Top 10 Costliest Wildland Fires In The United States (1) |
($ millions)
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Estimated insured loss |
Rank |
Year |
Name |
Dollars when occurred |
In 2021 dollars (2) |
1 |
2018 |
Camp Fire |
$10,000 |
$10,750 |
2 |
2017 |
Tubbs Fire |
8,700 |
9,560 |
3 |
2018 |
Woolsey Fire |
4,200 |
4,520 |
4 |
1991 |
Oakland Fire (Tunnel) |
1,700 |
3,350 |
5 |
2017 |
Atlas Fire |
3,000 |
3,300 |
6 |
2020 |
Glass Fire |
2,950 |
3,070 |
7 |
2020 |
CZU Lightning Complex Fire |
2,500 |
2,600 |
8 |
2017 |
Thomas Fire |
2,250 |
2,470 |
9 |
2020 |
LNU Lightning Complex Fire |
2,250 |
2,340 |
10 |
2007 |
Witch Fire |
1,600 |
2,080 |
(1) Includes losses sustained by private insurers and government-sponsored programs such as the National Flood Insurance Program. Includes events that occurred through 2021. All fires on this list occurred in California. Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Ranked on losses in 2021 dollars. Subject to change as loss estimates are further developed. As of Feburary 3, 2022.
(2) Adjusted for inflation by Aon using the U.S. Consumer Price Index.
Source: Aon. |
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