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
#3Alachua County110$01998–2001
#4Lee County110$775K1999–2000
#5Polk County100$235K1999–2001
#6Miami-Dade County80$150K1996–2000
#7Bay County80$10K1998–2000
#8Columbia County70$01998–1999
#9Nassau County70$01998–1999
#10Liberty County60$01998–2000
#11Sarasota County60$460K1999–2001
#12Flagler County60$01998–2000
#13Collier County50$552K1999–2001
#14Charlotte County50$60K1999–2000
#15Lafayette County50$250K1998–2001
#16Broward County50$10K1999–2001
#17Gulf County50$01998–2000
#18Wakulla County40$01998–1999
#19Baker County40$01998–1999
#20Glades County40$43K1999–2000
#21Palm Beach County40$50K1999–2000
#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.