Taylor Complex Fire

The Taylor Complex Fire was a 2004 wildfire in Alaska that consumed approximately 1,305,592 acres (5,284 km2) of land.[1] By acreage, it was the largest wildfire in the United States between 1997 and 2007.[1] The fire also was part of the record-breaking 2004 Alaska fire season that burned more than 6,600,000 acres (27,000 km2), the most in recorded history.

References

  1. National Interagency Fire Center, "Fire Information - Wildland Fire Statistics: 1997-2007 Large Fires (100,000+ fires)", at "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2009-05-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Accessed on 1/20/2009.


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