|
Total
Fires and Acres 1960 - 2002
These figures are
based on end-of-year reports compiled by all wildland fire agencies
after each fire season, and are updated by March of each year. The
agencies include: Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
National Park Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service, USDA Forest Service
and all State Lands.
| Year |
Fires |
Acres |
Year |
Fires |
Acres |
| 2003 |
85,943 |
4,918,088 |
1981 |
249,370 |
4,814,206 |
| 2002 |
88,458 |
*
6,937,584 |
1980 |
234,892 |
5,260,825 |
| 2001 |
84,079 |
3,555,138 |
1979 |
163,196 |
2,986,826 |
| 2000 |
122,827 |
8,422,237 |
1978 |
218,842 |
3,910,913 |
| 1999 |
93,702 |
5,661,976 |
1977 |
173,998 |
3,152,644 |
| 1998 |
81,043 |
2,329,709 |
1976 |
241,699 |
5,109,926 |
| 1997 |
89,517 |
3,672,616 |
1975 |
134,872 |
1,791,327 |
| 1996 |
115,025 |
6,701,390 |
1974 |
145,868 |
2,879,095 |
| 1995 |
130,019 |
2,315,730 |
1973 |
117,957 |
1,915,273 |
| 1994 |
114,049 |
4,724,014 |
1972 |
124,554 |
2,641,166 |
| 1993 |
97,031 |
2,310,420 |
1971 |
108,398 |
4,278,472 |
| 1992 |
103,830 |
2,457,665 |
1970 |
121,736 |
3,278,565 |
| 1991 |
116,953 |
2,237,714 |
1969 |
113,351 |
6,689,081 |
| 1990 |
122,763 |
5,452,874 |
1968 |
125,371 |
4,231,996 |
| 1989 |
121,714 |
3,261,732 |
1967 |
125,025 |
4,658,586 |
| 1988 |
154,573 |
7,398,889 |
1966 |
122,500 |
4,574,389 |
| 1987 |
143,877 |
4,152,575 |
1965 |
113,684 |
2,652,112 |
| 1986 |
139,980 |
3,308,133 |
1964 |
116,358 |
4,197,309 |
| 1985 |
133,840 |
4,434,748 |
1963 |
164,183 |
7,120,768 |
| 1984 |
118,636 |
2,266,134 |
1962 |
115,345 |
4,078,894 |
| 1983 |
161,649 |
5,080,553 |
1961 |
98,517 |
3,036,219 |
| 1982 |
174,755 |
2,382,036 |
1960 |
103,387 |
4,478,188 |
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Suppression Costs
for Federal Agencies
| Year
|
Bureau
of Land Management |
Bureau
of Indian Affairs |
Fish
and Wildlife Service |
National
Park Service |
USDA
Forest Service |
|
|
1994
|
$
98,417,000 |
$
49,202,000 |
$
3,281,000 |
$
16,362,000 |
$
678,000,000 |
$
845,262,000 |
|
1995
|
$
56,600,000 |
$
36,219,000 |
$
1,675,000 |
$
21,256,000 |
$
224,300,000 |
$
340,050,000 |
|
1996
|
$
96,854,000 |
$
40,779,000 |
$
2,600 |
$
19,832,000 |
$
521,700,000 |
$
679,167,600 |
|
1997
|
$
62,470,000 |
$
30,916,000 |
$
2,000 |
$
6,844,000 |
$
155,768,000 |
$
256,000,000 |
|
1998
|
$
63,177,000 |
$
27,366,000 |
$
3,800,000 |
$
19,183,000 |
$
215,000,000 |
$
328,526,000 |
|
1999
|
$
85,724,000 |
$
42,183,000 |
$
4,500,000 |
$
30,061,000 |
$
361,000,000 |
$
523,468,000 |
| 2000
|
$180,567,000
|
$
93,042,000 |
$
9,417,000 |
$
53,341,000 |
$
1,026,000,000 |
$1,362,367,000 |
| 2001 |
$
192,115,00 |
$
63,200,000 |
$
7,160,000 |
$
48,092,000 |
$
607,233,000 |
$
917,800,000 |
| 2002 |
$ 204,666,000 |
$
109,035,000 |
$
15,245,000 |
$
66,094,000 |
$
1,266,274,000 |
$
1,661,314,000 |
| 2003 |
$151,894,000 |
$
96,633,000 |
$
9,554,000 |
$
44,557,000 |
$
1,023,500,000 |
$
1,326,138,000 |
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