Event Details
Disaster Type
Wildfire
Start Date
June 1, 2012
End Date
Nov. 30, 2012
Cost
$0.25B
Deaths
1
Affected States
Affected States
Unaffected States
Description
Wildfires burned over 9.2 million acres across the U.S. in 2012. This is the 3rd highest annual total since the year 2000. The most damaging wildfires occurred in the western states (CO, ID, WY, MT, CA, NV, OR, WA). Colorado experienced the most costly wildfires (e.g., Waldo Canyon fire) where several hundred residences were destroyed.