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Total Wildland Fires and Acres (1960-2007) |
Figures prior to 1983 may be revised as NICC verifies historical data. |
Year |
Fires |
Acres |
2008 |
78,979 |
5,292,468 |
2007 |
85,705 |
9,328,045 |
2006 |
96,385 |
9,873,745 |
2005 |
66,753 |
8,689,389 |
2004 |
65,461 |
*8,097,880 |
2003 |
63,629 |
3,960,842 |
2002 |
73,457 |
7,184,712 |
2001 |
84,079 |
3,570,911 |
2000 |
92,250 |
7,393,493 |
1999 |
92,487 |
5,626,093 |
1998 |
81,043 |
1,329,704 |
1997 |
66,196 |
2,856,959 |
1996 |
96,363 |
6,065,998 |
1995 |
82,234 |
1,840,546 |
1994 |
79,107 |
4,073,579 |
1993 |
58,810 |
1,797,574 |
1992 |
87,394 |
2,069,929 |
1991 |
75,754 |
2,953,578 |
1990 |
66,481 |
4,621,621 |
1989 |
48,949 |
1,827,310 |
1988 |
72,750 |
5,009,290 |
1987 |
71,300 |
2,447,296 |
1986 |
85,907 |
2,719,162 |
1985 |
82,591 |
2,896,147 |
1984 |
20,493 |
1,148,409 |
1983 |
18,229 |
1,323,666 |
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 |
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Figures prior to 1983 may be revised as NICC verifies historical data. Stats after 1983 were compiled by states and agencies.
* 2004 fires and acres do not include state lands for North Carolina
Source: National Interagency Coordination Center |
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