Forest ownership · Wisconsin 2026

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Burned forest by owner Forest acres in Wisconsin % of burned forest % of Wisconsin's forestland
Public 1,290 57.9% 31.3%
Federal 1,111 49.8% 9.5%
State 100 4.5% 6.8%
Local (county, city) 79 3.6% 15.0%
Tribal 22 1.0% 3.0%
Tribal 22 1.0% 3.0%
Private 184 8.3% 65.7%
Family 145 6.5% 55.7%
Corporate 11 0.5% 5.1%
TIMO/REIT 24 1.1% 3.4%
Other private 4 0.2% 1.5%
Ownership not modeled 733 32.9% —
Burned forest in Wisconsin 2,229 — —
Fires by owner
Fire Forest acres in Wisconsin Federal State Local Tribal Private Not modeled
Nw Sands Block C Rx Fire 963 668 0 0 0 0 294
Riley Wma Unit 6 Rx Fire 301 75 0 0 0 0 225
Axe Head Red Rx Fire 86 86 0 0 0 0 0
Dusty Trail 8 & 10 Rx Fire 81 80 0 0 0 0 0
Bog Fire 81 0 34 0 0 0 47
Buffalo Farms Units 4 And 5 Rx Fire 77 68 0 0 0 0 8
Oconto River Savannahs 2 Rx Fire 47 32 0 0 0 0 15
Jack Pine Fire 38 0 0 0 0 35 3
Joel Marsh 1 Fire 35 0 31 0 0 0 4
Twin Pine 6 Rx Fire 32 27 0 0 0 0 5
Dusty Trails 2 Rx Fire 31 31 0 0 0 0 0
Sleeping Bear Units 6 & 10 Rx Fire 28 26 0 0 0 0 2
Slough Creek Fire 27 0 0 27 0 0 0
Rock Fire 24 0 20 0 0 0 5
Redhouse Fire 22 0 0 20 0 0 1
Medford Farms Rx Fire 19 3 0 0 0 0 16
Indian Lake Fire 15 0 0 0 15 0 0
Hwy Ss Fire 13 0 0 0 0 4 9
Butternut Opening Rx Fire 13 5 0 0 0 0 8
Ritchie Fire 12 0 0 0 0 11 2
Tower Fire 11 0 0 0 0 10 1
Flowage Fire 8 0 6 0 0 0 2
Hillpoint Fire 7 0 0 0 0 7 0
Fort Mc Coy Incident 1 Fire 7 0 0 0 0 2 5
Old Airport Fire 7 0 0 0 0 3 4
Schulz Road Fire 7 7 0 0 0 0 0
Sleeping Bear 2 Rx Fire 7 2 0 0 0 0 5
Stetson-Hamm Fire 7 0 0 0 0 7 0
Ford Fire 6 0 0 0 0 0 6
Fish Fire 6 0 0 0 0 5 0
Cinder Fire 6 0 0 6 0 0 0
Birthday Fire 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
Six Seven Fire 5 0 0 0 0 0 4
15th Fire 5 0 0 0 0 2 3
Millan Road Fire 5 0 0 0 0 5 0
Field Fire 5 0 0 0 0 3 2
Aloe Fire 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
55th St Fire 4 0 0 0 0 4 0
Smiley Fire 4 0 0 0 0 4 0
Bell Fire 4 0 0 3 0 0 1
Murray South Fire 4 0 3 0 0 0 0
Pleasant Valley Fire 3 0 0 0 0 2 0
Whiskey Fire 3 0 0 0 0 2 1
Ez Drive Fire 3 0 0 0 0 3 0
Max Fire 3 0 0 0 0 2 0
Hanson Fire 3 0 0 2 0 0 1
Lagoo Creek Fire 3 0 2 0 0 0 1
Jedi Fire 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
Swingset Fire 3 0 0 0 0 3 0
Wildcat Fire 3 0 0 0 3 0 0
Trepanier Fire 3 0 0 3 0 0 0
Quesedilla Fire 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Moraine Fire 2 0 0 0 0 1 1
Avon Fire 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Black Brook Fire 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Filter Fire 2 0 0 0 0 1 1
Riverview Fire 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Pinnacle Fire 2 0 0 0 0 1 1
Malueg Fire 2 0 0 0 0 1 1
Kolpack Fire 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
Buckthorn Fire 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Swampy Fire 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
Abraham Fire 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Jacksino Fire 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Lyndon Ln Fire 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
County F Fire 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feely Lake Fire 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Beaver Fire 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Neva Lake Fire 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
Transfer Fire 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Soderbeck Fire 2 0 0 0 0 1 1
Riviera Fire 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
Quartz Fire 2 0 0 0 0 1 1
Blackberry Fire 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
Springbrook Fire 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
Lehman Rd Fire 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Chlorine Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jackson Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Avenger Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
11th Ave 1 Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Woodstock Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Cart Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney Hill Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Borderline Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Iroquois Fire 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Transit Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Peeper Fire 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Bluebell Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Millionaire Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Twenty-Seven Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Waters Lane Fire 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Military Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
County N Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Two Islands Fire 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
6th Ct Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
River Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Morning Dove Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Pleasant Fire 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Taylor Lake Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Billy Boy Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Mc Nally Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Miller Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
East Duck Lake Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Little Elk Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Birch Grove Fire 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Argo Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Deer Run Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Enchilada Fire 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Rappley Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Becks Rd Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Hillside Fire 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Townline Fire 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Barnes Rd Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Tri Lakes Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Wentworth Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eagle View Fire 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Dedham Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Little Sand Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Oak Fire 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Margaret Lake Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Refuge Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
10th Ave Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Plot Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Chapinwood Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Soleburg Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Lobster Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Icehouse Bridge Fire 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Birch Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Loon Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Harper Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
A.P. Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
Sand Lake Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Lynx Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Sunny Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ball Park Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1st Ave Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bushey Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wildwood Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cougar Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vessel Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ferch Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rift Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squash Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Parker Creek Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sunset Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackhawk Rd Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Archer Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Centennial Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Road Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Degroot Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hurin Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Old 80 Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Church Rd Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Boa Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bluff Creek Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lee Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Castle Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pine Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marshall Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hilltop Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cochran Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Twist Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cherry Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Glen Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinosaur Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scout Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cosgrove Lake Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wild Rose Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2nd Street Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jedi Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Soaring Eagle Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Apple Tree Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fire 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lost Lake Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pond Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spring Brook Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shambeau Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Buckhorn Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pterodactyl Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fenceline Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sandy Arbor Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bents Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bingo Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wind Pudding Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fernander Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnson Lake Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sheep Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pit Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bushey Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arrow Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kobart Road Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oak Ridge Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Valley Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arbutus Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Generations Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chameleon Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Patterson Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Boat Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Highway D Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Placid Lake Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lone Chair Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gagen Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jd Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Two Ponds Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heat Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hh Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Snake Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Holly Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Liberty Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Murry Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salo Rd Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Honey Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stark Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Little Pine Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bayer Lake Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bear Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9th Ave Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lune Island Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bookcase Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drop Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Schneider Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grouse Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Memory Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Backwoods Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maple Grove Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
County B Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shed Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver Brook Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clements Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paddleboat Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bambi Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spaghetti Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Novack Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Little Pete Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cadet Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caribbean Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Island Lake Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Line Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Canoe Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eder Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cambridge Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Town Hall Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hill Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ocho Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bass Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leaf Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Strabel Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shortcut Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Soggy Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

104 measured fires burned zero forest cells.

Reconciliation
Owner cells 10,024 2,229
Land cover Forest cells 10,024 2,229
Equal 10,024

USFS RDS-2020-0044 service 12 for WI. Ownership tabulated through 2026-11-12. 30 m cells.