Nova Scotia Wildfire Statistics
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| As of : |
February 17, 2008 |
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| Number of Fires and Area Burned |
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| Year |
10 Year Average |
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2006 |
2007 |
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| Number of Fires |
323.5 |
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234.0 |
393 |
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| Area Burned (Ha) |
779.9 |
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1576.4 |
711.8 |
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| Average Size (Ha) |
2.4 |
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6.7 |
1.8 |
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| Fires by Month in 2007 |
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General Cause of 2007 Fires |
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| Month |
# of Fires |
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General Cause |
Number |
Percentage |
| March |
18 |
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Forest Industries |
8 |
2% |
| April |
154 |
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Arson |
152 |
39% |
| May |
165 |
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Lightning |
2 |
1% |
| June |
16 |
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Misc. Known |
10 |
3% |
| July |
15 |
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Other Industry |
9 |
2% |
| August |
19 |
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Railroad |
3 |
1% |
| September |
2 |
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Recreation |
30 |
8% |
| October |
3 |
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Residential |
133 |
34% |
| November |
1 |
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Unknown |
46 |
16% |
| Total |
393 |
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Total |
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100% |
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| Fires by County in 2007 |
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Fires by Origin in 2007 |
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| County |
Total Number |
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Total Area |
Fire Origin |
Area |
| Annapolis |
14 |
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24.6 |
DND |
0.0 |
| Antigonish |
8 |
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13 |
Licensed Crown |
10.7 |
| Cape Breton |
118 |
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175.4 |
First Nations |
2.4 |
| Colchester |
11 |
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12.9 |
Private Land |
654.9 |
| Cumberland |
13 |
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77.5 |
Provincial Park |
0.0 |
| Digby |
12 |
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7.4 |
Unlicensed Crown |
43.8 |
| Guysborough |
9 |
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26.3 |
Total |
711.8 |
| Halifax |
32 |
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46.3 |
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| Hants |
28 |
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101.1 |
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| Inverness |
11 |
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8.0 |
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| Kings |
38 |
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10.8 |
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| Lunenberg |
16 |
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12.1 |
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| Pictou |
15 |
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19.0 |
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| Queens |
8 |
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1.4 |
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| Richmond |
10 |
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11.6 |
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| Shelburne |
13 |
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36.5 |
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| Victoria |
2 |
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0.1 |
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| Yarmouth |
35 |
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127.8 |
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| Total |
393 |
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711.8 |
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