Fire Causes in Texas from 1999-2003

The following statistics were provided by Michele Robertson (2003), Southern Area Coordination Center, Chamblee, Georgia.

 

THE CAUSES OF FIRE AND # ACRES BURNED IN TEXAS DURING 1999

LANDOWNER	HUMAN CAUSED		PRESCRIBED FIRE			LIGHTNING  CAUSED
	# of fires	acres burned		# of fires	acres burned		# of fires	acres burned
BIA
DDQ
FWS	8	7,845		20	17,131		1	300
NPS	2	243		6	2,769
USFS	49	301		72	77,311		3	3
STATE	1,194	81,800

 

THE CAUSES OF FIRE AND # ACRES BURNED IN TEXAS DURING 2000

LANDOWNER	HUMAN CAUSED		PRESCRIBED FIRE			LIGHTNING  CAUSED
	# of fires	acres burned		# of fires	acres burned		# of fires	acres burned
BIA
DDQ
FWS	11	1,562		7	961		2	65
NPS	21	986		5	1,935		10	35
USFS	61	1,063		45	34,534		18	373
STATE	2,303	119,820					12	64,448

 

 

THE CAUSES OF FIRE AND # ACRES BURNED IN TEXAS DURING 2001

LANDOWNER	HUMAN CAUSED		PRESCRIBED FIRE			LIGHTNING  CAUSED
	# of fires	acres burned		# of fires	acres burned		# of fires	acres burned
BIA
DDQ
FWS	5	1,011		23	7,647		1	15
NPS	5	557		1	900		13	12
USFS	25	397		58	56,619
STATE	520	13,554					9	29,950

 

 

THE CAUSES OF FIRE AND # ACRES BURNED IN TEXAS DURING 2002

LANDOWNER	HUMAN CAUSED		PRESCRIBED FIRE			LIGHTNING  CAUSED
	# of fires	acres burned		# of fires	acres burned		# of fires	acres burned
BIA
DDQ
FWS	33	5,820		17	8,631		1	3,000
NPS	12	35		5	1,245
USFS	20	295		76	68,756		1	10
STATE	315	12,101					2	425

 

 

THE CAUSES OF FIRE AND # ACRES BURNED IN TEXAS DURING 2003 (1/03-11/19/03)

LANDOWNER	HUMAN CAUSED		PRESCRIBED FIRE			LIGHTNING  CAUSED
	# of fires	acres burned		# of fires	acres burned		# of fires	acres burned
BIA
DDQ
FWS	24	556		16	5,008		4	1,712
NPS	1	125		2	107
USFS	18	122		50	38,839		1	417
STATE	736	15,104

 

 

AGENCY KEY

BIA = Bureau of Indian Affairs

DDQ = Department of Defense

FWS = Fish and Wildlife Service

NPS = National Park Service

STATE = State Agency

USFS = United States Forest Service