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Wildland Fire Season 2002
At a Glance 

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Number of Fires (2002 final)

88,458

 

      10-year Average (1992-2001)

103,112

Acres Burned (2002 final)

* 6,937,584

      10-year Average (1992-2001)

4,215,089

Structures Burned (835 primary residences, 46 Commercial buildings, 1500 outbuildings)

2,381

Estimated Cost of Fire Suppression
(Federal agencies only)

$ 1.6 billion

* This figure differs from the 7,184,712 acres burned estimate provided by the National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC). The NICC estimate is based on information contained in geographic area and incident situation reports prepared at the time fires occurred. The 6,937,584 estimate is based on agency end-of-year reports.