2014 Northwest
Large Fire Statistics
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1,293,535
acres in the Northwest were consumed by wildfire, which includes 868,399 in
Oregon and 425,136 in Washington.
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There
were a total of 4,572 reported fires in the Northwest region with 97 meeting
the criteria of a large fire which includes 60 in Oregon and 37 in Washington.
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The
NW had a record setting 43 days at #1 on the National Incident Management
Situation Report (IMSR).
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The
NW stayed at PL5 for 31 days; the previous record was set in 2006 for 24 days.
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To
date, there have been a total of 128,513 lightning strikes. The single largest day in 2014 recorded 21,094
strikes (figures as of 10/29/14).
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In
Oregon, the largest fire/complex was the Buzzard Complex for a total of 395,747
acres.
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The
largest fire/complex in Washington was the Carlton Complex at 256,108 acres.
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The
total cost to date exceeds $460,565,506 which includes $280,310,645 in Oregon and
$180,254,861 in Washington.
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During
the peak fire activity there were over 12,000 firefighters and support
personnel working over 900,000 active fire acres.
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Over
35 Interagency Hotshot Crews from all over the nation were assigned within the
region.
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During
the peak fire activity, the Northwest region saw 19 Incident Management Teams assigned
at the same time.
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In
2013 the NW had 4,389 reported fires with a total of 503,993 acres
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There
were 2,417 lightning fires and 2,155 human-caused fires reported.