Fire Information - Wildland Fire Statistics
| Total Wildland Fires and Acres (1960-2007) | ||
| Figures prior to 1983 may be revised as NICC verifies historical data. | ||
| Year | Fires | Acres |
| 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 |
| 1982 | 174,755 |
2,382,036 |
| 1981 | 249,370 |
4,814,206 |
| 1980 | 234,892 |
5,260,825 |
| 1979 | 163,196 |
2,986,826 |
| 1978 | 218,842 |
3,910,913 |
| 1977 | 173,998 |
3,152,644 |
| 1976 | 241,699 |
5,109,926 |
| 1975 | 134,872 |
1,791,327 |
| 1974 | 145,868 |
2,879,095 |
| 1973 | 117,957 |
1,915,273 |
| 1972 | 124,554 |
2,641,166 |
| 1971 | 108,398 |
4,278,472 |
| 1970 | 121,736 |
3,278,565 |
| 1969 | 113,351 |
6,689,081 |
| 1968 | 125,371 |
4,231,996 |
| 1967 | 125,025 |
4,658,586 |
| 1966 | 122,500 |
4,574,389 |
| 1965 | 113,684 |
2,652,112 |
| 1964 | 116,358 |
4,197,309 |
| 1963 | 164,183 |
7,120,768 |
| 1962 | 115,345 |
4,078,894 |
| 1961 | 98,517 |
3,036,219 |
| 1960 | 103,387 |
4,478,188 |
Figures prior to 1983 may be revised as NICC verifies historical data. Stats after 1983 were compiled by states and agencies. * 2004 fires and acres do not include state lands for North Carolina |
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