Nova Scotia Wildfire Statistics - 2021

WILDFIRES AND CAUSES FOR 2021 2021
NUMBER OF FIRES TOTAL AREA BURNED
(HECTARES)
CAMPFIRE 5 0.83
DEBRIS FIRE 15 11.2707
GRASS/TERRAIN 5 7.35
INCENDIARY DEVICE 20 150.95
SLASH/LAND CLEARING 15 4.0538
SMOKING 3 1.41
EXHAUST 2 0.09
PLAYING WITH FIRE 1 0.0001
TRAIN 0 0
ASHES 5 1.028
ATV 3 0.12
LIGHTNING 6 4.66
MACHINE 1 0.2
OTHER 14 7.36
POWERLINE 8 0.48
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION 0 0
STRUCTURE 4 0.61
VEHICLE 5 6.07
BLUEBERRY BURNING 1 0.7
UNKNOWN 0 0
TOTALS 113 197.1826

 

WILDFIRES BY MONTH 2021
MONTH FIRE NUMBERS HECTARES
JANUARY 0 0
FEBRUARY 0 0
MARCH 7 2.75
APRIL 45 48.5945
MAY  30 119.379
JUNE 27 26.18
JULY 1 0.01
AUGUST 2 0.2
SEPTEMBER 1 0.06
OCTOBER 0 0
NOVEMBER 0 0
DECEMBER 0 0
TOTAL 113 197.1735

 

WILDFIRES BY COUNTY 2021
COUNTY HECTARES FIRE NUMBERS
LUNENBURG 0.97 10
QUEENS 5.12 8
SHELBURNE 120.1987 10
YARMOUTH 11.3438 9
DIGBY 1.98 4
ANNAPOLIS 0.5 1
KINGS 5.53 22
HANTS 7.161 7
EAST 3.501 3
WEST 3.66 4
HALIFAX 6.88 10
EAST 5.98 7
WEST 0.91 3
CUMBERLAND 2.1 10
EAST 2.1 10
WEST 0 0
COLCHESTER 2.35 5
PICTOU 1.23 6
ANTIGONISH 1 1
GUYSBOROUGH 0.1 1
ST. MARYS 0 0
GUYSBOROUGH 0.1 1
CAPE BRETON 30.65 8
INVERNESS 0.06 1
VICTORIA 0 0
RICHMOND 0 0
TOTAL PER YEAR 197.1735 113

 

LAND OWNERSHIP OF AREA BURNED 2021
COUNTY CROWN PRIVATE FEDERAL
Lunenburg 0 0.97 0
Queens 0.15 4.97 0
Shelburne 46.22 73.9787 0
Yarmouth 0.1 11.2438 0
Digby 0 1.98 0
Annapolis 0 0.5 0
Kings 0 5.53 0
Hants 3.65 3.511 0
Halifax 0 6.88 0
Cumberland 0.01 2.09 0
Colchester 0 2.35 0
Pictou 0.7 0.53 0
Antigonish 0 1 0
Guysborough 0 0.1 0
Cape Breton 1.8 23.35 5.5
Inverness 0 0.06 0
Victoria 0 0 0
Richmond 0 0 0