Severe Weather History


Florida Wildfire History: 454 Recorded Events

468

Recorded events

48

Counties affected

2

Direct deaths

$534.9M

Property damage

Florida wildfire history: 468 recorded events across 48 counties between 1996 and 2026.

Decade by decade

Florida wildfire history by decade

Florida wildfire history: recorded events per decade
Florida wildfire history: recorded events per decade

The 1990s are the busiest decade on record with 132 reported wildfire events across Florida. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.

County ranking

Counties with the most wildfire events in Florida

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Marion County170$100K1998–2001
#2Putnam County150$01998–2003
#3Lee County110$775K1999–2000
#4Alachua County110$01998–2001
#5Polk County100$235K1999–2001
#6Bay County80$10K1998–2000
#7Miami-Dade County80$150K1996–2000
#8Columbia County70$01998–1999
#9Nassau County70$01998–1999
#10Flagler County60$01998–2000
#11Liberty County60$01998–2000
#12Sarasota County60$460K1999–2001
#13Gulf County50$01998–2000
#14Collier County50$552K1999–2001
#15Charlotte County50$60K1999–2000
#16Lafayette County50$250K1998–2001
#17Broward County50$10K1999–2001
#18Palm Beach County40$50K1999–2000
#19Wakulla County40$01998–1999
#20Baker County40$01998–1999
#21Glades County40$43K1999–2000
#22Franklin County30$01998–2000
#23Hamilton County30$01998–1999
#24Taylor County30$01998–2000
#25Hendry County30$150K1999–2001
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

All hazards in Florida · Wildfire across the U.S.