| 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 2025 dollars (2) |
| 1 |
2025 |
Palisades Fire |
$23,000 |
$23,000 |
| 2 |
2025 |
Eaton Fire |
$17,500 |
$17,500 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Camp Fire |
$10,000 |
$12,887 |
| 4 |
2017 |
Tubbs Fire |
8,700 |
11,456 |
| 5 |
2018 |
Woolsey Fire |
4,200 |
5,413 |
| 6 |
2023 |
Maui/Hawaii Wildfire |
4,300 |
4,549 |
| 7 |
1991 |
Oakland Fire (Tunnel) |
1,700 |
4,019 |
| 8 |
2017 |
Atlas Fire |
3,000 |
3,950 |
| 9 |
2020 |
Glass Fire |
2,950 |
3,681 |
| 10 |
2020 |
CZU Lightning Complex Fire |
2,500 |
3,120 |
(1) Includes losses sustained by private insurers and government-sponsored programs such as the National Flood °µÍø½ûÇø Program. All fires on this list occurred in California unless otherwise noted. Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Subject to change as loss estimates are further developed. As of January 2026.
(2) Adjusted for inflation by Aon using the U.S. Consumer Price Index.
Source: Aon. |
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