Severe Weather History


Arizona Wildfire History: 314 Recorded Events

314

Recorded events

7

Counties affected

19

Direct deaths

$335.2M

Property damage

Arizona wildfire history: 314 recorded events across 7 counties between 1996 and 2025.

Decade by decade

Arizona wildfire history by decade

Arizona wildfire history: recorded events per decade
Arizona wildfire history: recorded events per decade

The 2000s are the busiest decade on record with 33 reported wildfire events across Arizona. 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 Arizona

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Coconino County180$50K1996–2002
#2Gila County70$01996–2003
#3Navajo County60$01996–2003
#4Pima County40$132.2M2002–2003
#5Yavapai County30$01996–2002
#6Apache County20$01996–2002
#7Santa Cruz County20$180K2002–2002
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

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