🧯 Notable Bog/Peat Fires in the U.S.
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Evans Road Wildfire, NC (2008): Peat fire burned 41,000 acres in a wildlife refuge, hard to extinguish due to underground smoldering.
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Minnesota Historical Fires (1890s–1900s): Bog and forest conditions fueled major fires like the Great Hinckley Fire (1894).
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Newberry, MI Fire (2007): Wildfire in marshy, bog-like terrain burned ~18,500 acres.
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Okefenokee Swamp Fires, GA/FL: Peat soils burned intensely during droughts, e.g., West Mims Fire.
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Bog Butte Fire, AZ (2025): Named for the location, not a true peat bog fire.
