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  Human-caused wildfires
Human Caused Fires (by Geographic Area)Year
Alaska
Northwest
Northern California
Southern California
Northern Rockies
Great Basin
Western Great Basin
Southwest
Rocky Mountains
Eastern Area
Southern Area
Total2023
170
2,805
2,779
4,115
1,892
974
N/A
1,881
1,174
10,240
24,627
50,6972022
313
2,295
3,244
4,345
1,649
1,171
N/A
1,379
1,584
8,485
36,964
61,4292021
262
3,075
3,621
5,083
2,981
1,362
N/A
1,657
2,146
10,725
21,729
52,6412020
181
3,107
4,248
5,295
2,779
2,154
N/A
2,743
2,063
13,004
17,989
53,5632019
349
2,260
3,284
4,556
1,623
1,387
N/A
1,895
948
5,712
22,101
44,1152018
229
2,787
3,428
4,322
2,137
1,631
N/A
2,072
1,394
6,822
26,754
51,5762017
209
2,150
3,445
5,201
2,646
1,988
N/A
2,172
2,150
9,757
33,828
63,5462016
343
2,082
3,266
3,900
1,784
1,251
N/A
2,084
2,048
11,163
33,011
60,9322015
351
2,898
3,802
3,778
2,246
985
N/A
1,327
1,909
11,553
30,067
58,9162014
329
2,155
3,605
3,527
1,646
782
247
1,380
1,667
6,996
33,345
55,6792013
391
2,107
4,703
4,334
1,468
773
215
1,519
1,455
7,056
14,328
38,3492012
275
1,449
3,356
4,146
2,105
1,140
367
1,410
3,592
10,942
29,549
58,3312011
377
1,342
2,791
4,633
1,109
712
383
2,104
2,105
8,992
39,329
63,8772010
359
1,078
2,502
3,394
1,107
810
212
1,600
1,962
15,675
36,108
64,8072009
328
1,624
3,677
4,412
1,344
726
209
2,074
1,434
15,719
38,103
69,6502008
265
1,365
3,407
5,208
1,971
826
224
2,013
1,616
11,152
42,043
70,0932007
247
2,346
3,093
5,140
2,005
1,048
425
1,730
1,876
12,453
43,083
73,4462006
254
2,666
3,676
3,166
2,303
943
331
2,511
2,968
14,227
47,175
80,2202005
296
1,924
3,010
3,781
1,183
813
262
3,287
1,940
13,014
28,920
58,4302004
426
1,901
3,613
3,845
1,883
526
173
1,491
704
11,781
27,758
54,1012003
379
2,370
3,795
3,929
1,970
944
227
1,657
4,214
14,851
16,479
50,8152002
378
2,148
3,789
4,060
1,665
730
215
2,668
2,118
12,857
31,394
62,0222001
320
2,160
1,060
4,099
1,801
2,160
277
2,096
4,135
18,743
34,605
71,456Human Caused Acres (by Geographic Area)Year
Alaska
Northwest
Northern California
Southern California
Northern Rockies
Great Basin
Western Great Basin
Southwest
Rocky Mountains
Eastern Area
Southern Area
Total2023
737
233,619
17,209
138,115
45,705
63,626
N/A
101,612
225,324
113,065
594,233
1,533,2452022
11,843
163,580
190,768
84,673
56,045
270,330
N/A
918,803
252,596
60,986
1,360,545
3,370,1692021
9,894
365,742
1,024,538
82,405
243,603
72,416
N/A
351,928
263,758
122,382
487,093
3,023,7592020
180,885
4,667,060
1,549,012
216,492
172,118
517,325
N/A
671,504
229,995
3,178
115,994
8,323,5632019
44,061
140,321
190,426
36,146
31,894
126,584
N/A
202,918
49,743
38,773
356,188
1,217,0542018
28,946
609,578
1,404,463
324,102
48,372
1,030,761
N/A
309,546
504,416
374
1,329,945
5,590,5032017
6,890
465,864
343,195
532,640
135,131
788,769
N/A
207,818
645,162
41,459
1,663,548
4,830,4762016
10,069
436,106
93,699
464,718
84,249
333,318
N/A
219,103
530,831
97,094
1,497,423
3,766,6102015
26,652
702,206
308,762
96,990
77,905
49,066
N/A
19,596
163,871
100,094
467,319
2,012,4612014
222,909
147,583
181,965
74,082
29,088
43,363
12,145
74,219
71,823
53,855
74,082
985,1142013
161,767
115,842
151,677
380,390
40,184
30,049
10,459
99,900
35,258
64,635
171,819
1,261,9802012
33,840
127,303
178,818
80,539
279,369
483,019
92,671
106,421
393,477
119,274
605,518
2,500,2492011
25,236
30,038
20,051
80,427
18,219
64,280
54,016
1,810,445
300,776
117,521
2,835,762
5,356,7712010
106,759
70,684
22,701
67,236
25,574
183,684
3,173
69,860
118,702
128,649
506,337
1,303,3592009
43,887
29,592
57,997
296,429
32,651
16,975
26,046
210,642
76,842
118,230
1,163,455
2,072,7462008
1,857
99,706
91,022
454,249
105,634
120,391
17,769
339,201
117,554
69,396
2,013,212
3,429,9912007
59,007
244,335
153,154
855,978
237,835
288,627
46,057
90,660
85,442
230,750
1,157,515
3,449,3602006
147,292
112,098
146,999
342,864
126,078
278,288
46,947
392,892
209,693
115,171
2,486,522
4,404,8442005
8,184
219,012
37,658
61,728
53,616
187,248
43,811
267,043
48,356
85,589
509,082
1,521,3272004
17,789
58,178
146,720
84,075
23,585
13,636
13,864
63,062
35,346
101,089
407,456
964,8002003
22,093
126,381
96,415
653,016
137,309
182,916
5,161
127,332
87,823
235,391
248,412
1,922,2492002
427,321
105,544
39,560
412,447
65,891
101,986
29,288
772,299
661,679
104,900
356,204
3,077,1192001
206,844
98,677
101,240
101,240
29,981
114,996
57,636
20,229
75,483
196,226
761,605
1,764,157** Western Great Basin Area combined with Eastern Great Basin Area in 2015. All previously reported statistics for Western Great Basin Area are included with Eastern Great Basin.**(Source: National Interagency Coordination Center (lightning and human caused fires and acres began in 2001)*
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