Famous Fires

See category Famous Fires on Waymarking.com .
Last import of category containing 417 waymarks in 27 different countries with 122 regions was on 2025-03-16, there are 4 waymarks with missing region in this category.

First in country	Country	Region	Owner	Approved on	WM-Code	Title
stars	Andorra		tofixe	2017-09-20	WMWGWM	Old Santuari de Meritxell, Andorra
stars	Australia	Australian Capital Territory	Tealby	2007-07-01	WM1RDV	January 2003 Bushfires, Canberra, Australia
	Australia	New South Wales	Aussiebrian	2023-06-01	WM1851G	Luna Park Ghost Train Fire, Milsons Point, NSW, Australia
	Australia	Queensland	CADS11	2017-10-18	WMWVB5	Hanworth House - East Brisbane - QLD - Australia
	Australia	South Australia	CADS11	2018-02-05	WMXP2E	Fire in Adelaide Arcade - Adelaide - SA - Australia
	Austria	Tirol	T-Team!	2022-08-19	WM16JZV	1822 Imst Fire - Imst, Tirol, Austria
stars	Austria	Wien	BakaGaijin	2009-11-26	WM7R98	Ringtheater Fire - Vienna, Austria
stars	Belgium	Antwerpen	T-Team!	2023-01-27	WM17CPE	Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk - Bonheiden, Antwerpen, Belgium
	Belgium	Oost-Vlaanderen	PetjeOp	2024-06-26	WM1A5HJ	Het Provinciaal Hof - Brugge, Belgium
	Belgium	West-Vlaanderen	T-Team!	2023-08-09	WM18HZ4	Belfort - Brugge, Belgium
	Brazil	Rio de Janeiro	saopaulo1	2008-06-17	WM40EQ	Museu Arte Moderna - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
stars	Brazil	São Paulo	saopaulo1	2007-06-28	WM1R3R	Joelma Fire - Sao Paulo, Brazil
	Canada	Alberta	wildwoodke	2012-04-16	WME7N7	Hinton Municipal Office Fire - Hinton, Alberta
stars	Canada	British Columbia	gypsie2	2008-05-01	WM3PJ8	Forest Fire - Campbell River, BC
	Canada	Manitoba	PeterNoG	2008-11-17	WM5693	St. Boniface Cathedral Fire - Winnipeg MB
	Canada	Ontario	monkeys4ever	2009-12-10	WM7VZQ	The Haileybury Fire - Pioneer spirit - Haileybury, Ontario, Canada
	Canada	Prince Edward Island	Trail Blaisers	2018-08-29	WMZ24Q	The Great Fire of 1906 - Summerside, Prince Edward Island
	Canada	Québec	XeresDan	2010-09-26	WM9RN8	Eglise Notre-Dame-de-Foy
stars	Czechia	Hlavní město Praha	Noe1	2012-11-29	WMFH3Y	Požár Národního divadla / National Thethre Fire, Praha, Czech republic
	Czechia	Moravskoslezský kraj	Dorcadion Team	2016-08-04	WMRRXT	Bezrucova chata / Bezruc' Chalet - Lysá hora (North-East Moravia)
	Czechia	Středočeský kraj	Dorcadion Team	2017-04-08	WMVECZ	Svatá Hora - Príbram (Central Bohemia)
	Czechia	Zlínský kraj	Dorcadion Team	2016-10-01	WMT614	Libušín - Pustevny (North Moravia)
stars	Denmark	Region Midtjylland	kallehaugerne	2018-10-23	WMZD4G	Viborg Domkirke - Viborg Cathedral, Denmark
	Denmark	Region Syddanmark	Walking Boots	2020-06-10	WM12K04	Branden i Sct. Michaelis Kirke - Fredericia, Danmark
stars	Faroe Islands		PetjeOp	2025-02-10	WM1BGA3	Tinganes - Torshavn, Faroe Islands
stars	Finland	Etelä-Pohjanmaa	Neofytos	2010-03-17	WM868M	Church fires in Kauhajoki - Kauhajoki, Finland
	Finland	Uusimaa	small oaks	2010-03-18	WM8DJZ	Porvoo Cathedral fires
	Finland	Varsinais-Suomi	Smurffaaja	2020-08-27	WM131QJ	Hellman's house - Turku, Finland
	France	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	RakeInTheCache	2019-09-13	WM11990	Incendie du tunnel du Mont-Blanc - Chamonix, France
	France	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	Alfouine	2023-09-28	WM18V57	Église Saint-Bénigne de Pontarlier - France
	France	Bretagne	LeBourguignon	2020-07-13	WM12TAZ	Incendie du palais du Parlement de Bretagne (Rennes, Bretagne, France)
	France	Grand-Est	Alfouine	2019-05-27	WM10MDX	Aubette - Strasbourg - France
stars	France	Île-de-France	Chickilim	2015-04-06	WMNMKE	The Fire of the Bazar de la Charité - Paris, France
	France	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	sara et gege	2016-06-28	WMKMDF	hotel de ville - La Rochelle,Fr
	France	Pays de la Loire	Nathalain	2017-01-31	WMV018	Incendie cathédrale St Pierre et St Paul de Nantes
	Germany	Baden-Württemberg	Tante.Hossi	2010-10-04	WM9W67	Great Fire of 1540, Tübingen, Germany, BW
	Germany	Bayern	Tante.Hossi	2011-07-29	WMC5R5	Great Fire of 1865 - Oberstdorf, Germany, BY
stars	Germany	Berlin	Bernd das Brot Team	2007-08-25	WM22NC	Reichstag Fire, Berlin, Germany
	Germany	Hamburg	Astartus	2013-05-09	WMH10G	Der Große Brand von 1842 - Hamburg / Germany
	Germany	Hessen	CADS11	2019-05-30	WM10MYV	Waldbrandkatastrophe in Einhausen - Einhausen - Hessen - Germany
	Germany	Nordrhein-Westfalen	Narayan,	2021-01-05	WM13KRE	Brand im Kurfürstlichen Schloß 1777 - Bonn, Germany
	Germany	Rheinland-Pfalz	kaschper69	2019-09-27	WM11C06	Brand im Bundesarchiv - Festung Ehrenbreitstein - Koblenz, RP, Germany
stars	Greece		CADS11	2018-04-09	WMY2RW	Melas Mansion Building - Athens - Greece
stars	Isle of Man		Mike_bjm	2017-04-06	WMVDRB	Summerland Fire - Douglas, Isle of Man
stars	Italy	Lazio	Ariberna	2020-09-23	WM135J4	Basilica San Paolo - Roma, Italy
	Italy	Piemonte	T-Team!	2024-08-10	WM1AF5Y	Fire in Turin Cathedral - Turin, Italy
stars	Korea	Seoul	silverquill	2009-06-24	WM6MNM	Namdaemun Fire - Seoul, Korea
stars	Latvia		Marine Biologist	2015-09-15	WMPKTK	Riga Castle Fire - Riga, Latvia
stars	Mexico	Distrito Federal	Alfouine	2023-05-03	WM1805W	Catedral Metropolitana de la Ciudad de México - Mexico
	Mexico	Yucatán	Alfouine	2024-09-07	WM1AKYW	Convento de San Antonio de Padua - Izamal - Mexico
	Netherlands	Flevoland	T-Team!	2025-02-10	WM1BCY7	Batavia Stad Fire - Lelystad, NL
	Netherlands	Friesland	T-Team!	2022-09-26	WM16RHD	1974 Raadhuistoren fire - Harlingen, The Netherlands
	Netherlands	Gelderland	PetjeOp	2024-08-02	WM1AD66	Schoorsteenbrand op kasteel Wijchen - Wijchen, NL
	Netherlands	Groningen	T-Team!	2025-02-11	WM1BCYA	Martinitoren Fire 1822 - Groningen, NL
	Netherlands	Limburg	T-Team!	2025-02-10	WM1BCY3	St Servaaskerk fire 1955 - Maastricht, NL
	Netherlands	Noord-Brabant	T-Team!	2025-01-07	WM1B474	1554 Eindhoven City Fire - St Catharina Church - Eindhoven, NL
	Netherlands	Noord-Holland	Becktracker	2020-09-23	WM135QT	Grote Kerk tweemaal verwoest door brand - Hoorn, the Netherlands
	Netherlands	Overijssel	Becktracker	2022-10-19	WM16W3V	Toren van de Grote Kerk - Zwolle, the Netherlands
	Netherlands	Utrecht	Andre 61	2022-07-18	WM16DC9	Verwoestende brand! 23 juni 1900 - Harmelen - NL
	Netherlands	Zeeland	T-Team!	2021-08-03	WM14N3K	1911 St Jacobschurch fire - Vlissingen, NL
stars	Netherlands	Zuid-Holland	naj16	2013-02-25	WMGEEX	City Hall Leiden
	Portugal	Braga	razalas	2011-02-20	WMAT1E	Fire on the Casa de Camilo Castelo Branco - V. N. Famalicão, Portugal
	Portugal	Lisboa	tmob	2011-08-13	WMC966	Incêndio no Teatro D. Maria II - 1964 - Lisboa, Portugal
stars	Portugal	Porto	razalas	2011-02-07	WMANM9	Jacob Maersk wreck fire - Leixões, Portugal
	Portugal	Vila Real	Ariberna	2022-11-15	WM16ZKV	Quartel Albano Silva - Vila Real, Portugal
stars	Slovakia	Trenčiansky kraj	Rikitan	2011-12-28	WMD7RT	Bojnice castle fire 1950, Slovakia
	Spain	Andalucía	Ariberna	2022-05-05	WM1632E	Edificio del café suizo - Granada, Andalucía, España
	Spain	Castilla-La Mancha	GURUGU	2024-09-11	WM1AN30	Monasterio de la Concepción Franciscana - Cuenca, España
stars	Spain	Cataluña	razalas	2013-06-10	WMH8KV	Gran Teatre del Liceu - Barcelona, Spain
	Spain	Comunidad de Madrid	Ariberna	2024-10-03	WM1ARW9	Iglesia de Santa María - Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, España
	Spain	Comunidad Valenciana	GURUGU	2023-08-03	WM18GVR	Iglesia de San Miguel Arcángel - Beniganim, Valencia, España
	Spain	Extremadura	Ariberna	2025-03-06	WM1BNAC	Palacio de Carvajal - Cáceres, Extremadura, España
	Spain	Galicia	Ariberna	2020-09-27	WM136DB	Convento e Iglesia de San Francisco - Pontevedra, Galicia, España
	Spain	País Vasco	Ariberna	2024-10-12	WM1AVE1	Teatro Arriaga - Bilbao, País Vasco, España
	Spain	Principado de Asturias	Ariberna	2021-11-11	WM15893	Club Náutico - Salinas, Asturias, España
stars	Sweden	Uppsala	CADS11	2018-06-01	WMYD11	Uppsala Castle - Uppsala - Sweden
stars	Switzerland	Basel Landschaft	fi67	2013-07-06	WMHF9W	Altes Zollhaus - Augst, BL, Switzerland
stars	United Arab Emirates		Ariberna	2024-06-10	WM1A0R5	Address Downtown - Dubai, UAE
	United Kingdom	East Midlands	MoreOutdoor	2019-08-10	WM111W6	All Saints Church- Branston, Lincolnshire, UK
stars	United Kingdom	Eastern England	Dragontree	2008-11-22	WM55TZ	Bedford School Fire - Pemberley Avenue, Bedford, UK
	United Kingdom	London	Master Mariner	2011-06-14	WMBQC3	Great Fire of London - The Monument, London, UK
	United Kingdom	North West England	flipflopnick	2010-05-18	WM8VTM	Holker Hall West Wing, Cumbria
	United Kingdom	Northern Scotland	creg-ny-baa	2021-02-06	WM13NZ5	Morgan Academy - Dundee, Scotland.
	United Kingdom	South East England	Benchmark Blasterz	2016-10-28	WMTBF6	1992 Windsor Castle Fire -- Windsor, Berkshire, UK
	United Kingdom	South Wales	Ddraig Ddu	2011-03-20	WMB0C2	1885 - Old College Fire, King Street, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales
	United Kingdom	South West England	MoreOutdoor	2020-06-10	WM10ZND	Tehidy Mansion, Tehidy, Cornwall, UK
	United Kingdom	West Midlands	Master Mariner	2016-05-11	WMR492	St Mary's Collegiate Church Fire - Old Square, Warwick, UK
	United Kingdom	Yorkshire	dtrebilc	2014-06-30	WMM14X	Bradford City Football Club - Bradford, UK
	United States	Alabama	xptwo	2012-02-29	WMDW3T	Former Alabama Capitol - Tuscaloosa, Alabama
	United States	Alaska	unimoggers	2008-03-22	WM3E13	Hoonah Fire, Alaska
	United States	Arizona	Tsegi Mike and Desert Viking	2010-07-13	WM97MX	The Great Fire of 1900 - Prescott, Arizona
	United States	Arkansas	iconions	2014-04-22	WMKJVG	Russellville Fire of 1906 - Russellville, Ar.
	United States	California	saopaulo1	2007-06-28	WM1R42	Wolf House - Glen Ellen, CA
	United States	Colorado	Big B Bob	2010-02-07	WM86AE	The Old Capitol Grill Fire - Golden, Colorado
	United States	Connecticut	CraigInCT	2008-07-20	WM47M3	The Hartford Circus Fire
	United States	Delaware	bluesnote	2019-09-07	WM118EW	Site of Home of George Read - New Castle, DE
	United States	District of Columbia	saopaulo1	2009-06-24	WM6N3R	White House - Washington, DC
	United States	Florida	Marine Biologist	2007-11-27	WM2NVX	The Great Fire of 1901 - St. John's Cathedral - Jacksonville, FL
	United States	Georgia	onfire4jesus	2007-09-06	WM2566	The Burning of Darien
	United States	Idaho	TheBeanTeam	2008-08-13	WM4C5Z	Fire of 1910
	United States	Illinois	8Nuts MotherGoose	2007-10-02	WM2AHZ	Great Chicago Fire - 1871
	United States	Indiana	rogueblack	2008-03-31	WM3G00	Jasper County Courthouse - Rensselaer, IN
	United States	Kentucky	rogueblack	2008-03-18	WM3D8N	Old Talbott Tavern Fire - Bardstown, KY
	United States	Louisiana	scrambler390	2010-05-23	WM8WW0	The Great Fire of 1899 - New Iberia, LA
	United States	Maine	T0SHEA	2016-08-16	WMRX8K	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Portland, ME
	United States	Maryland	THE DAM TROLLS	2008-04-21	WM3MQM	Great Salisbury MD Fire of 1886
	United States	Massachusetts	NorStar	2009-03-02	WM5YVJ	Great Boston Fire of 1872 - Boston, MA
stars	United States	Michigan	Jagman714	2007-06-28	WM1R3N	Rose City, MI.- The Big Fire
	United States	Minnesota	BruceS	2007-12-03	WM2PVJ	Cloquet - Moose Lake Fire - 1918
	United States	Missouri	BruceS	2007-07-04	WM1RYQ	Southern Hotel Fire - St. Louis, Missouri
	United States	Montana	ZenPanda	2007-08-31	WM23VV	The Mann Gulch Fire
	United States	Nevada	brwhiz	2012-11-02	WMFM3D	The Great Fire of 1875
	United States	New Jersey	94RedRover	2009-02-12	WM5RKY	Laurel-in-the-Pines Fire 1967 - Lakewood, NJ
	United States	New York	PTCrazy	2007-08-25	WM22V6	PHOENIX FIRE - PHOENIX, NY
	United States	North Carolina	fatcat161	2009-10-15	WM7EG1	Flat Rock School - Mt Airy, NC
	United States	North Dakota	m&m O	2021-07-23	WM14JPK	The Great Fargo Fire - Fargo, ND
	United States	Ohio	Team RAGAR	2008-02-11	WM356Y	Collinwood Lakeview School Fire
	United States	Oklahoma	gparkes	2010-01-14	WM82BV	Ardmore 1915 Explosion - Ardmore, Oklahoma
	United States	Oregon	Rose Red	2007-08-20	WM21H9	Union Oil of California Fire, Portland, Oregon
	United States	Pennsylvania	TheWildRoots	2008-12-22	WM5DET	Centralia Mine Fire - Centralia, PA
	United States	Rhode Island	NorStar	2017-11-20	WMX395	Oceanview Hotel Fire on Block Island - New Shoreham, RI
	United States	Tennessee	BluegrassCache	2007-10-21	WM2EMA	Ripley's Believe It Or Not Oddotorium - Gatlinburg, TN
	United States	Texas	ggmorton	2008-08-11	WM4DPV	Paris, Texas Fire of 1916
	United States	Virginia	bluesnote	2020-08-06	WM12YDT	Salisbury - Midlothian, VA
	United States	Washington	Hikenutty	2007-09-07	WM2597	Stadium High School Fire, 1898 - Tacoma, Washington
	United States	West Virginia	bluesnote	2019-01-14	WMZWP4	Small Arsenal Building - Harpers Ferry, WV
	United States	Wisconsin	onfire4jesus	2007-08-29	WM23HX	Third Ward Fire - Milwaukee, WI
	United States	Wyoming	The_Simpsons	2011-02-01	WMAN4R	The Great Yellowstone Fires of 1988