Tablt 34- -- Forest fire statistics for the United States, 1950-58 



protected burned Lightning Other Under £ acre g--10 acres DvjrjDjaagi 















Number 





Acref 





































per 







































uu 





per 





Num- 



r'er- 



Num- 



Per- 





Per- 



Num- 



Per- 





Per- 











U acres 



'. .:: " - " 



acres 



Acres 



fire 



ber 



cent 



ber 



cent 



ber 



cent 



ber 



cent 



ber 



cent 





1/ 



Alaska BLM - 







ceo ,UUU 



224 



1 



. 



n nei on 

 e , UO ( , 01 / 



9,186 



7 



27 



12 



197 



68 



94 



42 



46 



20 



84 



38 



1950 



Other states 



BLM 





138,121 



472 



3 



4 



78,827 



167 







152 



32 



320 



68 



B4 



18 



121 



26 



267 



56 





Other states 



all 



2/ 



agencies—' 



573,186 



104,996 



183 



2 



3,798,464 



36 



2 



6,491 



6 



98,505 



94 



16,215 



15 



50,281 



48 



38,500 



37 





Alaska BLiJ 







225 ,000 



271 



1 



2 



219 , 694 



810 



7 



27 



10 



244 



90 



119 



44 



72 



27 



80 



29 



1951 



Other states 



BUI 





140,111 



635 



4 



6 



124,848 



196 



6 



203 



32 



432 



68 



103 



16 



1B2 



29 



350 



55 





Other states 



all 



agencies 



575 , 916 



105,868 



183 



8 



3,526,373 



33 



3 



7,029 



7 



98,839 



93 



15,682 



15 



51,630 



49 



38,556 



36 





Aiassa tun 







ooc nnn 

 cCD , UUU 



136 





6 



73 801 



542 



6 



11 





125 



92 



76 



56 



32 



24 



28 



20 



1952 



Other states 



BUi 





140,625 



637 



4 



6 



97,223 



152 



6 



207 



32 



430 



68 



110 



17 



171 



27 



356 



56 





Other states 



all 



agencies 



581,210 



127,997 



220 



2 



6,628,093 



51 



8 



8,012 



6 



119,985 



94 



19,109 



15 



63,277 



49 



45,611 



36 





Aiasta oijM 







CCD , UUU 



285 





3 



466 748 



1 , 637 



7 



75 



26 



210 



74 



126 



44 



64 



22 



95 



33 



1953 



Other states 



BUI 





138,680 



601 



4 



4 



107,252 



178 



4 



176 



29 



425 



71 



111 



18 



194 



32 



296 



49 





Other states 



all 



agencies 



586,220 



104,595 



249 



.0 



2,851,455 



27 



3 



8,529 



8 



96,067 



9Z 



19,867 



19 



54,883 



52 



29,845 



29 





Alaska cum 







ops nnn 



CCD , UUU 



262 





„ 



i %no QPn 

 i , ooy , ycu 



5 , 305 









24 



199 



76 



125 



48 



53 



20 



84 



32 



1954 



Other states 



BLU 





138,446 



567 



4 



1 



117,347 



207 







164 



29 



403 



71 



94 



17 



171 



30 



302 



53 





Other states 



all 



agencies 



600,237 



127,273 



212 







2,962,671 



23 



3 



7.7B0 



6 - 



,4.-j 



94 



19,988 



16 



79,257 



55 



37,028 



29 





Alaska a ui& 







ccD ,UUU 



190 





A 



37 232 



196 







26 



14 



164 



86 



105 



55 



42 



22 



43 



23 



1955 



Other states 



BLM 





134,419 



380 



2 



8 



51,835 



136 



4 



116 



30 



264 



70 



91 



24 



122 



32 



163 



44 





Other states 



all 



agencies 



603,684 



67 , 604 



145 



1 



2,812,208 



32 



1 



6,261 



7 



81,343 



93 



17,981 



21 



48,177 



55 



21.446 



24 





Ho cVa SI II 



nxasKa DLiM 







ppc nnn 



CCD , UUU 



225 



1 





476 542 



2 , 118 







63 



28 



62 



72 



88 



39 



59 



26 



78 



35 



1956 



Other states 



BUI 





138,468 



571 



4 



1 



37,451 



65 



6 



254 



44 



317 



56 



180 



32 



187 



32 



204 



36 





Other states 



all 



agencies 



607,032 



94,338 



155 



4 



1,985,084 



£1 





11,459 



12 



82,879 



88 



21,298 



23 



52,067 



55 



20 , 972 



22 





ft 1 d rVo m u 







ppc nnn 



CCD , UUU 



403 



1 



8 



R n^^ R^jI 

 D , Uo4 , DDt 



12,492 



7 



164 





239 



59 



124 



31 



93 



23 



186 



46 



1957 



Other states 



BLU 





138,799 



827 



6 







309,212 



373 



9 



272 



33 



555 



67 



140 



17 



262 



32 



425 



51 







all 



agenc is s 



Olu , ooc 



65 702 



107 



1 



~] PAR i=iR 

 X , COO , *±DO 



19 



6 













24 







12 , 411 



19 





Alaska BLM 







225,000 



2B4 





3 



315,860 



1,112 



2 



90 



32 



194 



68 



98 



34 



80 



28 



106 



37 



1958 



Other states 



BLU 





137,487 



1,075 



7 



8 



617,936 



574 



8 



449 



42 



626 



58 



181 



17 



319 



30 



575 



53 





Other states 



all 



agencies 



614,134 



80 , 308 



130 



8 



1,461,367 



18 



2 



10,828 



13 



69 , 480 



87 



20,816 



26 



44,184 



55 



15,306 



19 





Alaska BLU 







225,000 



253 



1 



1 



1,119,130 



4,417 



6 



61 



24 



192 



76 



106 



42 



60 



24 



87 



34 



Av. 



Other states 



BLU 





138,351 



641 



4 



6 



171 , 326 



267 



3 



221 



34 



419 



65 



122 



19 



192 



30 



327 



51 





Other states 



all 



agencies 



595,022 



99,848 



167 



8 



3,034,686 



30 



4 



8,005 



8 



91,848 



92 



18,498 



18 



52,503 



53 



28 853 



29 



Source: 1/ Annual Reports of the Director, BLU (Statistical Appendix). 



2/ Forest Fire Statistics. Prepared annually by the Division of Cooperative Forest Protection, Forest Service, U.S.D.A. 



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