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Wildland Fire Use Fires and Acres by Agency
Year   BIA BLM USFS FWS NPS State/Other Total
2007
Fires 1 40 197 18 85 5 346
Acres 330 42,688 288,311 55,993 42,440 767 430,529
2006
Fires 1 12 264 2 79 1 359
Acres 105 3,026 144,196 307 17,412 10 165,056
2005
Fires
1
78
279
2
74
3
437
Acres
3,680
2,582
288,999
27,225
164,145
2,555
489,186
2004
Fires
0
45
196
3
65
0
309
Acres
0
7,195
33,437
295
81,410
2,281
124,618
2003
Fires
10
32
193
1
106
0
342
Acres
42
1,652
260,831
42,800
25,608
0
330,933
2002
Fires
0
26
269
0
111
2
408
Acres
0
9,158
39,974
0
8,131
5,000
62,263
2001
Fires
3
56
143
1
70
0
273
Acres
0
10,293
62,562
48
20,743
0
93,646
2000 Fires
0
0
60
0
22
25
107
Acres
0
0
37,889
0
1,538
675
40,102
1999 Fires
2
43
195
0
94
1
335
Acres
1
1,339
33,891
0
40,439
11
75,681
1998 Fires
4
25
255
0
73
1
358
Acres
8
0
48,432
0
12,501
1,200
62,141
10-yr average Fires
2
36
205
3
78
4
327
Acres
417
7,793
123,852
12,667
41,437
1,250
187,416
                 
                 
* Source: National Interagency Coordination Center (national reporting of prescribed fires and acres began in 1998)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BLM - Bureau of Land Management NASF - National Association of State Foresters BIA - Bureau of Indian Affairs FWS -  US Fish & Wildlife Service - Fire Management NPS - National Park Service - Fire & Aviation Management FS - US Forest Service - Fire & Aviation Management NOAA -  National Weather Service - Fire Weather AMD -  National Business Center Aviation Management USFA -  US Fire Administration