Nova Scotia Wildfire Statistics

           
As of : February 2009        
           
Number of Fires and Area Burned        
           
Year 2007   2008    
Number of Fires 393   247    
Area Burned (Ha) 711.8   2696.41    
Average Size (Ha) 1.8   10.9    
           
Fires by Month in 2008   General Cause of 2008 Fires  
           
Month # of Fires   General Cause Number Percentage
March 2   Forest Industries 5 2%
April 137   Arson 77 31%
May 45   Lightning 1 0.5%
June 36   Misc. Known 11 4%
July 19   Other Industry 13 5%
August 2   Railroad 1 0.5%
September 3   Recreation 12 5%
October 2   Residential 101 41%
November 1 Unknown 26 11%
Total 247   Total 247 100%
           
Fires by County in 2008     Fires by Origin in 2008
           
County Total Number   Total Area Fire Origin Area
Annapolis 12   15.30 DND 0.0
Antigonish 1   .40 Licensed Crown 9.64
Cape Breton 23   81.68 First Nations 2.51
Colchester 7   1.95 Private Land 2334.18
Cumberland 12   58.61 Provincial Park 0.0
Digby 12   12.90 Unlicensed Crown 350.08
Guysborough 4   6.40 Total 2696.41
Halifax 19   2017.16    
Hants 25   20.49    
Inverness 5   2.90    
Kings 40   10.16    
Lunenburg 10   4.02    
Pictou 7   5.40    
Queens 10   2.92    
Richmond 6   4.60    
Shelburne 25   385.40    
Victoria 0   0    
Yarmouth 29   66.12    
Total 247   2696.41