2016 Northwest
Fire Statistics to Date
·
Since
May 3rd , approximately 485,582 acres were affected by wildfire in
the Northwest (NW):
o
188,696
acres in Oregon and 296,886 acres in Washington.
·
There
were a total of 2,124 reported fires in the NW Geographic Area:
o
1,040 in Oregon (human-caused 786, lightning-caused
254)
o
1,084
in Washington (human-caused 958, lightning-caused 126)
·
There
were 61 fires meeting large fire* criteria:
26 in Oregon and 35 in Washington.
·
NW
Incident Management Teams (Type 1 &Type 2) mobilized 16 times.
·
To
date, a total of 20,965 lightning strikes have been recorded. The largest number of strikes occurring in
one day was 2319 (6/7).
·
In
Oregon, the largest fire/complex is the Rail for a total of 40,785 acres.
·
The
largest fire/complex in Washington is the Range 12 at 176,600 acres.
·
The
estimated total firefighting cost to date exceeds $89,200,470; this includes $56,585,029**
in Oregon and $32,615,441** in Washington.
·
During
peak fire activity, over 4,200 firefighters and support personnel were actively
working on NW fires.
·
In
Oregon, fires affected 75,627 acres of Sage-Grouse habitat:
o
Very
high priority habitat = 0
o
High
priority habitat = 19,757 acres
o
Moderate
habitat = 55,870 acres
*To
be considered a “large fire”, a wildfire must be at least 100 acres in timber
or 300 acres in grass or brush.
**not all costs have been reported
**not all costs have been reported
