<p>I would suggest the <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/fireInfo/fireInfo_statistics.html" rel="nofollow">National Interagency Fire Center</a>, which keeps statistics in a variety of formats as well as lists of historical fires.  For instance, you can see a list of historically significant fires as far back as 1804 <a href="https://www.nifc.gov/fireInfo/fireInfo_stats_histSigFires.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.  In general, the closer you get to present, the more information about fires there is.  </p>

<p>Other websites with historical wildfire lists include:</p>

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<li><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wildfires#North_America" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a> list of large fires</p></li>
<li><p><a href="http://wildfire.cr.usgs.gov/firehistory/data.html" rel="nofollow">USGS</a> spatial data back to 1980 with a viewer <a href="http://wildfire.cr.usgs.gov/firehistory/viewer/viewer.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/paleoclimatology-data/datasets/fire-history" rel="nofollow">NOAA</a> World Data Center</p></li>
</ul>

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That NOAA World Data Center looks good. I will give that a try.
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<p>Not sure if it is the right place to post this question but I'd like to know where to find a wildfire database? I don't need any geospatial data.  Just a list of the wildfires that happened in USA from 1960 to present is needed. Wildfires of interest include both human and lightning caused.</p>

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I edited the question to make it clear the main focus is on wildfires.  If you are looking for lists of famous structural fires, that should be a separate question.
f.thorpe
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Do you know of the existence of [Opendata.se]? (But please don't cross-post)
Jan Doggen
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I post that the same question there as well however I felt I didn't get enough information so I thought I'd give it a try here.
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Where can I find a database of historical wildfires in the USA back to 1960?
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# Where can I find a database of historical wildfires in the USA back to 1960?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-10-04)

Not sure if it is the right place to post this question but I'd like to know where to find a wildfire database? I don't need any geospatial data. Just a list of the wildfires that happened in USA from 1960 to present is needed. Wildfires of interest include both human and lightning caused.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I edited the question to make it clear the main focus is on wildfires.  If you are looking for lists of famous structural fires, that should be a separate question.  
> **username_2**: Do you know of the existence of [Opendata.se]? (But please don't cross-post)  
> **username_0**: I post that the same question there as well however I felt I didn't get enough information so I thought I'd give it a try here.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-10-05. Score: 1

I would suggest the [National Interagency Fire Center](https://www.nifc.gov/fireInfo/fireInfo_statistics.html), which keeps statistics in a variety of formats as well as lists of historical fires. For instance, you can see a list of historically significant fires as far back as 1804 [here](https://www.nifc.gov/fireInfo/fireInfo_stats_histSigFires.html). In general, the closer you get to present, the more information about fires there is.

Other websites with historical wildfire lists include:

* [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wildfires#North_America) list of large fires
* [USGS](http://wildfire.cr.usgs.gov/firehistory/data.html) spatial data back to 1980 with a viewer [here](http://wildfire.cr.usgs.gov/firehistory/viewer/viewer.htm)
* [NOAA](https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/paleoclimatology-data/datasets/fire-history) World Data Center

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: That NOAA World Data Center looks good. I will give that a try.  

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