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Table Db403-408 - Forest fires-number and acreage burned: 1926-2000
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Db403
Db404
Db405
Db406
Db407
Db408
Total
Protected areas
Fires
Area burned
Federal
State and private
Fires
Area burned
Fires
Area burned
Row
Year
Number
Acres
Number
Acres
Number
Acres
1
1926
91,793
24,316,000
----
----
33,867
4,755,000
2
1927
158,438
38,531,000
----
----
35,300
2,784,000
3
1928
175,934
43,542,000
----
----
39,260
4,111,000
4
1929
134,895
46,230,000
----
----
44,076
4,876,000
5
1930
190,980
52,266,000
----
----
70,832
5,809,000
6
1931
187,214
51,607,000
5,715
551,000
56,459
5,856,000
7
1932
166,399
42,063,000
4,933
419,000
55,567
3,234,000
8
1933
140,722
43,890,000
4,517
380,000
48,770
3,343,000
9
1934
162,663
41,821,000
8,064
658,000
61,254
3,515,000
10
1935
140,297
30,335,000
7,962
228,000
54,592
2,311,000
11
1936
226,285
43,207,000
11,144
425,000
73,709
3,792,000
12
1937
185,209
21,981,000
9,468
90,000
54,292
1,254,000
13
1938
232,229
33,815,000
9,873
316,000
76,326
2,623,000
14
1939
212,671
30,449,000
12,356
523,000
85,677
3,266,000
15
1940
195,427
25,848,000
14,076
482,000
73,527
2,934,000
16
1941
199,702
26,405,000
10,002
437,000
80,994
3,138,000
17
1942
208,218
31,854,000
9,940
576,000
75,849
3,863,000
18
1943
210,326
32,333,000
9,892
702,000
78,815
3,860,000
19
1944
131,229
16,549,000
8,985
375,000
56,148
2,301,000
20
1945
124,728
17,681,000
8,539
445,000
48,176
2,456,000
21
1946
172,278
20,691,000
9,670
321,000
66,103
2,253,000
22
1947
200,799
23,226,000
8,928
318,000
71,442
2,814,000
23
1948
174,189
16,557,000
6,681
312,000
61,095
1,962,000
24
1949
193,774
15,397,000
9,592
317,000
78,649
2,320,000
25
1950
208,402
15,519,000
8,418
391,000
96,578
3,408,000
26
1951
164,090
10,781,000
8,638
471,000
97,230
3,055,000
27
1952
188,277
14,187,000
9,634
281,000
118,363
6,347,000
28
1953
154,160
9,976,000
10,149
318,000
94,446
2,534,000
29
1954
176,891
8,833,000
8,592
176,000
118,681
2,787,000
30
1955
145,180
8,069,000
6,830
364,000
80,774
2,448,000
31
1956
143,485
6,606,000
11,341
372,000
82,997
1,613,000
32
1957
83,392
3,410,000
6,219
188,000
59,483
1,099,000
33
1958
97,910
3,280,000
12,942
288,000
67,366
1,173,000
34
1959
104,662
4,156,000
8,935
897,000
77,802
1,681,000
35
1960
103,387
4,478,000
12,090
622,000
77,537
1,909,000
36
1961
98,517
3,036,000
14,122
303,000
72,247
1,125,000
37
1962
115,345
4,079,000
10,421
270,000
94,487
1,646,000
38
1963
164,183
7,121,000
11,493
209,000
134,427
3,108,000
39
1964
116,358
4,197,000
8,877
194,000
90,480
1,670,000
40
1965
113,684
2,652,000
9,073
146,000
91,495
1,206,000
41
1966
122,500
4,574,000
11,571
1,265,000
98,157
1,908,000
42
1967
125,025
4,659,000
11,495
342,000
102,267
1,926,000
43
1968
125,371
4,232,000
10,027
1,205,000
107,689
1,633,000
44
1969
113,351
6,689,000
10,112
4,112,000
97,393
1,582,000
45
1970
121,736
3,279,000
14,968
719,000
101,455
1,541,000
46
1971
108,398
4,278,472
13,167
1,719,000
91,673
1,826,586
47
1972
124,554
2,641,166
15,937
1,232,172
83,010
1,050,309
48
1973
117,957
1,915,273
12,806
675,902
78,877
1,086,222
49
1974
145,868
2,879,095
15,040
1,200,030
105,835
1,511,447
50
1975
134,872
1,791,327
12,272
407,884
91,026
1,119,427
51
1976
241,699
5,109,926
15,800
518,789
157,035
2,118,709
52
1977
173,998
3,152,644
16,273
802,136
142,577
2,096,349
53
1978
218,842
3,910,913
14,090
201,959
130,798
1,552,622
54
1979
163,200
2,987,000
13,900
1,237,000
104,400
1,317,000
55
1980
234,892
5,260,825
14,264
750,642
141,035
2,348,190
56
1981
189,159
4,180,468
15,351
945,766
173,808
3,234,702
57
1982
101,650
1,432,086
10,686
332,212
90,964
1,099,874
58
1983
161,500
5,081,000
----
1,017,000
----
944,000
59
1984
118,636
2,266,134
14,163
941,684
104,473
1,324,422
60
1985
133,840
4,434,748
14,789
2,330,548
119,051
2,104,188
61
1986
139,980
3,308,133
16,201
1,595,545
123,779
1,712,550
62
1987
143,877
4,152,575
19,533
1,768,156
124,344
2,384,405
63
1988
154,573
7,398,889
20,024
4,785,352
134,549
2,613,536
64
1989
121,714
3,264,191
17,932
1,031,353
103,782
2,232,773
65
1990
122,763
5,454,773
18,248
2,979,391
104,515
----
66
1991
118,941
2,236,818
17,331
432,806
99,610
1,804,012
67
1992
103,830
2,457,665
19,998
1,246,806
83,832
1,210,859
68
1993
97,030
2,309,418
15,101
1,149,571
81,929
1,159,847
69
1994
114,066
4,727,272
24,072
2,643,341
89,994
2,083,931
70
1995
130,019
2,316,595
16,501
992,218
113,518
1,324,377
71
1996
115,166
6,701,842
20,792
3,441,098
94,374
3,260,744
72
1997
89,517
3,662,357
13,937
1,775,800
75,580
1,886,557
73
1998
81,043
2,329,709
----
----
----
----
74
1999
93,702
5,661,976
----
----
----
----
75
2000
122,827
8,422,237
18,818
4,720,479
104,009
3,701,758
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