	CA	2,857	Oct 21, 2003	Human
Rothsay Fire	MN	2,855	Oct 7, 2003	Human
Unnamed Fire	LA	2,851	Jan 19, 2003
Maple Fire	AZ	2,850	Jul 5, 2003	Natural
Beaver Lake Complex (North Howard) Fire	MT	2,843	Aug 9, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	FL	2,827	May 11, 2003
Unnamed Fire	FL	2,814	Jul 22, 2003
Middle Fork Complex (Prospect) Fire	ID	2,800	Aug 20, 2003	Natural
Fire 10084	OK	2,800	Feb 2, 2003	Human
Ineel Fire	ID	2,767	Jul 19, 2003	Human
Red Rock Fire	AZ	2,763	May 15, 2003	Human
Moccasin Fire	CO	2,744	Jul 15, 2003	Natural
Mormon Fire	AZ	2,712	Jun 6, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	CA	2,712	Aug 4, 2003
Unnamed Fire	CA	2,711	Jun 12, 2003
Woodenshoe Fire	UT	2,710	Jun 28, 2003	Human
Joel Bertsch 2 Fire	SD	2,700	Aug 23, 2003	Human
Clear-Nez Complex (Mcconnell North) Fire	ID	2,687	Aug 6, 2003	Natural
Sid Butte Fire	ID	2,680	Sep 12, 2003	Human
Ahtanum Ridge Fire	WA	2,675	Jun 27, 2003	Human
Blacktail Fire	WY	2,650	Aug 10, 2003	Natural
Units 34 33 W Fire	MN	2,646	Apr 10, 2003
Festival Fire	ID	2,630	Aug 7, 2003	Human
Blackfoot Lake Complex (Beta Lake) Fire	MT	2,615	Aug 19, 2003	Natural
Goshute Peak Fire	NV	2,580	Jul 17, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	LA	2,542	Feb 4, 2003
North Fork Lick (North Fork Lick) Fire	ID	2,534	Jul 30, 2003	Natural
Dexter Wfu Fire	CA	2,515	Sep 2, 2003	Natural
Copper Fire	WY	2,500	Aug 15, 2003	Natural
Rez Creek Fire	MT	2,500	Aug 13, 2003	Natural
Miller Ranch Fire	SD	2,500	Aug 13, 2003	Human
Lande Fire	MT	2,500	Aug 9, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	CO	2,500	Dec 14, 2003
Roosevelt Fire	OK	2,499	Mar 14, 2003
Unnamed Fire	AR	2,455	Mar 31, 2003
Pinchot Fire	ID	2,434	Jun 24, 2003	Natural
Crystal Fire	ID	2,417
Maple Fire	WA	2,409	Sep 5, 2003	Natural
Molly Creek Fire	AK	2,390	Aug 9, 2003	Natural
Hooker Fire	CA	2,376
Unnamed Fire	AR	2,371	Mar 31, 2003
Elm Lake Fire	MN	2,354	Oct 22, 2003
Slims Complex (Poet) Fire	ID	2,350	Aug 10, 2003	Natural
Meat Hook Fire	SD	2,339	Aug 27, 2003	Natural
Ne Unit 4 Fire	FL	2,337	Jun 9, 2003
Bigbeaver Fire	WA	2,301	Aug 5, 2003	Natural
The Friday 2 Fire	FL	2,300	Jul 25, 2003	Natural
First Fire-Code 1 Fire	NC	2,300	May 12, 2003	Human
Black Canyon Fire	WA	2,287	Aug 10, 2003	Human
Hill City Blues 2 Fire	ID	2,273	Oct 22, 2003	Human
Lopez Fire	AZ	2,256	May 22, 2003
Unnamed Fire	CA	2,250	Jul 3, 2003
Mcginnis Flats Fire	WA	2,245	Jul 18, 2003	Human
Albanita and Hooker Fire	CA	2,241	Sep 3, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	AR	2,237	Mar 15, 2003
Blackrock Fire	ID	2,232	Jul 2, 2003	Human
Albanita Fire	CA	2,223
Tamarac Fire	MN	2,220	Apr 30, 2003
Hog Fire	SD	2,214	Aug 25, 2003	Natural
Robb Fire	NV	2,196	Jul 14, 2003	Human
Lightning Fire	CA	2,180	Jul 16, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	AR	2,177	Mar 31, 2003
Bear Fire	ID	2,174	Aug 20, 2003	Natural
Ghosttown Fire	FL	2,161	Aug 18, 2003	Natural
Bolt Fire	CO	2,160	Jul 26, 2003	Natural
Agassiz Fire	MN	2,150	May 3, 2003	Human
Gully Fire	MN	2,140	Apr 9, 2003	Human
Unnamed Fire	AR	2,124	Mar 31, 2003
Unnamed Fire	TX	2,123	Aug 11, 2003
Middle Fork Fire	WA	2,111	Jul 11, 2003	Human
Burnt Ridge Complex (Ant Park) Fire	MT	2,106	Aug 13, 2003	Natural
Berg 3 Fire	ID	2,102	Oct 3, 2003	Human
Unnamed Fire	CO	2,100	Oct 10, 2003
Unnamed Fire	HI	2,100	Jul 9, 2003	Human
Unnamed Fire	HI	2,100	Jul 22, 2003
Sanfrancisco Fire	NM	2,080	Apr 4, 2003	Human
Unnamed Fire	AR	2,054	Mar 23, 2003
Crooked Fire	UT	2,050	Aug 11, 2003	Natural
Hauser Fire	CA	2,038	Jul 24, 2003	Human
Unnamed Fire	AZ	2,036	Jul 27, 2003
Local Fire	CA	2,020	Jul 22, 2003	Human
Panau Iki Fire	HI	2,019	Jan 2, 2003	Natural
Moonshine Fire	ID	2,017	Jul 10, 2003	Human
Hamilton Fire	CO	2,009	Jul 19, 2003	Natural
Maverick Fire	AZ	2,000	Jul 5, 2003	Natural
Wheathead Fire	MT	2,000	Jul 23, 2003	Natural
Cedarcanyo Fire	OK	2,000	Apr 1, 2003	Human
Rocking Chair Fire	TX	2,000	Sep 29, 2003	Natural
Farmington Fire	UT	2,000	Jul 10, 2003	Human
Cooprstown Fire	CA	2,000	Aug 26, 2003	Natural
Four Mile Fire	WY	2,000	Aug 14, 2003	Natural
Hoover Fire	CA	2,000	Aug 4, 2003	Human
Unnamed Fire	FL	1,992	Nov 27, 2003
Unnamed Fire	FL	1,979	Nov 27, 2003
Cathedral Peak Complex (Cathedral Peak) Fire	MT	1,973	Aug 14, 2003	Natural
Shasta Wfu Fire	ID	1,926	Jul 20, 2003	Natural
G 4 G 5 Fire	LA	1,899	Nov 21, 2003
Locust Fire	CA	1,898	Aug 18, 2003	Human
Hall Fire	ID	1,887	Aug 9, 2003	Human
Teuchet Fire	AK	1,880
Bear Creek Wfu Fire	CO	1,869	Jul 6, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	AR	1,856	Mar 31, 2003
Largo Fire	AZ	1,851	Jul 13, 2003	Natural
Cooney Wfu Fire	CA	1,850	Aug 1, 2003	Natural
Little Hellhole Fire	SC	1,834	Jan 29, 2003	Human
Grapevine Fire	CA	1,830	Jul 20, 2003
North Stoddard Fire	ID	1,829	Aug 5, 2003	Natural
Tuolumne Wfu Fire	CA	1,826
Unnamed Fire	HI	1,824	Feb 23, 2003
Wilderness Fire	GA	1,819	Jan 26, 2003
Unnamed Fire	AR	1,813	Apr 7, 2003
Unit 16 03 Fire	IN	1,807	Mar 17, 2003
C 8 2 3 4 Fire	GA	1,805	Feb 14, 2003
Lincoln Complex (Moose Wasson) Fire	MT	1,802	Aug 13, 2003	Natural
Goat Fire	NM	1,800	Jul 5, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	AR	1,800	Mar 31, 2003
Graveyard Fire	MT	1,800	Aug 12, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	AR	1,799	Mar 31, 2003
Sapp (Richardson) Fire	ID	1,787	Aug 20, 2003	Natural
Silver Fire	NM	1,783	Jul 13, 2003	Natural
Unit 8 03 Fire	IN	1,764	Mar 24, 2003
Tuolumne Wf Fire	CA	1,763
Granny Fire	NM	1,761
Kensel 1 Fire	ND	1,760	Apr 12, 2003	Human
Little Salmon Creek Complex (Leota Peak) Fire	MT	1,740	Aug 12, 2003	Natural
Devils Playground Fire	MN	1,740	Apr 24, 2003	Human
Brown Wui Fire	AZ	1,727	May 15, 2003
Schell Fire	NV	1,723	Jul 17, 2003	Natural
Oak Springs Fire	WA	1,710	Jun 6, 2003	Human
Corral Fire	UT	1,683	Aug 8, 2003	Natural
Madsen Pool Fire	MN	1,679	Oct 16, 2003
Unnamed Fire	FL	1,674	Mar 24, 2003
Phinney Hl Fire	OK	1,670	Oct 29, 2003	Human
Unnamed Fire	AR	1,665	Mar 31, 2003
Unnamed Fire	GA	1,663	Jan 17, 2003
Rabbit Creek Fire	WY	1,663	Oct 7, 2003	Human
Booth Fire	MT	1,650	Jul 31, 2003	Natural
Northwest Pool Fire	MN	1,644	Oct 9, 2003
Unnamed Fire	TN	1,633	Jul 26, 2003
East Marsh Fire	FL	1,631	Jan 10, 2003
Unnamed Fire	AR	1,628	Mar 31, 2003
Pilgrim Fire	ID	1,623	Jul 3, 2003	Human
Stage Fire	CA	1,621	Jul 4, 2003
Secondino Fire	AZ	1,613	May 23, 2003
Unnamed Fire	LA	1,610	Dec 5, 2003
Fire 20321	OK	1,607	Mar 30, 2003	Human
Unnamed Fire	NM	1,601	Jul 4, 2003
Kibbie Complex (Tuolumne) Fire	CA	1,600	Aug 31, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	WA	1,600	Jun 30, 2003	Human
Labor Ranch Fire	SD	1,600	Aug 14, 2003
Unnamed Fire	CA	1,594	May 24, 2003
Nelson Prarie Fire	MN	1,593	May 7, 2003	Human
North East Weir Fire	MN	1,590	May 3, 2003	Human
Unnamed Fire	CA	1,580	Jul 3, 2003
Whiskey Lake 1 Fire	ID	1,577	Sep 23, 2003
Unnamed Fire	AR	1,576	Mar 31, 2003
Box Fire	CA	1,569
Unnamed Fire	TN	1,562	Apr 14, 2003
Unnamed Fire	WA	1,560	Jul 10, 2003	Human
Unnamed Fire	CA	1,558	Jun 15, 2003	Human
Unnamed Fire	AR	1,557	Mar 31, 2003
Blaylock Mountain Fire	AR	1,550	Apr 1, 2003	Human
Albert Creek Fire	AK	1,547	Jun 17, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	FL	1,533	Jan 19, 2003
Unnamed Fire	LA	1,532	Jan 18, 2003	Human
Bartlett Mountain Fire	MT	1,529	Aug 16, 2003	Natural
Kruse Fire	ND	1,509	Oct 8, 2003
Earl Fire	MT	1,506	Jul 31, 2003
Yankee Gulch Fire	CO	1,503	Jun 16, 2003	Natural
Rex Bridge Fire	AK	1,500	May 26, 2003	Human
Foothills Fire	ID	1,500	Aug 10, 2003	Human
Chimney Fire	CA	1,500	Aug 10, 2003	Human
Unnamed Fire	CO	1,500	Jul 19, 2003
S.grassfir Fire	FL	1,500	Jun 2, 2003	Human
Rolling Plains - 18 Fire	TX	1,500	Sep 29, 2003	Natural
Bear Canyon Fire	UT	1,500	Jul 29, 2003	Human
Wilton Fire	ND	1,500	Aug 23, 2003	Natural
Hayden Fire	WY	1,500	Aug 12, 2003	Natural
Tongue River Fire	WY	1,500	Nov 19, 2003
Fire 10085	OK	1,500	Feb 2, 2003	Human
Unnamed Fire	FL	1,496	Apr 15, 2003
Grindstone Complex (Happy Camp) Fire	CA	1,481	Sep 3, 2003	Natural
Saddle Fork Wfu Fire	ID	1,477	Aug 8, 2003	Natural
Fire 10249	OK	1,470	Apr 2, 2003	Human
Border Fire	AZ	1,466	Apr 13, 2003	Human
Morgan Fire	CA	1,465	Sep 3, 2003	Natural
Blackwater Fire	WY	1,462	Aug 16, 2003	Natural
Okoklik Lake Fire	AK	1,458	Jun 24, 2003	Natural
Fire 10344	OK	1,453	Jul 26, 2003	Human
4 B 4 C Fire	GA	1,445	Feb 13, 2003
Savannah Fire	NV	1,444	Jul 18, 2003	Natural
Crystal Creek Fire	ID	1,440	Jul 20, 2003	Natural
Buffalocrk Fire	MT	1,436	Aug 13, 2003	Natural
C 5 1 2 3 Fire	GA	1,422	Dec 16, 2003
Unnamed Fire	MO	1,414	Mar 31, 2003
Unnamed Fire	TX	1,412	Aug 20, 2003
Unnamed Fire	AR	1,405	Mar 31, 2003
Unnamed Fire	ND	1,400	Oct 21, 2003	Human
Paddle Fire	WA	1,400	Jul 4, 2003	Human
GREERLAKE0 Fire	MN	1,400	Apr 13, 2003	Human
UNIT6-04-1 Fire	LA	1,400	Dec 17, 2003	Human
Little Mountain Fire	UT	1,400	Aug 15, 2003	Human
Eight Mile Fire	OK	1,400	Apr 18, 2003	Human
Shooting Range Fire	WA	1,391	Jul 16, 2003	Human
Buford Fire	OK	1,390	Mar 24, 2003	Human
Blue Pulaski Fire	MT	1,372	Jul 2, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	LA	1,367	Dec 5, 2003
Bridge Fire	CA	1,352	Sep 5, 2003	Human
Big Creek Fire	MT	1,350	Jul 19, 2003	Human
Williams Fire	UT	1,348	Jul 8, 2003	Human
Unnamed Fire	LA	1,348	Dec 5, 2003
Unnamed Fire	FL	1,348	May 11, 2003
Unit 1 B Fire	LA	1,340	Nov 14, 2003
Supper Fire	SD	1,340	Aug 13, 2003	Human
Ayers Gulch Fire	WA	1,334	Jul 28, 2003
Barber Fire	CA	1,330	Jul 31, 2003	Natural
Unnamed Fire	TX	1,324	Dec 5, 2003
Upper Twin Fire	ID	1,316	Jul 4, 2003	Natural
Mittry Fire	AZ	1,313	Mar 12, 2003	Human
Crystal Creek Fire	WA	1,300	Sep 23, 2003	Human
Kaweah-Kern Complex (Paradise 2) Fire	CA	1,297	Sep 27, 2003	Natural
C 13 1 2 3 4 Fire	GA	1,295	Jan 11, 2003
Aspen Fire	ND	1,293	May 1, 2003
2003 1502 Fire	SC	1,285	Mar 24, 2003
W.Kamishak Bay Fire	AK	1,285
Switzer G Fire	KS	1,281	Apr 11, 2003
Mckinley Fire	MN	1,280	Apr 29, 2003	Human
Texas Point Ne Fire	TX	1,275	Dec 19, 2003
Espinosa Fire	AZ	1,273	May 14, 2003
Bull Springs 2 Fire	OR	1,266	Sep 5, 2003	Natural
Porcupinec Fire	MT	1,265	Aug 3, 2003	Human
Unnamed Fire	TN	1,262	Aug 19, 2003
P 16 Cde Fire	FL	1,261	Apr 22, 2003
Hog Pile Fire	MN	1,250	Mar 23, 2003	Human
Unnamed Fire	LA	1,246	Dec 5, 2003
Unnamed Fire	TN	1,245	Jul 18, 2003
Dotsero Crater Fire	CO	1,232	Jul 11, 2003	Human

Prescribed fires22

Planned burns of 1,000 acres or more that MTBS or the perimeter history recorded.

Fire	State	Acres	Start	Cause
KIMAMA2 Prescribed Fire	ID	4,886	Jul 2, 2003
Deeplake Prescribed Fire	FL	4,670	Mar 24, 2003
SOUTH41 RX	FL	3,460	Jan 27, 2003
Woolaroc Prescribed Fire	OK	3,280	Apr 1, 2003	Human
Stateline Prescribed Fire	OR	2,928	May 17, 2003
Chipeta Prescribed Fire	UT	2,709	Sep 9, 2003
Atwood Prescribed Fire	CA	2,439	Jun 25, 2003
Gene RUSH1 Prescribed Fire	AR	2,428	Mar 16, 2003
Plum Ck RX	TX	2,414	Mar 12, 2003
Scrub Jay 01 Prescribed Fire	FL	2,261	Feb 21, 2003
Traps East Prescribed Fire	KS	2,013	Apr 13, 2003
Wooten Prescribed Fire	FL	1,989	Feb 27, 2003
Mcbride RX	TX	1,702	May 14, 2003
S.boundary Prescribed Fire	CA	1,430	May 6, 2003
Pine V Est Prescribed Fire	AZ	1,293	Sep 13, 2003
Lagunarx Prescribed Fire	AZ	1,292	Jun 11, 2003
Adams Canyon Phase 1 Prescribed Fire	CA	1,233	Sep 3, 2003
Blocke Prescribed Fire	FL	1,144	May 10, 2003
Unnamed Prescribed Fire	NJ	1,092	Apr 7, 2003
Mountain Center Burn	CA	1,061
12 W 13 Prescribed Fire	GA	1,029	Jan 12, 2003
Big Blue RX	TX	1,007	Apr 9, 2003

By state

State	Fires of 1,000+ acres	Their acres	All reports	Acres, all reports
California	80	1,010,459	7,894	1,033,343
Montana	76	881,424	2,472	750,196
Alaska	20	596,239	478	601,674
Idaho	57	318,254	1,656	336,103
New Mexico	27	273,899	1,970	235,611
Arizona	28	206,612	2,915	200,011
Washington	27	188,841	1,433	199,541
Oregon	14	160,080	2,615	169,621
Minnesota	30	124,122	3,297	156,765
Utah	17	111,187	1,422	122,968
Arkansas	32	100,505	1,664	25,986
Wyoming	17	78,821	716	91,933
Louisiana	24	71,126	94	17,360
Texas	22	62,623	1,146	54,094
Florida	27	57,536	2,148	46,211
South Dakota	16	46,620	1,730	81,493
Colorado	19	42,319	2,421	45,610
Oklahoma	22	42,029	1,639	100,423
Kansas	7	23,819	113	8,034
Hawaii	9	19,973	941	24,298
North Dakota	8	17,405	836	25,501
Nevada	6	13,964	664	17,386
Georgia	9	12,691	4,567	11,517
Tennessee	6	11,425	31	1,612
Indiana	3	6,942	155	1,424
North Carolina	2	5,450	2,041	8,103
South Carolina	3	4,125	1,315	6,722
Virginia	1	3,200	344	5,578
Missouri	2	2,525	340	3,276
Iowa	1	1,200	50	3,333
Alabama	1	1,160	1,819	20,654
Wisconsin	1	1,100	2,252	9,084
Mississippi	1	1,090	1,913	24,744
Nebraska	1	1,047	161	3,316
Ohio	1	1,016	63	1,830
Puerto Rico	1	1,000	3,622	18,886
Kentucky	0		956	19,849
West Virginia	0		641	8,380
Michigan	0		750	7,065
New York	0		4,933	3,894
Pennsylvania	0		407	2,082
Illinois	0		48	1,597
Maryland	0		5	1,373
New Jersey	0		718	956
Maine	0		624	858
Massachusetts	0		75	393
Delaware	0		21	265
Connecticut	0		95	137
New Hampshire	0		56	90
Vermont	0		9	8

Causes

Every wildfire report of 2003 in the fire occurrence database, by the cause class the reporting agency recorded.

Cause	Fires	Acres
Human	47,302	1,811,428
Natural	14,090	2,460,800
Undetermined	6,883	238,962

By year

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Sources

Perimeters from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Interagency Fire Perimeter History, compiled from the Forest Service, BLM, BIA, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, the Alaska Interagency Fire Center and CAL FIRE. Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.