Number of Fires and Acres Burned in California:

NUMBER OF FIRES AND ACRES:

INTERVAL	FIRES	ACRES
January 1, 2019 through July 7, 2019	2,108	19,144
January 1, 2018 through July 7, 2018	2,893	149,059
5-Year Average (same interval)	2,757	58,925
2019 Combined YTD (CALFIRE & US Forest Service)	2,451	23,911

Interval	Fires	Acres
January 1, 2009 through September 26, 2009	7,198	54,109
January 1, 2008 through September 26, 2008	5,007	357,903
5 year average (same interval)	6,689	172,848

(All statistics are for CDF jurisdiction fires only and are subject to change until final fire season reports are completed and tabulated.)

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