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Federal Firefighting Costs (Suppression Only)
| Year |
Fires |
Acres |
Forest Service |
DOI Agencies |
Total |
| 1985 |
82,591 |
2,896,147 |
$161,505,000 |
$78,438,000 |
$239,943,000 |
| 1986 |
85,907 |
2,719,162 |
$111,625,000 |
$91,153,000 |
$202,778,000 |
| 1987 |
71,300 |
2,447,296 |
$253,657,000 |
$81,452,000 |
$335,109,000 |
| 1988 |
72,750 |
5,009,290 |
$429,609,000 |
$149,317,000 |
$578,926,000 |
| 1989 |
48,949 |
1,827,310 |
$331,672,000 |
$168,115,000 |
$499,787,000 |
| 1990 |
66,481 |
4,621,621 |
$253,700,000 |
$144,252,000 |
$397,952,000 |
| 1991 |
75,754 |
2,953,578 |
$132,300,000 |
$73,820,000 |
$206,120,000 |
| 1992 |
87,394 |
2,069,929 |
$290,300,000 |
$87,166,000 |
$377,466,000 |
| 1993 |
58,810 |
1,797,574 |
$184,000,000 |
$56,436,000 |
$240,436,000 |
| 1994 |
79,107 |
4,073,579 |
$757,200,000 |
$161,135,000 |
$918,335,000 |
| 1995 |
82,234 |
1,840,546 |
$367,000,000 |
$110,126,000 |
$477,126,000 |
| 1996 |
96,363 |
6,065,998 |
$547,500,000 |
$153,683,000 |
$701,183,000 |
| 1997 |
66,196 |
2,856,959 |
$179,100,000 |
$105,048,000 |
$284,148,000 |
| 1998 |
81,043 |
1,329,704 |
$306,800,000 |
$109,904,000 |
$416,704,000 |
| 1999 |
92,487 |
5,626,093 |
$361,100,000 |
$154,416,000 |
$515,516,000 |
| 2000 |
92,250 |
7,383,493 |
$1,076,000,000 |
$334,802,000 |
$1,410,802,000 |
| 2001 |
84,079 |
3,570,911 |
$683,122,000 |
$269,574,000 |
$952,696,000 |
| 2002 |
73,457 |
7,184,712 |
$1,279,000,000 |
$395,040,000 |
$1,674,040,000 |
| 2003 |
63,629 |
3,960,842 |
$1,023,500,000 |
$303,638,000 |
$1,327,138,000 |
| 2004 |
65,461 |
8,097,880 |
$726,000,000 |
$281,244,000 |
$1,007,244,000 |
| 2005 |
66,753 |
8,689,389 |
$524,900,000 |
$294,054,000 |
$818,954,000 |
| 2006 |
96,385 |
9,873,745 |
$1,280,419,000 |
$424,058,000 |
$1,704,477,000 |
| 2007 |
85,705 |
9,328,045 |
$1,149,654,000 |
$470,491,000 |
$1,620,145,000 |
| 2008 |
78,979 |
5,292,468 |
$1,193,073,000 |
$392,783,000 |
$1,585,856,000 |
| 2009 |
78,792 |
5,921,786 |
$702,111,000 |
$218,418,000 |
$920,529,000 |
| 2010 |
71,971 |
3,422,724 |
$578,285,000 |
$231,214,000 |
$809,499,000 |
| 2011 |
74,126 |
8,711,367 |
$1,055,736,000 |
$318,789,000 |
$1,374,525,000 |
| 2012 |
67,774 |
9,326,238 |
$1,436,614,000 |
$465,832,000 |
$1,902,446,000 |
| 2013 |
47,579 |
4,319,546 |
$1,341,735,000 |
$399,199,000 |
$1,740,934,000 |
| 2014 |
63,212 |
3,595,613 |
$1,195,955,000 |
$326,194,000 |
$1,522,149,000 |
| 2015 |
68,151 |
10,125,149 |
$1,713,000,000 |
$417,543,000 |
$2,130,543,000 |
| 2016 |
67,595 |
5,503,538 |
$1,603,806,000 |
$371,739,000 |
$1,975,545,000 |
| 2017 |
71,499 |
10,026,086 |
$2,410,165,000 |
$508,000,000 |
$2,918,165,000 |
| 2018 |
58,083 |
8,767,492 |
$2,615,256,000 |
$528,000,000 |
$3,143,256,000 |
| 2019 |
50,477 |
4,664,364 |
$1,150,000,000 |
$440,000,000 |
$1,590,000,000 |
| 2020 |
58,950 |
10,122,336 |
$1,764,000,000 |
$510,000,000 |
$2,274,000,000 |
| 2021 |
58,985 |
7,125,643 |
$3,741,000,000 |
$648,000,000 |
$4,389,000,000 |
| 2022 |
68,988 |
7,577,183 |
$2,900,000,000 |
$649,000,000 |
$3,549,000,000 |
| 2023 |
56,580 |
2,693,910 |
$2,700,000,000 |
$466,300,000 |
$3,166,300,000 |
| |
5 year average |
$2,434,051,200 |
$555,000,000 |
$2,989,051,200 |
| |
10 year average |
$2,080,213,000 |
$479,767,500 |
$2,523,259,200 |
