2-14. South Carolina Forestry Commission Fire Statistics:
Fiscal Years 1993-1997
FOREST LAND NON-FOREST LAND ALL LANDS
NUMBER
TOTAL FOREST FOREST NUMBER ACRES TOTAL AVERAGE AREAS
AREA LAND LAND NON-FOREST NON-FOREST NO. ALL TOTAL PER % AREA
FISCAL YEAR PROTECTED FIRES BURNED FIRES BURNED LAND FIRES ACRES FIRE BURNED
1993 12,558,258 3,179 21,447.0 673 2,931.0 3,852 24,379.0 6.3 0.19
1994 12,706,604 5,671 35,373.2 797 4,700.8 6,468 40,074.0 6.2 0.32
1995 12,706,604 2,824 14,354.3 553 2,170.2 3,377 16,524.5 4.9 0.13
1996 12,706,604 3,618 23,417.3 723 3,694.8 4,341 27,112.1 6.2 0.21
1997 12,807,924 2,727 19,847.1 477 1,883.6 3,204 21,730.7 6.8 0.17
FIVE-YEAR
AVERAGE 12,697,199 3,604 22,887.8 645 3,076.1 4,249 25,964.1 6.1 0.20
Source: S.C. Forestry Commission, Information Services, January 1998.
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