National Interagency

Coordination Center

Wildland Fire

Summary and Statistics

Annual Report

2012

Cover photo: Fern Lake fire, Rocky Mountain National Park, 2012.
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Table of Contents

Summary and Statistics............................................................................................................. 1

Identifier Legend........................................................................................................................ 2

Preface ...................................................................................................................................... 3

2012 Fire Season Summary...................................................................................................... 4

Significant Fire Activity............................................................................................................... 9

Fires and Complexes Over 40,000 Acres in 2012 ................................................................... 10

Prescribed Fire Projects and Acres ......................................................................................... 23

National Preparedness Levels................................................................................................. 28

National Preparedness Level Summary .................................................................................. 29

Incident Management Team Mobilizations .............................................................................. 30

Type 1 Incident Management Team Mobilizations .................................................................. 30

Department of Defense Mobilizations...................................................................................... 35

Crew Mobilizations .................................................................................................................. 35

Engine Mobilizations................................................................................................................ 38

Overhead Mobilizations ........................................................................................................... 41

Helicopter Mobilizations........................................................................................................... 43

Fixed Wing Aircraft Mobilizations............................................................................................. 46

Large Transportation Aircraft................................................................................................... 50

Light Cargo and Passenger Flights by Requesting Agency and Geographic Area.................. 52

Equipment Services Mobilization............................................................................................. 53

Radio and Weather Equipment Mobilizations.......................................................................... 55

NICC Benchmarks................................................................................................................... 58

Acronyms and Terminology..................................................................................................... 59

National Report of Wildland Fires and Acres Burned by State ................................................ 60
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Identifier Legend 

Interagency Coordination Centers

NICC: National Interagency Coordination Center

NIFC: National Interagency Fire Center

CIIFC: Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre 

AK: Alaska Area

EA: Eastern Area

EB: Eastern Great Basin Area

NO: Northern California Area

NR: Northern Rockies Area

NW: Northwest Area

RM: Rocky Mountain Area

SA: Southern Area

SW: Southwest Area

SO: Southern California Area

WB: Western Great Basin Area

Federal Government Agencies

FS: Forest Service

BIA: Bureau of Indian Affairs

BLM: Bureau of Land Management

FWS: Fish and Wildlife Service

NPS: National Park Service

FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency

ESF4: Emergency Support Function, Firefighting

NWS: National Weather Service

DOE: Department of Energy

DOD: Department of Defense

International Partners

AU: Australia

CN: Canada

MX: Mexico

NZ: New Zealand

Other Providers/Ownership

CNTY: County

OT: Other

PRI: Private

ST: State

ST/OT: State/Other Combined
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Preface

Statistics used in this report were gathered from the Fire and Aviation Management Web 

Applications (FAMWEB) system, which includes the Situation Report and Incident Status 

Summary (ICS-209) programs. Previous National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) 

annual reports and other sources were also used in this document. The statistics presented here

are intended to provide a national perspective of annual fire activity but may not reflect official 

figures for a specific agency. The statistics are delineated by agency and Geographic Areas. Pie 

chart figures are rounded to the nearest whole percentage point. This document is available 

electronically at the National Interagency Coordination Center web page: NICC Annual Reports.. 

For agency-specific details or official data contact the individual agency. 

Resource mobilization statistics used in this report were gathered from the Resource Ordering 

and Status System (ROSS), which tracks tactical, logistical, service and support resources 

mobilized by the national incident dispatch coordination system. Statistics presented in this 

report are the resources requested by one of the eleven Geographic Area Coordination 

Centers and processed through NICC. Requests by FEMA are placed to NICC through 

Emergency Support Function (ESF) #4 (Firefighting). The resource ordering process and 

procedures may be found in chapter 20 of the National Mobilization Guide. The National 

Mobilization Guide can be found on the NICC web site National Interagency Mobilization 

Guide. 
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National Interagency Coordination Center

2012 Fire Season Summary 

Winter (December 2011 – February 2012)

A moderate La Niña remained in place during the winter months of 2011-2012 (December 

through February). The winter was warmer than normal across most of the eastern half and 

northern third of the nation, contributing to the fourth warmest winter on record over the 

contiguous United States. Many states experienced winters that were among their top ten 

warmest on record. Only five states all had normal winter temperatures: Washington, Oregon, 

Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico. Alaska was slightly below normal during this period.

Despite the La Niña, typical precipitation patterns usually associated with La Niña episodes did 

not materialize. Most of the western U.S. ended drier than normal as did the eastern seaboard, 

while the south-central states were much wetter than normal for the period. The Northwest, 

which is typically wet during La Niña episodes, was dry. In total, 25 states received below normal 

precipitation, three of which fell among the top ten driest in 117 years of records, including: 

California (third driest); South Carolina (sixth driest); and North Carolina (ninth driest). This was 

especially critical in the West where a large proportion of annual precipitation falls as snow in 

the winter. At the other extreme, eight states (New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, 

Kansas, Iowa, Indiana, and Ohio) had above normal precipitation. Texas recorded its tenth 

wettest winter on record. This was especially significant as it marked the end of a 20 month 

drought that contributed to a devastating wildfire season during the 2011 summer. Alaska 

recorded its twelfth wettest winter.

January and February brought a transition to much of the U.S. The southern tier continued to 

see drier than normal fuel conditions, except in some portions of Texas. Across much of the 

West, fine fuels remained heavy and continuous and were largely dry. Significant fires occurred 

with the combination of ignitions and windy conditions. The northwestern quarter of the country 

saw significant moistening and snowpack accumulations increased. The Northeast saw near 

normal seasonal fuel conditions, with some dryness lingering across the Great Lakes states. 

The Southeast continued to experience drier than normal fuel conditions to the south and east 

of the Tennessee Valley.

The initial seasonal outlook reports for the Southern, Eastern, and Southwest Geographic Areas 

called for above normal fire potential across the East and Gulf Coast states from North Carolina 

to Louisiana, as well as across deep southern Texas, and over much of western and central 

Minnesota and northwestern Iowa. Below normal fire potential was expected over much of the 

mid and upper Mississippi and Ohio valleys and across the Appalachians. 

Spring (March – May)

As La Niña began to weaken and equatorial Pacific conditions began leaning toward neutral, a 

persistent trough pattern set up along the West Coast, bringing several wet storms to the 

Northwest and northern Rockies. Consequently, a broad ridge remained in place over the 

eastern two-thirds of the U.S., bringing very warm conditions to much of the nation. 
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Temperatures were above normal for all but the West Coast states and much above normal for 

much of the eastern half of the country. In the contiguous 48 states, only six states (Washington, 

Oregon, Idaho, California, Nevada and New Mexico) did not have spring temperatures among 

their top ten warmest and two of those (Washington and Oregon) were near normal for the three 

month period. Of the 42 states with spring warmth in the top ten, 31 recorded their warmest 

spring in 118 years of records. Nationally, spring 2012 was the warmest on record, surpassing 

the previous warmest spring (in 1910) by a full 2.0 degrees Fahrenheit. Alaska recorded below 

normal spring temperatures.

Precipitation was well above normal over much of the Northwest corner of the nation, across the 

upper Midwest and in scattered parts of the mid-Atlantic and south central regions. Oregon had 

its wettest spring on record while Washington and Minnesota recorded their third wettest springs 

on record. At the other extreme, the central Rockies experienced very dry conditions as did parts 

of the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys. Colorado and Wyoming recorded their fourth driest springs 

and Utah and Delaware recorded their fifth driest springs. Alaska precipitation was slightly above 

normal. Drought conditions improved in the Southeast, aided largely by rain from Tropical Storm 

Beryl and marking only the third on record that tropical storms had formed in the North Atlantic 

basin before the official start of hurricane season. Drought conditions improved across Texas, 

but worsened and spread in the West. 

Snowpack conditions by the beginning of May across the West indicated dire conditions heading 

into the summer months. With the exception of parts of the Northwest and northern Rockies, 

most of the Rocky Mountain states would enter the summer season with less than 50 percent of 

normal snowpack. Vast sections of the Southwest and the Great Basin were already snow-free 

by the start of May. In the Northwest, snowpack exceeded 150 percent of normal in parts of 

Oregon, Washington, northern Idaho and northwest Montana. In Alaska, snowpack was above 

normal, except on the North Slope. 

The southern U.S. continued to see drier than normal conditions. Across much of the West fine 

fuels remained heavy and continuous. Pre-green up conditions caused control problems and led 

to some increased fire behavior when coupled with wind events. Across the northern tier near 

normal seasonal fuel conditions existed with some dryness lingering across the Great Lakes 

states early in the spring. In the southwestern quarter of the country a combination of prevalent 

fine fuels and drier than normal conditions began to develop, setting the stage for significant fires 

as the season progressed. Lack of significant snowfall at lower elevations in these areas left an 

abundance of standing grasses, making them available for this fire season. In the southeast 

drought continued to create abnormally normal low fuel moisture. 

By the end of May, fire season 2012 could be described as below normal nationally for both fires 

and acres burned. Nationally, 22,292 fires had been reported, burning 710,661 acres. This 

represents just 74 percent of fires, and 57 percent of acres burned compared to the 10-year 

national average. However, the Northwest, Northern and Southern California, Northern Rockies, 

Eastern Great Basin, Western Great Basin and Rocky Mountain Geographic Areas did 

experience above average fire activity by the end of May. Additionally, the Northwest, Northern 

Rockies, Eastern Great Basin, Western Great Basin, Southwest and Rocky Mountain 

Geographic Areas all had above average acres burned. Western Great Basin burned 722% of 

its 10-year average acres, the Northwest 600 percent, and Eastern Great Basin 465 percent of 

their average acres as of May 31. Alaska, Northern California, Southern California, Eastern and 

Southern Geographic Areas all experienced well below average acres burned.
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By May 31, only the Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Indian Affairs had experienced 

higher than their 10-year average number of fires (147 and 129 percent respectively). Both 

agencies also experienced above their 10-year average for acres burned (217 and 164 percent 

respectively). The U.S. Forest Service experienced a near average number of fires (96 percent), 

but 231 percent of its 10-year average for acres burned.

Summer (June – August)

The summer weather pattern over the United States was largely dominated by a ridge over much 

of the western and central states, and a week trough that lingered over the southeastern states. 

This led to a much warmer than normal summer for most of the country with the Southeast falling 

below normal. The summer heat wave placed 23 states in their top ten warmest summers on 

record, including seven New England states. Colorado and Wyoming recorded their warmest 

summer on record. Alaska experienced near normal temperatures for the summer. Nationally, 

the summer was the third warmest on record and included the warmest July on record in the 

United States.

Precipitation deficits continued across the interior of the nation, while the corners of the country 

experienced above normal precipitation during the summer months. Record to near record 

dryness affected most of the central U.S. where eight states recorded summers among their top 

ten driest including: Wyoming and Nebraska (driest); Iowa (second); Missouri (third); South 

Dakota (fourth); Illinois (sixth); Kansas (seventh); and New Mexico (eighth). At the other extreme, 

the Northwest, Southwest, Southeast and Northeast all had above normal precipitation. Florida 

recorded its wettest summer ever with the help of Tropical Storm Debby in June and Hurricane 

Isaac in August. Two other southern states recorded summers among their top ten wettest –

Mississippi (fourth wettest) and Louisiana (seventh wettest). Even Maine had a very wet 

summer, recording its eleventh wettest on record. Alaska recorded above normal precipitation. 

The dry conditions in the interior of the contiguous U.S. intensified and spread. By the end of 

August, severe to exceptional drought had spread to over 40 percent of the nation, with the worst 

conditions centered on the Plains and the mid- and upper Mississippi Valley. In the West, drought 

expanded rapidly to encompass most of the region, except the far Northwest. Meanwhile, 

improvement occurred along the Gulf States where rain from two tropical systems largely 

eliminated drought conditions from the upper Texas coast to the Carolinas with only central 

Georgia and eastern Alabama still in extreme to exceptional drought.

The National Seasonal Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook issued for June through 

August called for above-normal significant fire potential through much of Arizona, western New 

Mexico, western Colorado, south central Wyoming, the mountains of central Utah, southwestern 

Idaho, southeastern Oregon, western and northern Nevada, and the southern mountains of 

California. Above normal potential continued on the western side of Hawaii.

Worsening drought conditions in the West led to below normal live and dead fuel moisture and 

above normal Energy Release Component indices extending from New Mexico west through 

California and north to southern Oregon, Idaho and Wyoming. Additionally, many of these areas 

saw increased fine fuel loading from lingering dead, standing fuels and below normal snowpack. 

In the northwestern quarter of the U.S., mild and moist conditions through the spring kept fuels 

somewhat moist, except the fine fuel areas. Greater than normal fire behavior and rates of 

spread were experienced in areas where fine fuels were dominant across the West, leading to 
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fire burning a large number of acres relative to the number of fires that occurred. Some drought 

remained across the Great Lakes region. Periodic precipitation events continued across the 

Southeast.

Autumn (September – December)

September began with a ridge of high pressure over the West and a trough over the East. This 

kept the heat in place over much of the western half of the nation, while the eastern half remained 

relatively cool. Temperatures in the West ranged from two to six degrees above normal from 

California to the northern Rockies and into the northern Plains. Several regions, particularly the 

mountain states, recorded temperatures six to eight degrees above normal. Four states in the 

West experienced September heat among their top ten warmest: Nevada (third); California 

(sixth); Utah (ninth); and Wyoming (tenth). In the East, temperatures were below normal over 

most of the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys and the upper Midwest. Temperatures were two to four 

degrees below normal over most of the region. While no monthly records were threatened, seven 

states did have a cooler than normal month.

The strong ridge in the West not only sent temperatures soaring, it suppressed rainfall over most 

of the region. The West Coast, the northern Great Basin, the northern Rockies and the northern 

Plains all had less than a quarter of normal precipitation for September. Montana, North Dakota, 

South Dakota and Minnesota recorded their driest September in 118 years. Five other states 

ranked among their ten driest: Washington (second); Oregon and Nebraska (third); Idaho (sixth); 

and Wyoming (eight). But in the Southwest an active monsoon brought rainfall up to four times 

normal to portions of southern Arizona, much of southern and eastern Nevada, and western 

Utah. East of the Rockies, several cold fronts focused thunderstorm activity from Texas to New 

England, bringing rainfall of 200 to 400 percent of normal for much of the eastern U.S. Even the 

remnants of Hurricane Isaac contributed to heavy rains over the Ohio Valley early in the month. 

Four states recorded among their wettest September: Ohio (fourth); Kentucky (seventh); West 

Virginia (eleventh); and Tennessee (twelfth). Several strong Pacific storms slammed into Alaska, 

giving the state its fifth wettest September in 95 years of records.

A deep Canadian trough dropped into the central U.S. in early October, bringing very cold air to 

much of the central section of the country that remained in place for most of the month. 

Temperatures were two to four degrees below normal from the northern Rockies to the Great 

Lakes and southward to the Gulf Coast. The Southeast and most of the East Coast states 

escaped the cold air and saw monthly temperatures two to four degrees above normal. Across 

New England, some areas had readings up to six degrees above normal for the month. 

Precipitation in October favored the region along the Canadian border from Washington to 

northern Minnesota, where rain and heavy snow produced 200 to 400 percent of normal 

precipitation for the month. A strong storm crossed the Southwest at mid-month, bringing heavy 

snow and rain to the southern Sierras and southern Nevada, also producing up to 400 percent 

of normal precipitation for that region. In the East, areas around the Great Lakes to the midAtlantic coast and New England received above normal precipitation, over 400 percent of normal 

along the coast from Virginia to New Jersey. Much of the coastal precipitation came from 

Hurricane Sandy, which struck near New Jersey at the end of the month, triggering heavy rains 

and severe coastal flooding from the North Carolina coast to New York. The storm also produced 

heavy snow in the central Appalachians, especially over West Virginia. Dry conditions covered 

most of the South and the Plains states with less than 25 percent of normal precipitation from 

South Dakota to Texas, across the Southwest, the central Rockies, the Great Basin, and most 
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of California. The Southeast continued to suffer precipitation deficits as well, especially across 

Georgia and South Carolina.

Hurricane Support

The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season experienced above-normal tropical activity for the summer; 

reaching 19 named storms in the North Atlantic basin by the end of October. Ten storms became 

hurricanes and one became a major storm, category 3 or greater. The season began unusually 

early with two names storms forming before the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season on 

June 1. Four storms hit the mainland U.S. Tropical Storm Beryl made landfall near Jacksonville 

Beach, FL, on May 28. Tropical Storm Debby made landfall near Steinhatchee, FL, on June 26. 

Hurricane Isaac made landfall near New Orleans, LA, on August 28. Finally, Hurricane Sandy 

made landfall near Atlantic City, NJ, on October 29. This hurricane season tied with four other 

years (1887, 1995, 2010 and 2011) as the third most active Atlantic season on record. The only 

hurricane that saw a significant wildland fire resource commitment was Sandy. There were a 

total of four National Incident Management Organization, two Type 1 Team, and nine Type 2 

Team assignments to Hurricane Sandy recovery.

National Fire Activity Synopsis

The 2012 fire season was slightly below normal for number of reported wildfires (90 percent of 

the 10-year average). There were 67,774 wildfires reported nationally (compared to 74,126 

wildfires reported in 2011). The number of acres burned in 2012 was 9,326,238, or 128 percent

of the national 10-year average. Eastern Great Basin Geographic Area led the nation with nearly

1.9 million acres burned. The Northern Rockies, Northwest and Rocky Mountain Geographic 

Areas also burned more than one million acres each in 2012.

Based on a 10-year average, four Geographic Areas reported above average fire occurrences

in 2012: Eastern Great Basin, Northern Rockies, Rocky Mountain and Western Great Basin

Geographic Areas. Eastern Great Basin, Northern California, Northern Rockies, Northwest,

Rocky Mountain and Western Great Basin Geographic Areas all experienced above average 

acres burned. Fifty-one fires exceeded 40,000 acres in 2012, ten more than in 2011 (see 

Significant Fire Activity below for a list of those fires). 

A total of 4,244 structures were destroyed by wildfires in 2012, including 2,216 residences, 1,961

outbuildings and 67 commercial structures. This is well above the annual average of 1,416

residences, 1,253 outbuildings and 46 commercial structures destroyed by wildfires (data from 

1999 to present). Colorado accounted for the most number of structures lost in 2012: 656

residences and 162 outbuildings (no commercial structures were reported lost).

Requests for firefighting resources placed to the National interagency Coordination Center 

during the 2012 fire season was above the 10-year average in most categories. Filled requests 

for Type 1 teams, overhead, engines, crews and heavy air tankers all exceeded their respective 

10-year averages. In fact, heavy air tanker mobilizations (including MAFFS and Canadian air 

tankers) set a new record. Filled requests for Type 2 teams, Type 1 helicopters were near 

average, and requests for Type 2 helicopters were below average.
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National Type 1 teams were mobilized 53 times (up from 37 in 2011), and spent 701 days on 

assignments (up from 520 days in 2011). This includes two Hurricane Sandy assignments. All

16 teams had at least one assignment. Type 2 Teams were mobilized 158 times (up from 114

in 2011), for a total of 1,591 days assigned, up from 1,245 days in 2011 (figures include both 

national and regional teams). There were three Area Command team mobilizations in 2012. The

four National Incident Management Organizations (NIMO) were mobilized 13 times in 2012, 

including four Hurricane Sandy assignments.

Military and International Resource Mobilizations

Military: On June 23, a Request for Assistance for four military C-130 MAFFS aircraft was 

approved, and the first MAFFS began flying fire missions in Colorado on June 25. All available 

MAFFS aircraft (from California, North Carolina, Wyoming and Colorado) were activated at 

various times during the fire season. By September 13, MAFFS had flown 922 sorties across 

the western U.S., dropping 2,449,679 gallons of retardant. This is the highest number of gallons 

dropped by MAFFS since 1994. The last two MAFFS aircraft were released September 14 from 

Sacramento, CA.

International: Through the National Interagency Coordination Center, Canada provided five air 

tankers and three aerial supervision modules (“Bird Dogs”) from British Columbia, Alberta and 

Saskatchewan, as well as two liaison officers. The first aircraft were mobilized between June 6 

and June 12 from British Columbia and Saskatchewan. Another air tanker and Bird Dog were 

arrived July 9 from Alberta. These aircraft flew missions in many western states. The last aircraft 

were released back to Canada on July 12 due to increasing fire activity in that country.

Significant Fire Activity

Fires and Complexes Over 40,000 Acres in 2012

The Whitewater-Baldy fire was the largest wildfire in New Mexico history. The Long Draw and 

Holloway fires were among the largest in Oregon history. (Information derived from ICS-209 

reports.)

Information in the following table was derived from ICS-209 reports submitted in the Fire and 

Aviation Management Web Applications system (FAMWEB). Information shown may not reflect 

final official figures.
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Fires and Complexes Over 40,000 Acres in 2012

Name GACC State Start 

Date

Contain/

Control Date

Size

(Acres) Cause Estimated Cost

Long Draw NW OR 7/8 7/30 557,628 L $4,360,000

Holloway NW/WB OR/NV 8/5 8/23 460,850 L $9,166,719

Mustang Complex EB ID 7/30 10/18 341,488 L $38,323,413

Rush NO CA 8/12 9/4 315,577 L $15,170,000

Whitewater-Baldy SW NM 5/16 7/31 297,845 L $23,000,000

Ash Creek NR MT 6/25 7/11 249,562 L $7,500,000

Kinyon Road EB ID 7/7 7/19 210,874 L $1,625,000

Halstead EB ID 7/27 10/18 181,948 L $26,413,932

Rosebud Creek Complex NR MT 8/1 8/16 171,444 L $9,000,000

Miller Homestead NW OR 7/8 9/21 160,853 L $6,000,000

Trinity Ridge EB ID 8/3 10/18 146,832 H $41,228,912

Flat Top 2 EB ID 8/5 8/13 140,954 L $600,000

Chalky NR MT 8/1 8/3 131,000 L $50,000

Clay Springs EB UT 6/27 7/24 107,847 U $6,659,000

Arapaho RM WY 6/27 7/16 98,115 L $13,100,000

Minidoka Complex EB ID 8/8 8/23 97,616 L $5,801,271

Barry Point NW OR 8/6 9/17 93,071 L $23,247,235

High Park RM CO 6/9 7/11 87,284 L $38,400,000

Region 23 Complex RM NE 8/28 9/9 86,201 L $5,300,000

Sarpy Hills Complex NR MT 7/31 8/9 82,000 L $4,120,000

Barker Canyon Complex NW WA 9/8 9/15 81,155 L $2,290,268

Wellnitz RM NE 8/29 9/6 77,683 L $1,300,000

Region 24 Complex RM NE 7/20 7/29 76,242 L $3,251,141

Southeastern Montana 

Complex NR MT 7/3 7/11 75,501 L $5,105,000

Chips NO CA 7/29 9/8 75,431 U $53,300,000

Cache Creek NW OR 8/20 10/23 73,697 L $11,250,000

Powell SBW Complex NR ID 7/20 11/5 67,611 L $4,882,375

Fontenelle EB WY 6/24 10/18 65,220 U $12,650,000

Oil Creek RM WY 6/29 7/9 62,318 NR $5,282,964

Lost NO CA 8/5 8/12 61,541 L $3,700,000

Freedom Hill SA OK 8/3 8/20 58,500 H $200,000

Wenatchee Complex NW WA 9/9 10/30 56,478 L $32,394,876

Bull Run Complex WB NV 8/9 8/19 51,366 L $4,816,272

Jacks EB ID 7/9 7/20 50,816 L $300,000

Keith County Complex RM NE 8/2 8/5 50,000 L $20,000

Uvgoon Creek #1 AK AK 7/3 11/6 49,305 L $189,325

Sheep NR ID 9/6 11/6 48,626 H $18,000,000

Seeley EB UT 6/26 8/17 48,050 L $8,699,000

Wood Hollow EB UT 6/23 7/19 47,387 U $5,787,095

Dry Creek AK AK 6/23 11/15 47,154 L $15,000

Bagley NO CA 8/18 9/22 46,011 L $37,063,416

Alpine Lake RM WY 8/9 10/25 45,877 L $3,850,000

Last Chance RM CO 6/25 6/26 45,000 U $10,000

Little Bear SW NM 6/4 7/2 44,330 L $19,404,877

Longhorn Complex RM SD 7/19 7/30 43,639 L $4,600,000

McGuire Complex NR ID 8/27 10/29 43,621 L $24,741,628

Dallas Canyon EB UT 7/27 8/3 43,610 L $1,854,802

Willow WB NV 8/5 8/19 43,271 L $3,000,000

Table Mountain NW WA 9/8 10/19 42,312 L $195,000

North Pass NO CA 8/18 9/17 41,983 L $30,493,184

Delphia NR MT 8/24 9/1 40,653 L $2,450,000

 L – Lightning H – Human U – Undetermined NR – Not Reported
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Significant Fire Activity

There were 1,270 large or significant wildfires reported in 2012 (derived from ICS-209 reports

submitted through FAMWEB). Significant wildfires represented about 1.9 percent of total 

wildfires reported nationally in 2012. The maps below depict the locations of these fires.
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Significant Fire Activity

Significant fires are defined in the National Mobilization Guide as fires that are a minimum of 100 

acres in timber fuel types, 300 acres in grass and brush fuel types, or are managed by a Type 1 

or 2 Incident Management Team, WFMT or NIMO. 

Percent of Reported Significant Fires by Geographic Area

AK NW NO SO NR EB WB SW RM EA SA

3% 5% 3% 3% 11% 13% 6% 5% 12% 7% 30%
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Wildfires Reported to NICC

There were 67,774 wildfires which burned 9,326,238 acres in 2012. The number of fires is below 

the five and 10-year averages. But the number of acres burned is well above the average. The 

charts below depict fires and acres as a percentage of the national total.
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Wildfire Acres Reported to NICC
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Wildfire Activity Levels by Geographic Area

Percent of the ten year average for each Geographic Area. 
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Alaska Wildfire Activity

In 2012 Alaska burned just over 3 percent of all acres in the U.S. Over the past 10 years Alaska 

has burned just under 24 percent of total acres annually. The chart below compares annual 

acres burned between Alaska and the rest of the U.S. (includes Hawaii).
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Wildfires by Agency
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Wildfire Acres by Agency
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Lightning Fires and Acres by Geographic Area 

Number of Lightning Caused Fires

AK EA EB NO NR NW RM SA SO SW WB Total

141 205 1,259 180 1,328 856 1,992 1,415 266 1,224 577 9,443

Number of Lightning Caused Acres Burned

AK EA EB NO NR NW RM SA SO SW WB Total

253,047 26,934 1,405,873 592,668 1,218,603 1,388,293 850,596 113,106 19,375 437,039 520,455 6,825,989

AK

1.49% EA

2.17% EB

13.33%

NO 

1.91%

NR

14.06%

NW

9.06% RM

21.09%

SA

14.98%

SO

2.82%

SW

12.96%

WB

6.11%

Lightning Caused Fires by Geographic Area 

- 2012 (Percent of National Total)
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Human Caused Fires and Acres by Geographic Area

Number of Human Caused Fires

AK EA EB NO NR NW RM SA SO SW WB Total

275 10,942 1,140 3,356 2,105 1,449 3,592 29,549 4,146 1,410 367 58,331

Number of Human Caused Acres Burned

AK EA EB NO NR NW RM SA SO SW WB Total

33,840 119,274 483,019 178,818 279,369 127,303 393,477 605,518 80,539 106,421 92,671 2,500,249
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Wildfires and Acres Burned by Agency
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Wildfires and Acres Burned by Geographic Area
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Prescribed Fire Projects and Acres

National reporting of prescribed fires began in 1998.
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Prescribed Fire Projects and Acres by Agency
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Prescribed Fire Projects by Agency and Geographic Area

National reporting of Prescribed Fire projects and acres began in 1998.

Prescribed Fire Projects by Agency
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Prescribed Fire Projects by Geographic Area
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Wildland Fire Use Fires and Acres

Wildland Fire Use incidents were merged with other wildfires in 2009 and are no longer 

reported separately. The charts below are provided for historical reference.
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National Preparedness Levels

In 2012 the national Preparedness Level (PL) was elevated to PL 2 on May 15, then to PL 3 on 

June 11. On June 27 it was elevated to PL 4 and remained there until July 17 when it dropped 

back to PL 3. On July 26 the PL was reduced to 2, where it remained until August 2 when it was 

elevated back to PL 3. On August 8 the PL was again elevated to PL 4 where it remained until 

September 2 before dropping back to PL 3. On October 1 the PL was again reduced to PL 2 

through October 16 when it dropped to PL 1 for the remainder of the year.
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National Preparedness Level Summary

In 2012 there were 45 days at Preparedness Levels 4.

Year PL1 PL2 PL3 PL4 PL5 Total Days at 

PL 4 & 5

1990 247 74 31 6 7 13

1991 255 103 7 0 0 0

1992 278 67 15 6 0 6

1993 268 97 0 0 0 0

1994 235 26 54 4 46 50

1995 254 96 15 0 0 0

1996 99 178 60 8 21 29

1997 216 149 0 0 0 0

1998 157 172 30 6 0 6

1999 159 165 33 8 0 8

2000 179 73 61 13 40 53

2001 188 142 9 10 16 26

2002 187 76 14 26 62 88

2003 92 155 60 10 48 58

2004 249 57 60 0 0 0

2005 233 44 47 41 0 41

2006 110 145 44 16 50 66

2007 212 76 17 21 39 60

2008 209 84 15 36 22 58

2009 275 62 28 0 0 0

2010 231 134 0 0 0 0

2011 207 93 58 7 0 7

2012 212 49 60 45 0 45

5-yr Avg 227 84 32 18 4 22

10-yr Avg 203 90 39 18 16 34
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Incident Management Team Mobilizations

In 2012, three Area Command Teams were assigned to three wildland fire incidents for 47 days. 

National Incident Management Organization (NIMO) teams were assigned to incidents 13 times

for a total of 211 days. Nine NIMO assignments were to wildland fires and four assignments 

were to Hurricane Sandy support.

Type 1 Incident Management Team Mobilizations

Sixteen national Type 1 Teams were available in 2012. Of the 53 team assignments, fourteen

were mobilized through NICC. Type 1 teams were assigned a combined total of 701 days in 

2012, up from 520 assignment days in 2011. The record was set in 2002 when Type 1 Teams 

were assigned 85 times for a total of 999 days. There were two team assignments to Hurricane 

Sandy recovery in 2012.
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Type 1 IMT Assignments by Geographic Area

Number of Type 1 Teams mobilized within a Geographic Area (including out of area 

teams).

 CN – Canada

Number of Type 1 Teams mobilized by Geographic Area (including out of area 

assignments).
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Type 2 Incident Management Team Mobilizations

Of the 158 total Type 2 Team assignments in 2012, 18 were filled through NICC. Teams were 

assigned a total of 1,591 days in 2012, up from 114 assignments and 1,245 days assigned in 

2011. There were nine Type 2 team assignments to Hurricane Sandy in 2012. The following 

charts and tables summarize total requests by agency and Geographic Area.
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Type 2 IMT Assignments by Geographic Area

Number of Type 2 Teams mobilized within Geographic Areas (including out of area 

teams).

CN – Canada

Number of Type 2 Teams mobilized by Geographic Areas (including out of area 

assignments).
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Incident Management Team Mobilizations

Incident Management Team summary: The tables below depict total Type 1 and Type 2 Incident 

Management Teams requested through NICC.

By Requesting Agency

 

By Requesting Geographic Area
35

Department of Defense Mobilizations

No battalions or task forces were mobilized by the Department of Defense in 2012. The 

number of Army battalions and task forces deployed annually is shown below.

 

Crew Mobilizations

NICC processed 2,408 crew requests in 2012. Of these requests, 1,083 were filled, 391 requests 

were canceled, and 934 were UTF. There were 1,117 Type 1 crew requests, 375 Type 2 crew 

requests and 916 Type 2 IA crew requests placed to NICC.
36

 Tactical crews include Type 1, Type 2 and Type 2 IA.
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Crew Summary by Requesting Agency and GACC
38

Engine Mobilizations

The NICC processed 1,894 engine requests in 2012. Of these requests, 1,651 were filled, 133

were canceled and 110 were UTF. There were 84 requests placed to NICC for water tenders, of 

which 65 were filled, 12 canceled, and 7 UTF.
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Engine Summary by Requesting Agency
40

Engine Summary by Requesting Geographic Area
41

Overhead Mobilizations

A total of 16,984 requests for overhead positions were processed by NICC in 2012. Of these

requests, 12,151 were filled, 1,654 were canceled and 3,179 were UTF. The chart below shows

total overhead requests filled annually through NICC.
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Overhead Requests Summary by Requesting Agency and GACC

Agency Fill Cancel UTF

BIA 548 106 86

BLM 1,588 214 360

DOD 0 0 0

FEMA 279 27 7

FS 7,050 940 2,247

FWS 110 2 2

NPS 411 35 51

ST 590 124 164

Other 1,575 206 262

Total 12,151 1,654 3,179

GACC Fill Cancel UTF

AK 73 2 0

EA 390 39 10

EB 2,684 310 717

NIFC 89 2 6

NO 1,017 179 562

NR 1,936 247 580

NW 1,248 286 723

RM 2,630 287 279

SA 464 30 9

SO 86 60 68

SW 950 138 85

WB 584 74 140

Other 0 0 0

CN 0 0 0
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Helicopter Mobilizations

A total of 1,192 Type 1, 2 and 3 helicopter requests were processed by NICC in 2012: 491 were 

filled, 171 were canceled and 530 were UTF. Of the 504 Type 1 helicopter requests placed to 

NICC: 171 were filled, 101 were canceled and 232 were UTF. Of the 441 requests placed to 

NICC for Type 2 helicopters: 198 were filled, 42 canceled and 201 were UTF. And of the 247

requests placed to NICC for Type 3 helicopters: 122 were filled, 28 canceled and 97 were UTF. 
44

Helicopter Summary by Requesting Agency

Type 1 Helicopter Summary

Type 2 Helicopter Summary

S – Standard Use L – Limited Use 

Type 3 Helicopter Summary
45

Helicopter Summary by Requesting Geographic Area
46

Fixed Wing Aircraft Mobilizations

The categories for fixed wing aircraft requests include: heavy air tankers, single engine air 

tankers (SEAT), lead planes, aerial supervision modules (ASM), air attack, infrared, and 

smokejumper aircraft. A total of 3,570 fixed wing requests were received at NICC: 2,319 were 

filled, 230 were canceled and 1,021 were UTF. 
47

Air Tanker Mobilizations

A total of 914 Type 1 and 2 heavy air tanker requests (civilian and military MAFFS) were 

processed by NICC in 2012. Of that total, 346 (civilian) and 63 (MAFFS) requests were filled, 67

were canceled and 438 were UTF. 

Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS)
48

Aircraft Summary by Requesting Agency
49

Aircraft Summary by Requesting Geographic Area
50

Large Transportation Aircraft

In 2012 there was one exclusive use contract for large transportation aircraft. The contract was

filled with a B737-200 jet aircraft. The NICC processed a total of 55 requests for transportation.

The exclusive use jet flew 50 times, and there were five additional large aircraft charter flights.
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Exclusive Use and Charter Large Transport Summary by 

Requesting Agency and Geographic Area

Agency Exclusive 

Use Flights

Exclusive 

Use Pax

Charter 

Flights

Charter 

Pax

BIA 1 100 0 0

BLM 2 200 0 0

DOD 0 0 0 0

FEMA 5 499 2 200

FS 35 3,384 3 361

FWS 0 0 0 0

NPS 0 0 0 0

ST 7 700 0 0

Other 0 0 0 0

Total 50 4,883 5 561

GACC Exclusive 

Use Flights

Exclusive 

Use Pax

Charter 

Flights

Charter 

Pax

AK 0 0 0 0

EA 5 499 2 200

EB 19 1,838 0 0

NIFC 0 0 0 0

NO 5 500 1 100

NR 7 660 0 0

NW 9 901 0 0

RM 1 100 1 100

SA 1 85 1 161

SO 2 200 0 0

SW 0 0 0 0

WB 1 100 0 0

Other 0 0 0 0

CN 0 0 0 0

Total 50 4,883 5 561
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Light Cargo and Passenger Flights by Requesting Agency and 

Geographic Area 

Agency Cargo 

Flights

Cargo 

Weight

Pax 

Flights Pax

BIA 6 6,710 0 0

BLM 10 7,810 0 0

DOD 0 0 0 0

FEMA 0 0 0 0

FS 44 28,328 2 15

FWS 0 0 0 0

NPS 0 0 0 0

ST 17 12,681 0 0

Other 0 0 0 0

Total 77 55,529 2 15

GACC Cargo 

Flights

Cargo 

Weight

Pax 

Flights Pax

AK 0 0 0 0

EA 0 0 0 0

EB 4 3,925 0 0

NIFC 1 775 2 15

NO 4 3,890 0 0

NR 20 11,786 0 0

NW 16 12,033 0 0

RM 16 10,267 0 0

SA 0 0 0 0

SO 6 5,480 0 0

SW 6 3,583 0 0

WB 4 3,790 0 0

Other 0 0 0 0

CN 0 0 0 0

Total 77 55,529 2 15

Pax - passengers
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Equipment Services Mobilization

A total of 179 requests for mobile food services were processed at NICC: Of these 169 requests 

were filled, seven were canceled and three were UTF. A total of 224 shower units were requested: 

214 were filled, eight were canceled and two were UTF.
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Equipment Services by Requesting Agency and Type

Equipment Services by Geographic Area and Type
55

Radio and Weather Equipment Mobilizations

A total of 1,826 requests for radio kits and weather equipment were received at NICC in 2012. Of that total, 1,762 were filled, 45 were 

canceled and 19 were UTF.

Radio and Weather Equipment Summary by Requesting Agency
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Radio and Weather Equipment Summary by Requesting Geographic Area
57

Average Worst Summary

Averaging the data from very active fire years (1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006 and 2007) selected 

from the previous 17 years, average worst case fire year numbers were derived. Based on these

data, NICC can expect as a worst case average the following (categories in bold are those where 

the average worst cases were equaled or exceeded in 2012):

• 76,841 - Wildfires

• 7,583,783 - Acres burned

• 15 - Days in Preparedness Level 4

• 35 - Days in Preparedness Level 5

• 65 - Type 1 IMT mobilizations

• 35 - Type 2 IMT mobilizations

• 191 - Shower mobilizations

• 154 - Mobile food (caterer) mobilizations

• 1,465 - Crew mobilizations

• 2 - Dept. of Defense battalions/task forces activated

• 14,250 - Overhead mobilizations

• 292 - Air tanker mobilizations

• 196 - Type 1 helicopter mobilizations

• 284 - Type 2 helicopter mobilizations

• 1,534 - Engine mobilizations

• 197 - Large jet transportation flights
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NICC Benchmarks

Records set during the year of this report are in bold. Military and resource figures constitute 

what was processed through the National Interagency Coordination Center. Team mobilizations 

include both wildfire and non-fire incidents.

Category Record Year Record 2012 Stats

Wildfires 2006 96,385 67,774

Wildfire Acres Burned 2006 9,873,745 9,326,238

Significant Fires 2006 1,801 1,270

Days at Preparedness Level 4 2012 45 45

Days at Preparedness Level 5 2002 62 0

Type 1 IMT Mobilizations (fire & nonfire)2002 85 52

Type 2 IMT Mobilizations (fire & nonfire)2000 58 18

Dept. of Defense Battalions/Task 

Forces

1994 7 0

MAFFS (millions of gallons delivered) 1994 5.03 2.45

Tactical Crew Mobilizations 2003 1,796 1,083

Engine Mobilizations 2007 2,267 1,651

Overhead Mobilizations 2000 17,898 12,151

Type 1 Helicopter Mobilizations 2006 288 171

Type 2 Helicopter Mobilizations 2006 323 198

Heavy Airtankers (VLAT/LAT/MAFFS) 2012 409 409

Large Transport Flights 1994 552 55

Mobile Food Units 1994 195 169

Shower Units 1994 256 214
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Acronyms and Terminology

Air Attack: Light aircraft (airplane or helicopter) that carries the ATGS.

ASM: Aerial Supervision Module, light twin-engine airplane that combines the lead plane 

function and tactical supervision (pilot and Air Tactical Supervisor - ATS). 

ATMU: Atmospheric Theodolite Meteorological Unit (also known as an All Hazard Meteorological 

Response System – AMRS).

CWN: Call When Needed, refers to aircraft that have a call when needed contract.

DOD: Department of Defense (DDQ is also used in some tables in this report).

EXCL: Exclusive-Use Contract. Refers to aircraft that have an exclusive-use contact with 

an agency.

FAMWEB Fire and Aviation Management Web Applications system.

FUMT: Fire Use Management Team (changed to Wildland Fire Management Team).

IA: Initial attack. 

IMT: Incident Management Team.

Infrared: Aircraft outfitted with infrared sensing equipment.

Large fire: A large fire is defined as 100 acres or greater in timber, 300 acres or greater in 

grass/brush, or a Type 1, Type 2 or NIMO team is assigned.

Lead Plane: Twin-engine airplane that guides airtankers over a fire.

MAFFS: Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (military C-130 aircraft). 

NIMO: National Incident Management Organization.

Pax: Passengers.

RAWS: Remote Automated Weather Station.

ROSS: Resource Ordering and Status System.

Starter: Type of portable radio kit. 

Repeater: Type of portable radio kit. 

Tactical: Type of portable radio kit.

SEAT: Single engine airtanker.

TFR: Temporary Flight Restriction.

UTF: Unable to Fill resource request (the requested resource couldn’t be filled).

UAS: Unmanned aircraft systems.

VLAT: Very Large Airtanker.
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National Report of Wildland Fires and Acres Burned by State

Figures from the Fire and Aviation Management Web Applications Program. Annual Report- early editions, 508 compliant state by state data table

Alabama

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

FWS 0 0 0 0

NPS 0 0 0 0 

PRI 1 6 0 0 

ST 1,481 21,307 0 0 

USFS 49 2,954 153 96,258

Totals 1,531 24,267 153 96,258

Alaska

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

BIA 4 164 0 0 

BLM 39 51,616 0 0 

DOD 16 61,304 7 12,990

FWS 30 39,629 0 0 

NPS 22 76,752 2 18

OTHR 189 39,513 0 0

ST 111 17,909 0 0 

USFS 5 0 15 218

Totals 416 286,887 24 13,226

Arizona

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

BIA 535 37,439 30 20,133

BLM 183 51,181 5 568

DOD 0 0 0 0 

FWS 11 20 4 2,805

NPS 27 46 19 5,871

OTHR 0 0 0 0

PRI 0 0 0 0 

ST 192 8,227 0 0 

USFS 736 119,177 185 51,582

Totals 1,684 216,090 243 80,959
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Arkansas

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

FWS 7 105 6 2,245

NPS 24 411 6 1,528

PRI 0 0 0 0 

ST 2,154 34,487 0 0 

USFS 204 4,762 157 163,502

Totals 2,389 39,765 169 167,275

California

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

BIA 158 322 5 121

BLM 273 466,346 24 3,869

CNTY 24 171 3 15

DOD 139 13,567 6 1,831

FWS 13 9 55 28,445

NPS 78 30,723 40 1,648

ST 6,014 61,249 0 0 

USFS 1,251 297,212 499 20,901

Totals 7,950 869,599 632 56,830

Colorado

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

BIA 132 1,083 6 92

BLM 384 33,626 18 1,255

CNTY 484 103,123 16 735

DOD 1 0 0 0 

FWS 4 151 2 486

NPS 41 3,546 15 320

OTHR 0 0 0 0 

ST 16 6,148 2 3 

USFS 436 98,768 74 5,884

Totals 1,498 246,445 133 8,775

Connecticut

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

FWS 0 0 0 0 

NPS 0 0 0 0 

PRI 179 287 0 0 

ST 1 130 4 42

Totals 180 417 4 42
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Florida

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

BIA 1 1 18 4,027

DOD 40 1,731 131 88,081

FWS 15 7,302 39 21,308

NPS 3 3,001 19 31,803

PRI 0 0 2 300

ST 2,089 47,783 0 0 

USFS 79 7,050 107 92,656

Totals 2,227 66,868 316 238,175

Georgia

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

DOD 0 0 7 6,393

FWS 2 4 21 6,501

NPS 2 42 0 0 

PRI 19 753 0 0 

ST 3,286 17,248 0 0 

USFS 22 1,089 41 27,835

Totals 3,331 19,136 69 40,729

Hawaii

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

CNTY 2 1,802 0 0 

NPS 0 0 0 0 

ST 0 0 0 0 

Totals2 1,80200

Idaho

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

BIA 14 22,929 0 0 

BLM 282 620,717 27 1,673

CNTY 118 14,980 0 0 

DOD 1 25,879 0 0 

FWS 1 2 3 245

NPS 1 2,078 0 0 

OTHR 21 4,510 1 20

PRI 0 28,649 0 0 

ST 210 26,563 149 8,690

USFS 501 921,347 137 20,436

Totals 1,149 1,667,654 317 31,064
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Illinois

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

FWS 10 4 21 2,445

PRI 119 1,346 4 87

ST 4 431 386 15,736

USFS 24 67 21 5,603

Totals 157 1,848 432 23,871

Indiana

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

DOD 0 0 0 0 

FWS 1 20 20 10,931

NPS 5 347 17 1,419

PRI 0 0 0 0 

ST 36 1,402 0 0 

USFS 27 77 12 2,027

Totals 69 1,846 49 14,377

Iowa

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

BIA 0 0 0 0 

FWS 10 349 98 14,079

NPS 0 0 0 0 

PRI 0 0 0 0 

ST 0 0 0 0 

Totals 10 349 98 14,079

Kansas

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

BIA 15 1,164 7 640

CNTY 32 38,135 1 0 

DOD 5 11,617 0 0 

FWS 15 282 30 8,882

NPS 2 809 4 1,469

ST 1 1,600 0 0 

USFS 1 0 0 0 

Totals 71 53,607 42 10,991
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Kentucky

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

NPS 1 8 4 2,727

PRI 0 0 0 0 

ST 1,231 33,016 0 0 

USFS 61 2,373 25 16,182

Totals 1,293 35,397 29 18,909

Louisiana

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

FWS 19 3,959 14 1,323

NPS 0 0 0 0 

PRI 0 0 0 0 

ST 896 5,286 0 0 

USFS 52 1,843 135 143,162

Totals 967 11,088 149 144,485

Maine

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

BIA 0 0 0 0 

FWS 0 0 19 97

NPS 0 0 0 0 

PRI 551 489 0 0 

ST 0 0 4 143

Totals 551 489 23 240

Maryland

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

DOD 0 0 0 0 

FWS 1 1 1 11,536

NPS 2 0 0 0 

PRI 0 0 0 0 

ST 158 837 62 805

Totals 161 838 63 12,341

Massachusetts

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

DOD 0 0 0 0 

FWS 1 1 4 14

NPS 4 2 23 46

PRI 1,441 1,024 0 0 

ST 0 0 7 274

Totals 1,446 1,027 34 334
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Michigan

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

BIA 14 8 0 0 

FWS 2 3,223 4 454

NPS 1 1 2 31

PRI 1 165 0 0 

ST 495 23,813 44 2,399

USFS 264 1,167 45 3,262

Totals 777 28,377 95 6,146

Minnesota

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

BIA 812 1,951 33 21,436

FWS 56 2,411 295 38,848

NPS 0 0 1 3 

PRI 0 0 0 0 

ST 1,418 59,759 99 7,783

USFS 105 561 33 3,916

Totals 2,391 64,682 461 71,986

Mississippi

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

FWS 2 2 4 585

NPS 1 1 2 27

PRI 0 0 0 0 

USFS 7 132 3 1,310

Totals 10 135 9 1,922

Missouri

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

FWS 1 1 15 2,512

NPS 8 49 10 8,279

PRI 501 15,020 0 0 

ST 4 854 0 0 

USFS 187 10,532 35 40,504

Totals 701 26,456 60 51,295
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Montana

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

BIA 603 434,748 15 1,813

BLM 231 307,377 13 4,656

FWS 27 10,411 7 1,941

NPS 4 169 4 20

PRI 431 198,231 0 0 

ST 321 40,636 67 3,528

USFS 596 229,083 270 16,636

Totals 2,213 1,220,655 376 28,594

Nebraska

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

BIA 40 3,177 5 2,570

FWS 9 3,384 18 5,412

NPS 2 15 0 0 

ST 27 269,567 0 0 

USFS 71 39,872 3 1,082

Totals 149 316,015 26 9,064

Nevada

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

BIA 2 1,199 0 0 

BLM 622 506,913 5 830

DOD 1 0 0 0 

FWS 4 61 4 419

NPS 16 28 4 1,657

OTHR 67 9,131 0 0 

ST 90 53,297 24 3,145

USFS 142 42,497 4 259

Totals 944 613,126 41 6,310

New Hampshire 

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

DOD 0 0 0 0 

FWS 0 0 2 16

NPS 0 0 0 0 

PRI 305 200 0 0 

ST 0 0 1 5 

USFS 7 21 2 19

Totals 312 221 5 40
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New Jersey

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

FWS 1 1 1 42

NPS 0 0 0 0 

PRI 0 0 0 0 

ST 1,067 3,094 0 0 

Totals 1,068 3,095 1 42

New Mexico

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

BIA 171 737 9 1,379

BLM 111 1,773 17 8,584

DOD 0 0 0 0 

FWS 2 167 9 2,740

NPS 8 1,853 3 334

OTHR 0 0 0 0 

ST 365 25,840 0 0 

USFS 372 342,127 21 16,977

Totals 1,029 372,497 59 30,014

New York

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

DOD 0 0 0 0 

FWS 0 0 3 66

NPS 0 0 0 0 

PRI 166 489 0 0 

ST 2 1,638 9 257

Totals 168 2,127 12 323

North Carolina

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

BIA 24 464 0 0 

DOD 6 22 646 66,988

FWS 8 356 15 3,253

NPS 0 0 2 1,323

PRI 0 0 0 0 

ST 3,308 11,329 533 56,937

USFS 117 23,419 64 27,797

Totals 3,463 35,590 1,260 156,298
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North Dakota

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

BIA 1,027 22,576 20 2,888

BLM 0 0 0 0 

FWS 23 1,174 83 19,680

NPS 3 620 1 220

PRI 13 5,553 0 0 

ST 1 119 0 0 

USFS 27 1,988 11 5,149

Totals 1,094 32,030 115 27,937

Ohio

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

FWS 0 0 0 0 

NPS 0 0 2 14

PRI 0 0 0 0 

ST 286 960 5 320

USFS 23 290 4 1,283

Totals 309 1,250 11 1,617

Oklahoma

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

BIA 620 122,696 5 573

FWS 26 6,561 4 1,960

NPS 3 98 0 0 

PRI 15 73,137 0 0 

ST 931 30,087 0 0 

Totals 1,595 232,579 9 2,533

Oregon

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

BIA 65 17,376 10 150

BLM 186 1,074,738 169 13,343

CNTY 0 0 0 0 

FWS 5 50 14 1,371

NPS 5 4 2 17

PRI 0 27 0 0 

ST 50 12,746 0 0 

USFS 652 151,108 410 45,957

Totals 963 1,256,049 605 60,838
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Pennsylvania

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

FWS 0 0 0 0 

NPS 0 0 0 0 

PRI 1 64 1 65

ST 675 3,046 54 2,805

USFS 7 47 4 385

Totals 683 3,157 59 3,255

Rhode Island

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

FWS 0 0 1 2 

NPS 0 0 0 0 

PRI 49 41 0 0 

ST 0 0 0 0 

Totals 49 41 1 2

South Carolina

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

DOD 13 70 32 3,658

FWS 3 187 31 10,409

NPS 0 0 5 1,578

PRI 19 125 256 15,894

ST 1,724 9,004 9,156 280,378

USFS 40 816 0 0 

Totals 1,799 10,202 9,480 311,917

South Dakota

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

BIA 1,222 112,447 22 1,870

BLM 11 3,213 0 69

FWS 11 400 48 8,398

NPS 11 144 3 662

OTHR 0 0 0 0 

PRI 0 0 0 0 

ST 1,377 141,755 6 568

USFS 152 16,647 11 6,484

Totals 2,784 274,606 90 18,051
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Tennessee

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

NPS 3 3 2 556

PRI 1,136 18,935 0 0 

ST 0 0 0 0 

USFS 19 1,010 22 19,966

Totals 1,158 19,948 24 20,522

Texas

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

BIA 0 0 0 0 

BLM 0 0 0 0 

CNTY 0 0 0 0 

DOD 0 0 0 0 

FWS 58 22,482 25 16,283

NPS 10 15,133 1 119

PRI 9,666 86,055 0 0 

ST 855 55,033 0 0 

USFS 31 899 71 93,868

Totals 10,620 179,602 97 110,270

Utah

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

BIA 47 7,385 0 0 

BLM 489 125,653 12 1,245

DOD 6 1,640 0 0 

FWS 0 0 0 0 

NPS 15 11 3 114

PRI 0 81,624 1 167

ST 664 52,481 39 447

USFS 313 146,473 27 14,459

Totals 1,534 415,267 82 16,432

Vermont

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

FWS 0 0 0 0 

NPS 0 0 0 0 

PRI 88 399 0 0 

ST 0 0 5 74

USFS 4 6 8 246

Totals 92 405 13 320
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Virginia

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

FWS 1 10 0 0 

NPS 9 458 2 250

PRI 0 0 0 0 

ST 531 6,894 0 0 

USFS 42 39,119 18 12,836

Totals 583 46,481 20 13,086

Washington

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

BIA 120 31,754 12 4,157

BLM 47 49,589 4 105

CNTY 6 31,074 0 0 

FWS 22 1,852 11 729

NPS 27 19 1 22

OTHR 5 35 0 0 

ST 785 28,274 0 0 

USFS 330 116,929 49 4,216

Totals 1,342 259,526 77 9,229

West Virginia

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

NPS 2 4 1 5 

PRI 2 114 0 0 

ST 479 6,522 0 0 

USFS 5 63 4 1,638

Totals 488 6,703 5 1,643

Wisconsin

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

BIA 8 51 4 680

FWS 1 2 70 8,411

NPS 1 1 0 0 

PRI 23 15 0 0 

ST 1,493 2,800 419 21,100

USFS 10 11 16 1,211

Totals 1,536 2,880 509 31,402
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Wyoming

Agency Wildland 

Fires Acres Rx Fires Acres

BIA 119 46,773 0 0 

BLM 173 38,531 13 3,568

CNTY 353 186,511 0 0 

FWS 1 5 1 22

NPS 29 4,431 3 277

PRI 0 0 0 0 

ST 36 22,169 0 0 

USFS 127 58,697 28 3,919

Totals 838 357,117 45 7,786

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