This statistic shows the number of fires and acres burned due to U.S. prescribes fires in 2017, by state. In 2017, about 944,455 acres were burned due to prescribed fires in Alaska. The total number of prescribed fires in the United States amounted to 202,250 with 6.42 million acres burned.
Number of fires and acres burned due to U.S. prescribed fires in 2017, by state
Prescribed fire is any fire which are ignited by management action under certain predetermined conditions to meet specific objectives related to to hazardous fuels or habitat improvement.
Number of prescribed fires in total (2017) : 202,250
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National Interagency Fire Center (National Interagency Coordination Center). (March 20, 2018). Number of fires and acres burned due to U.S. prescribed fires in 2017, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/204014/highest-number-of-prescribed-fires-in-the-us-by-states/
National Interagency Fire Center (National Interagency Coordination Center). "Number of fires and acres burned due to U.S. prescribed fires in 2017, by state." Chart. March 20, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/204014/highest-number-of-prescribed-fires-in-the-us-by-states/
National Interagency Fire Center (National Interagency Coordination Center). (2018). Number of fires and acres burned due to U.S. prescribed fires in 2017, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/204014/highest-number-of-prescribed-fires-in-the-us-by-states/
National Interagency Fire Center (National Interagency Coordination Center). "Number of Fires and Acres Burned Due to U.S. Prescribed Fires in 2017, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/204014/highest-number-of-prescribed-fires-in-the-us-by-states/
National Interagency Fire Center (National Interagency Coordination Center), Number of fires and acres burned due to U.S. prescribed fires in 2017, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/204014/highest-number-of-prescribed-fires-in-the-us-by-states/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of fires and acres burned due to U.S. prescribed fires in 2017, by state [Graph], National Interagency Fire Center (National Interagency Coordination Center), March 20, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/204014/highest-number-of-prescribed-fires-in-the-us-by-states/
