2019 alberta wild˜re season statistics - wildfire | aaf · 2019 alberta wildfire season statistics...

989 wild�res

Wild�re season March 1 to October 31, 2019

883,411 hectares burned

1 hectare = 100m x 100m (Approx. 2 Canadian football �elds)

Largest wild�res on record

Total Hectares represents the most accurate size available at the time of posting, based on the most recent GPS and aerial imagery.

Most area burned in a wild�re season

2019

71%Human caused

(1 wild�re underinvestigation)

28%Lightningcaused

989Total

698 290

5-year average

61%Human caused

39%Lightningcaused

1,433Total

878 555

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5-year average

McMillan 2019 273,045

House River 2002 238,867

Richardson 2011 577,469

Horse River 2016 491,430

Chuckegg Creek 2019 350,135

Keane 1982 409,463

19811,357,306

1968434,731

2011805,888

1998726,968

2019883,411

2015466,317

2002496,419

1982712,690

1980702,197

2016507,057

Top human causes

2,777 �re�ghters and support staff imported

1085BC

154Incendiary

76Power line industry

131Resident

58Agriculture

industry

154Recreation

486ON

41Parks

Canada

96NWT

172QC

4CIFFC

481USA

2MB

44South Africa

101Mexico

5PEI

119SK

24NL

23NS

2019 Alberta Wild�re season statistics