Nova Scotia Wildfire Statistics
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As of : |
October 31, 2006 |
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Number of Fires and Area Burned |
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Year |
10 Year Average |
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2005 |
2006 |
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Number of Fires |
325.0 |
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220.0 |
234.0 |
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Area Burned (Ha) |
672.0 |
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491.0 |
1576.4 |
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Average Size (Ha) |
2.1 |
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2.2 |
6.7 |
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Fires by Month in 2006 |
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General Cause of 2006 Fires |
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Month |
# of Fires |
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General Cause |
Number |
Percentage |
March |
89 |
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Forest Industries |
6 |
3% |
April |
75 |
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Arson |
61 |
26% |
May |
33 |
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Lightning |
1 |
0% |
June |
1 |
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Misc. Known |
8 |
3% |
July |
6 |
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Other Industry |
10 |
4% |
August |
12 |
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Recreation |
18 |
8% |
September |
16 |
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Residential |
116 |
50% |
October |
2 |
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Unknown |
14 |
6% |
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234 |
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234 |
100% |
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Fires by County in 2006 |
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Fires by Origin in 2006 |
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County |
Total Number |
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Total Area |
Fire Origin |
Area |
Annapolis |
9 |
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27.2 |
DND |
0.6 |
Antigonish |
6 |
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2.8 |
Licensed Crown |
46.3 |
Cape Breton |
30 |
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57.7 |
First Nations |
0.1 |
Colchester |
16 |
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41.8 |
Private Land |
767.0 |
Cumberland |
8 |
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13.1 |
Provincial Park |
4.0 |
Digby |
13 |
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9.2 |
Unlicensed Crown |
758.4 |
Guysborough |
7 |
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3.6 |
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1576.4 |
Halifax |
16 |
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17.7 |
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Hants |
21 |
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42.3 |
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Inverness |
10 |
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3.0 |
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Kings |
18 |
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11.5 |
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Lunenberg |
17 |
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3.4 |
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Pictou |
15 |
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19.6 |
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Queens |
6 |
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485.7 |
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Richmond |
2 |
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13.4 |
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Shelburne |
16 |
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108.5 |
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Victoria |
3 |
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0.8 |
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Yarmouth |
21 |
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715.2 |
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234 |
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1576.4 |
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