In 2022, there were a total of 68,988 wildland fires recorded in the United States. This is an increase from the previous year, when there were a total of 58,985 wildland fires recorded in the United States.
Number of wildland fires in the United States from 1990 to 2022
There are three distinct types of wildland fires: wildfire, wildland fire use, and prescribed fire. Wildland fire is any non-structure fire that occurs in the wildland
Data is for wildland fires only. The data does not include wildland fire use and prescribed fires.
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National Interagency Fire Center. (February 15, 2023). Number of wildland fires in the United States from 1990 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/203983/-number-of-wildland-fires-in-the-us/
National Interagency Fire Center. "Number of wildland fires in the United States from 1990 to 2022." Chart. February 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203983/-number-of-wildland-fires-in-the-us/
National Interagency Fire Center. (2023). Number of wildland fires in the United States from 1990 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203983/-number-of-wildland-fires-in-the-us/
National Interagency Fire Center. "Number of Wildland Fires in The United States from 1990 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203983/-number-of-wildland-fires-in-the-us/
National Interagency Fire Center, Number of wildland fires in the United States from 1990 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203983/-number-of-wildland-fires-in-the-us/ (last visited November 19, 2024)
Number of wildland fires in the United States from 1990 to 2022 [Graph], National Interagency Fire Center, February 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/203983/-number-of-wildland-fires-in-the-us/
