Wildfire Statistics

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Abstract:

Wildfires are unplanned and unwanted fires, including lightning-caused fires, unauthorized human-caused fires, and escaped prescribed fire projects. States are responsible for responding to wildfires that begin on nonfederal (state, local, and private) lands, except for lands protected by federal agencies under cooperative agreements. The federal government is responsible for responding to wildfires that begin on federal lands. The Forest Service (FS) - within the U.S. Department of Agriculture - carries out wildfire management and response across the 193 million acres of the National Forest System (NFS). The Department of the Interior (DOI) manages wildfire response for more than 400 million acres of national parks, wildlife refuges and preserves, other public lands, and Indian reservations.

Author(s):
Hoover, Katie ; Hanson, Laura A.
Author Organization(s):
Congressional Research Service
Funding Organization(s):
Congressional Research Service, Washington , DC
Document Type:
Technical Report/Congressional Report
Publication Date:
2021 Jul 15
Pagination:
3

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution Code:
A - Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement: Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TRECMS
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
IF10244
Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
california, united states, congress, geography, fires, national parks, new mexico, statistics, wildfires, natural resources, puerto rico, quality of life, communities, governments, lightning, national governments, personnel management
Keyword(s):
department of agriculture, wildfire management
Subject Categories:
Agriculture
Creation Date:
2021 Jul 28
Update Date:
2021 Sep 13