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Fire records
Total Fires and Acres 1960-2002
| Year |
Fires |
Acres burned |
| 2002 |
69,296 |
6,707,562 |
| 2001 |
84,079 |
3,570,911 |
| 2000 |
122,827 |
8,422,237 |
| 1999 |
93,702 |
5,661,976 |
| 1998 |
81,043 |
2,329,709 |
| 1997 |
89,517 |
3,672,616 |
| 1996 |
115,025 |
6,701,390 |
| 1995 |
130,019 |
2,315,730 |
| 1994 |
114,049 |
4,724,014 |
| 1993 |
97,031 |
2,310,420 |
| 1992 |
103,830 |
2,457,665 |
| 1991 |
116,953 |
2,237,714 |
| 1990 |
122,763 |
5,452,874 |
| 1989 |
121,714 |
3,261,732 |
| 1988 |
154,573 |
7,398,889 |
| 1987 |
143,877 |
4,152,575 |
| 1986 |
139,980 |
3,308,133 |
| 1985 |
133,840 |
4,434,748 |
| 1984 |
118,636 |
2,266,134 |
| 1983 |
161,649 |
5,080,553 |
| 1982 |
174,755 |
2,382,036 |
| 1981 |
249,370 |
4,814,206 |
| 1980 |
234,892 |
5,260,825 |
| 1979 |
163,196 |
2,986,826 |
| 1978 |
218,842 |
3,910,913 |
| 1977 |
173,998 |
3,152,644 |
| 1976 |
241,699 |
5,109,926 |
| 1975 |
134,872 |
1,791,327 |
| 1974 |
145,868 |
2,879,095 |
| 1973 |
117,957 |
1,915,273 |
| 1972 |
124,554 |
2,641,166 |
| 1971 |
108,398 |
4,278,472 |
| 1970 |
121,736 |
3,278,565 |
| 1969 |
113,351 |
6,689,081 |
| 1968 |
125,371 |
4,231,996 |
| 1967 |
125,025 |
4,658,586 |
| 1966 |
122,500 |
4,574,389 |
| 1965 |
113,684 |
2,652,112 |
| 1964 |
116,358 |
4,197,309 |
| 1963 |
164,183 |
7,120,768 |
| 1962 |
115,345 |
4,078,894 |
| 1961 |
98,517 |
3,036,219 |
| 1960 |
103,387 |
4,478,188 |
Average Number of Fires and Acres Burned By Decade
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Average |
Average |
| Dates |
# of Fires |
Acres Burned |
| 1919-1929 |
97,599 |
26,004,567 |
| 1930-1939 |
167,277 |
39,143,195 |
| 1940-1949 |
162,050 |
22,919,898 |
| 1950-1959 |
125,948 |
9,415,796 |
| 1960-1969 |
119,772 |
4,571,255 |
| 1970-1979 |
155,112 |
3,194,421 |
| 1980-1989 |
163,329 |
4,236,229 |
| 1990-1999 |
106,306 |
3,647,597 |
| 2000-2002 |
92,067 |
6,233,570 |
Source: National Interagency Fire Center
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