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Wildfire Graphs
The following graphs are updated daily through the wildland fire season whenever new data is available.
Daily Fire Starts
Summarized by month from May to August vs. the ten - year average.
Daily Fire StartsFires by Year
Represents the cumulative fires to date for the current year measured against annual total fires reported per year since 1982.
Fires by YearHectares by Year
Represents the cumulative hectares burnt to date for the current year measured against annual total hectares burnt per year since 1982.
Hectares by YearAirtankers Mobilized
Represents the total cumulative number of Airtankers (broken down by skimmers and land based) mobilized to date for the current year vs. total number of Airtankers mobilized annually since 1982.
Airtankers MobilizedHose Mobilized
Represents the total cumulative number of lengths of hose mobilized to date for the current year vs. total number of lengths of hose mobilized annually since 1982.
Hose MobilizedPumps Mobilized
Represents the total cumulative number of fire pumps mobilized to date for the current year vs. total number of pumps mobilized annually since 1982.
Pumps MobilizedPersonnel Mobilized
Represents the total cumulative number of Personnel (broken down by Initial Attack Firefighters, Sustained Action Firefighters and Overhead positions) mobilized to date for the current year vs. total number of personnel mobilized annually since 1982.
Personnel MobilizedThe following graphs are produced weekly through the fire season and published on Mondays.
Fires by Week
Number of new fire starts reported nationally for the week (Sunday through Saturday).
Fires by WeekFires by Week vs. last year
Number of new fire starts of fires for the week with a side by side comparison to new fire starts for the same week the previous year.
Fires by Week vs. last yearFires by Week vs. 10 year average
Number of new fire starts for the week with an overlay of the 10 year average of new fire starts for the same period.
Fires by Week vs. 10 year average