The 2004 Alaska fire season was the worst on record in terms of area burned by wildfires in the U.S. state of Alaska

Alaska

Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...

. Though fewer individual fires formed than in 1989 when almost 1,000 were recorded, more than 6600000 acres (26,709.3 km²) were burned by the approximately 700 fires that ignited. The largest of these fires was the Taylor Complex Fire

Taylor Complex Fire

The Taylor Complex Fire was a 2004 wildfire in Alaska that consumed approximately of land. By acreage, it was the largest wildfire in the United States between 1997-2007. The fire also was part of the record-breaking 2004 Alaska fire season that burned more than , the most in recorded history....

, which encompassed 1700000 acres (6,879.7 km²) and was the largest fire in the United States from 1997 to 2007. The Boundary Fire, Wolf Creek Fire, Chatanika Fire, and a fire that enveloped the Trans-Alaska Pipeline also received notable attention from firefighting services and the media.