Total Wildland Fires and Acres (1983-2022) |
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| Prior to 1983, the federal wildland fire agencies did not track official wildfire data using current reporting processes. As a result, there is no official data prior to 1983 posted on this site. Source: National Interagency Coordination Center |
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| Year | Fires | Acres |
| 2023 | 56,580 | 2,693,910 |
| 2022 | 68,988 | 7,577,183 |
| 2021 | 58,985 | 7,125,643 |
| 2020 | 58,950 | 10,122,336 |
| 2019 | 50,477 | 4,664,364 |
| 2018 | 58,083 | 8,767,492 |
| 2017 | 71,499 | 10,026,086 |
| 2016 | 67,743 | 5,509,995 |
| 2015 | 68,151 | 10,125,149 |
| 2014 | 63,312 | 3,595,613 |
| 2013 | 47,579 | 4,319,546 |
| 2012 | 67,774 | 9,326,238 |
| 2011 | 74,126 | 8,711,367 |
| 2010 | 71,971 | 3,422,724 |
| 2009 | 78,792 | 5,921,786 |
| 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 |
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* 2004 fires and acres do not include state lands for North Carolina |
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