Lightning-Caused and Human-caused Fires and Acres

Lightning Fires (by Geographic Area) View Graphic

Year Alaska Northwest Northern 

California 

Southern 

California

Northern 

Rockies Great Basin* Western Great Basin* Southwest RockyMountains Eastern Area Southern Area Total

2020 168 746 430 124 625 804 N/A 746 789 171 784 5,387

2019 371 1,430 420 76 686 921 N/A 786 736 38 898 6,362

2018 138 977 174 131 604 1,145 N/A 1,216 1,086 69 967 6,507

2017 155 1,254 728 188 1,254 1,139 N/A 922 1,014 59 1,240 7,953

2016 229 437 97 96 916 812 N/A 1,413 1,247 107 1,436 6,790

2015 417 1,705 785 397 1,571 1,111 N/A 986 650 86 1,527 9,235

2014 55 2,417 477 259 1,019 937 284 840 689 34 922 7,933

2013 212 2,282 596 274 1,305 1,441 542 1,238 1,166 54 120 9,230

2012 141 856 180 266 1,328 1,259 577 1,224 1,992 205 1,415 9,443

2011 138 808 301 258 944 1,168 432 1,678 1,328 161 3,033 10,249

2010 330 1,110 441 216 633 1,036 273 947 941 169 1,068 7,164

2009 199 1,843 890 179 1,212 1,086 478 1,546 1,090 62 557 9,142

2008 75 1,624 1,400 174 679 835 224 1,027 941 171 1,706 8,856

2007 201 1,486 574 291 1,363 1,434 463 1,869 1,672 330 2,578 12,261

2006 54 2,170 948 409 1,970 2,259 943 3,220 2,479 256 1,457 16,165

2005 311 901 186 272 748 1,345 536 1,935 1,398 175 516 8,323

2004 270 2,042 670 323 1,090 1,760 781 2,062 1,340 88 958 11,384

2003 72 1,605 966 428 1,921 2,004 569 2,702 1,918 102 489 12,776

2002 165 1,797 301 179 1,130 1,602 556 2,469 2,039 372 825 11,435

2001 29 159 2,238 832 1,041 2,405 1,697 2,298 2,114 889 392 14,094

Lightning 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 Total

2020 180,885 467,060 1,549,012 216,492 172,118 517,325 N/A 671,504 229,955 3,178 115,994 4,123,523

2019 2,454,098 109,155 24,316 18,686 42,148 332,800 N/A 258,087 64,942 79 142,737 3,447,038

2018 381,737 726,518 92,487 24,621 98,721 1,057,161 N/A 239,689 244,540 374 216,155 3,127,003

2017 646,133 655,578 329,253 63,233 1,416,144 1,315,019 N/A 363,203 109,585 246 297,216 5,195,610

2016 486,398 77,120 3,007 14,489 117,891 428,304 N/A 365,517 156,090 948 93,621 1,743,385

2015 5,084,752 1,121,267 285,286 207,935 668,042 456,417 N/A 182,890 16,951 200 88,948 8,112,688
Lightning-Caused and Human-caused Fires and Acres

2014 10,652 1,235,931 292,861 6,136 114,263 62,187 47,107 156,022 6,522 286 80,876 2,012,843

2013 1,155,109 388,151 13,517 32,091 139,275 737,905 152,382 226,085 201,863 357 10,831 3,057,566

2012 253,047 1,388,293 592,668 19,375 1,218,603 1,405,873 520,455 437,039 850,596 26,934 113,103 6,825,989

2011 267,782 273,222 4,149 24,402 180,405 398,219 370,152 467,581 216,228 95,651 1,056,805 3,354,596

2010 1,018,660 79,869 12,973 16,660 44,900 528,335 20,694 244,698 32,929 1,454 118,103 2,119,275

2009 2,907,710 148,328 49,414 9,545 36,365 119,995 7,319 475,436 30,346 427 64,155 3,849,040

2008 60,791 183,253 852,133 26,140 123,755 25,321 54,161 234,331 111,147 420 191,025 1,862,477

2007 466,010 618,879 55,394 43,614 846,734 2,122,801 844,114 77,195 76,502 19,302 708,146 5,878,691

2006 118,974 843,984 174,654 24,232 1,040,398 966,164 1,301,924 368,626 449,089 35,020 145,836 5,468,901

2005 4,431,965 122,131 25,417 79,450 75,450 766,114 988,303 571,734 37,857 1,834 67,982 7,168,062

2004 6,506,028 64,460 3,689 8,333 14,845 75,551 25,927 239,619 16,921 309 55,341 7,011,023

2003 537,239 234,331 45,624 4,812 744,150 172,958 12,418 148,384 93,354 125 45,048 2,038,443

2002 1,749,344 988,527 42,688 15,661 98,402 223,304 48,263 345,694 428,510 1,670 155,530 4,097,593

2001 10,039 394 185,212 135,689 137,455 507,190 62,309 190,667 6,453 41,209 545,983 1,822,600

Human Caused Fires (by Geographic Area) View Graphic

Year Alaska Northwest Northern 

California 

Southern 

California

Northern 

Rockies Great Basin Western Great Basin Southwest Rocky Mountains Eastern Area Southern Area Total

2020 181 3,107 4,248 5,295 2,779 2,154 N/A 2,743 2,063 13,004 17,989 53,563

2019 349 2,260 3,284 4,556 1,623 1,387 N/A 1,895 948 5,712 22,101 44,115

2018 229 2,787 3,428 4,322 2,137 1,631 N/A 2,072 1,394 6,822 26,754 51,576

2017 209 2,150 3,445 5,201 2,646 1,988 N/A 2,172 2,150 9,757 33,828 63,546

2016 343 2,082 3,266 3,900 1,784 1,251 N/A 2,084 2,048 11,163 33,011 60,932

2015 351 2,898 3,802 3,778 2,246 985 N/A 1,327 1,909 11,553 30,067 58,916

2014 329 2,155 3,605 3,527 1,646 782 247 1,380 1,667 6,996 33,345 55,679

2013 391 2,107 4,703 4,334 1,468 773 215 1,519 1,455 7,056 14,328 38,349

2012 275 1,449 3,356 4,146 2,105 1,140 367 1,410 3,592 10,942 29,549 58,331

2011 377 1,342 2,791 4,633 1,109 712 383 2,104 2,105 8,992 39,329 63,877

2010 359 1,078 2,502 3,394 1,107 810 212 1,600 1,962 15,675 36,108 64,807

2009 328 1,624 3,677 4,412 1,344 726 209 2,074 1,434 15,719 38,103 69,650

2008 265 1,365 3,407 5,208 1,971 826 224 2,013 1,616 11,152 42,043 70,093

2007 247 2,346 3,093 5,140 2,005 1,048 425 1,730 1,876 12,453 43,083 73,446
Lightning-Caused and Human-caused Fires and Acres

2006 254 2,666 3,676 3,166 2,303 943 331 2,511 2,968 14,227 47,175 80,220

2005 296 1,924 3,010 3,781 1,183 813 262 3,287 1,940 13,014 28,920 58,430

2004 426 1,901 3,613 3,845 1,883 526 173 1,491 704 11,781 27,758 54,101

2003 379 2,370 3,795 3,929 1,970 944 227 1,657 4,214 14,851 16,479 50,815

2002 378 2,148 3,789 4,060 1,665 730 215 2,668 2,118 12,857 31,394 62,022

2001 320 2,160 1,060 4,099 1,801 2,160 277 2,096 4,135 18,743 34,605 70,066

Human 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 Total

2020 180,885 4,667,060 1,549,012 216,492 172,118 517,325 N/A 671,504 229,995 3,178 115,994 4,123,523

2019 44,061 140,321 190,426 36,416 31,984 126,584 NA 202,918 49,743 38,773 356,188 1,217,324

2018 28,946 609,578 1,404,463 324,102 48,372 1,030,761 N/A 309,546 504,416 374 1,329,945 5,640,489

2017 6,890 465,864 343,195 532,640 135,131 788,769 N/A 207,818 645,162 41,459 1,663,548 4,830,476

2016 10,069 436,106 93,699 464,718 84,249 333,318 N/A 219,103 530,831 97,094 1,497,423 3,766,610

2015 26,652 702,206 308,762 96,990 77,905 49,066 N/A 19,596 163,871 100,094 467,319 2,012,461

2014 222,909 147,583 181,965 74,082 29,088 43,363 12,145 74,219 71,823 53,855 74,082 1,582,770

2013 161,767 115,842 151,677 380,390 40,184 30,049 10,459 99,900 35,258 64,635 171,819 1,261,980

2012 33,840 127,303 178,818 80,539 279,369 483,019 92,671 106,421 393,477 119,274 605,518 2,500,249

2011 25,236 30,038 20,051 80,427 18,219 64,280 54,016 1,810,445 300,776 117,521 2,835,762 5,356,771

2010 106,759 70,684 22,701 67,236 25,574 183,684 3,173 69,860 118,702 128,649 506,337 1,303,449

2009 43,887 29,592 57,997 296,429 32,651 16,975 26,046 210,642 76,842 118,230 1,163,455 2,072,746

2008 1,857 99,706 91,022 454,249 105,634 120,391 17,769 339,201 117,554 69,396 2,013,212 3,429,991

2007 59,007 244,335 153,154 855,978 237,835 288,627 46,057 90,660 85,442 230,750 1,157,515 3,449,360

2006 147,292 112,098 146,999 342,864 126,078 278,288 46,947 392,892 209,693 115,171 2,486,522 4,404,844

2005 8,184 219,012 37,658 61,728 53,616 187,248 43,811 267,043 48,356 85,589 509,082 1,521,327

2004 17,789 58,178 146,720 84,075 23,585 13,636 13,864 63,062 35,346 101,089 407,456 964,800

2003 22,093 126,381 96,415 653,016 137,309 182,916 5,161 127,332 87,823 235,391 248,412 1,922,249

2002 427,321 105,544 39,560 412,447 65,891 101,986 29,288 772,299 661,679 104,900 356,204 3,077,119

2001 206,844 98,677 101,240 101,240 29,981 114,996 57,636 20,229 75,483 196,226 761,605 1,748,661

* 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)