Forest Fires - Quick Facts
Forest Fires, 2008
NL
PE
NS
NB
QC
ON
MB
SK
AB
BC
YT
NT
NU
CA
Intensive
1 717
 
  3
 
2 700
 
102
 
    133
 
    139
 
 72 783
 
1 130 180
 
 20 787
p
 13 211
 
   218
 
353 852
 
 ..
1 595 825
p
Limited
3 423
 
...
 
  ...
 
...
 
  1 349
 
  1 179
 
 84 310
 
      ...
 
    ...
 
    ...
 
12 852
 
    ...
 
 ..
  103 113
 
Total
5 140
 
  3
 
2 700
 
102
 
  1 482
 
  1 318
 
157 093
 
1 130 180
 
 20 787
p
 13 211
 
13 070
 
353 852
 
 ..
1 698 938
p
Intensive
  102
 
  4
 
  248
 
168
 
    189
 
    269
 
    334
 
      599
 
  1 712
p
  2 020
 
    36
 
    241
 
 ..
    5 922
p
Limited
   37
 
...
 
  ...
 
...
 
     33
 
     72
 
     63
 
      ...
 
    ...
 
    ...
 
    40
 
    ...
 
 ..
      245
 
Total
  139
 
  4
 
  248
 
168
 
    222
 
    341
 
    397
 
      599
 
  1 712
p
  2 020
 
    76
 
    241
 
 ..
    6 167
p
Source: National Forestry Database.
Updated:  2010-06-15

 

Symbols Used
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Figures not appropriate or not applicable
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Figures not available
--
Amount too small to be expressed
-
Nil or zero
p
Preliminary figures
r
Revised figures
e
Estimated by provincial or territorial forestry agency
E
Estimated by the Canadian Forest Service or by Statistics Canada

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Trends

The number of forest fires in Canada decreased by 10% from 2007 to 2008 while the area affected by fire increased by 10%. The largest area burned occurred in Saskatchewan.

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