Wildfires or prescribed fires release pyrogenic dissolved organic matter (pyDOM) into the environment, which can photochemically produce singlet oxygen ( 1 O 2 ) in sun-lit surface waters. 1 O 2 quantum yields (Φ Δ ) are well-studied for non-pyrogenic DOM, but little is understood about the 1 O 2 generation from pyDOM, especially the Φ Δ values from real wildfire samples and their wavelength dependence. In this study, time-resolved 1 O 2 phosphorescence was used to determine the wavelength-dependent Φ Δ values for pyDOM generated from wildfire char and a series of lab-prepared chars produced by combusting oak and pine wood. Wildfire and most lab-prepared pyDOM generally had similar Φ Δ values (2.1−2.7%) at 365 nm compared to the reference Suwannee River Natural Organic Matter (SRNOM) isolate (2.4%). Interestingly, pyDOM from the highest combustion temperature char was found to possess extremely low Φ Δ values compared to SRNOM and other pyDOM at all excitation wavelengths. In addition, it was revealed that the predicted steady-state concentration of 1 O 2 from pyDOM was similar to that from SRNOM, indicating that the addition of pyDOM from wood chars may not strongly impact surface water photochemistry.