The estimated suppression costs of wildfires in the United States in 2023 rose to almost 3.2 billion U.S. dollars. In recent years costs to extinguish forest fires have increased considerably, reaching a record 4.4 billion U.S. dollars in 2021.
Estimated suppression costs of wildfires in the United States from 1985 to 2023
(in million U.S. dollars)
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National Interagency Fire Center. (July 13, 2024). Estimated suppression costs of wildfires in the United States from 1985 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269867/suppression-costs-of-largest-us-wildfires/
National Interagency Fire Center. "Estimated suppression costs of wildfires in the United States from 1985 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269867/suppression-costs-of-largest-us-wildfires/
National Interagency Fire Center. (2024). Estimated suppression costs of wildfires in the United States from 1985 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269867/suppression-costs-of-largest-us-wildfires/
National Interagency Fire Center. "Estimated Suppression Costs of Wildfires in The United States from 1985 to 2023 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269867/suppression-costs-of-largest-us-wildfires/
National Interagency Fire Center, Estimated suppression costs of wildfires in the United States from 1985 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269867/suppression-costs-of-largest-us-wildfires/ (last visited June 10, 2025)
Estimated suppression costs of wildfires in the United States from 1985 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], National Interagency Fire Center, July 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269867/suppression-costs-of-largest-us-wildfires/
