In 2023, there were a total of 56,580 wildland fires recorded in the United States. This represents a decrease from the previous year, when there were over 68,000 wildland fires recorded in the United States.
Number of wildland fires in the United States from 1990 to 2023
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. (January 30, 2024). Number of wildland fires in the United States from 1990 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 10, 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 2023." Chart. January 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203983/-number-of-wildland-fires-in-the-us/
National Interagency Fire Center. (2024). Number of wildland fires in the United States from 1990 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 10, 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 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 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 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203983/-number-of-wildland-fires-in-the-us/ (last visited December 10, 2024)
Number of wildland fires in the United States from 1990 to 2023 [Graph], National Interagency Fire Center, January 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/203983/-number-of-wildland-fires-in-the-us/