Deadliest US Fires
For nearly three weeks in late February 2024, The Smokehouse Creek wildfire, sparked by a utility pole that collapsed under strong winds, ravaged large swathes of Northern Texas and western Oklahoma.
By the time it was contained in mid-March, more than a hundred million acres of land had been burned and two people and thousand of cattle and other animals had been killed, making it one of the most destructive fires in American history. This fire actually destroyed 1.05 million acres of land.
For nearly three weeks in late February 2024, The Smokehouse Creek wildfire, sparked by a utility pole that collapsed under strong winds, ravaged large swathes of Northern Texas and western Oklahoma.
By the time it was contained in mid-March, more than a hundred million acres of land had been burned and two people and thousand of cattle and other animals had been killed, making it one of the most destructive fires in American history. This fire actually destroyed 1.05 million acres of land.
The Ruby Mountain fire in Alaska burned more than 3 million acres in. It started in August of 2024 and only ended in November of that year.