Forest Fires - Quick Facts
Forest Fires, 2009
NL
PE
NS
NB
QC
ON
MB
SK
AB
BC
YT
NT
NU
NP
CA
Intensive
8 817
 
  2
 
2 700
e
253
 
 17 948
 
    385
 
  2 520
 
   37 559
 
 66 945
p
247 419
 
94 065
 
  2 057
 
 ..
42867
 
  523 537
e
Limited
26 451
 
...
 
  ...
 
...
 
 76 024
 
 20 273
 
    359
 
      ...
 
    ...
 
    ...
 
136 451
 
    ...
 
 ..
..
 
  259 558
 
Total
35 268
 
  2
 
2 700
e
253
 
 93 972
 
 20 658
 
  2 879
 
   37 559
 
 66 945
p
247 419
 
230 516
 
  2 057
 
 ..
42867
 
  783 095
e
Intensive
  168
 
  8
 
  248
e
197
 
    441
 
    307
 
    174
 
      511
 
  1 710
p
  3 064
 
    59
 
     42
 
 ..
153
 
    7 082
e
Limited
    8
 
...
 
  ...
 
...
 
     42
 
     78
 
     10
 
      ...
 
    ...
 
    ...
 
    59
 
    ...
 
 ..
..
 
      197
 
Total
  176
 
  8
 
  248
e
197
 
    483
 
    385
 
    184
 
      511
 
  1 710
p
  3 064
 
   118
 
     42
 
 ..
153
 
    7 279
e
Source: National Forestry Database.
Updated:  2011-01-28

 

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

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Trends

The number of forest fires in Canada increased by 15.6% from 2008 to 2009 while the area affected by fire decreased by 54.5%. The largest area burned occurred in British Columbia.

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