United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

696 Forests and Forest Products
No. 1236. Natio n al Fo r e s t La n d s — St a t e s a n d O t h e r A r e a s : 1981
[in thousands of acres. As erf Sapt. 30. Sea also H is to ric a l S ta tis tic s , C o lo n ia l Times to 1 9 7 0 , series L IQ-H)
S T A T E
Gross area
within unit
boundaries1
National
forest
system
fands
Other lands
within unit
boundaries
S T A T E O R
O T H E R A R E A
Gross area
within unit
boundaries 1
National
forest
system
lands
Other lands
within unit
boundaries
Total........... 2 2 9 , 6 9 4 1 9 0 , 7 1 9 3 8 , 9 7 5 Nev........................ 5 , 4 3 5 5 , 1 4 7 2 6 8
N.H..
8 1 9
7 0 5
1 1 4
Ala..................... 1 ,2 7 4 8 4 4 6 3 0 N. Mex...................
1 0 , 2 7 1
9 , 2 4 5
1 , 0 2 6
Alaska................ 2 4 ,0 1 8 2 3 , 1 6 7 8 5 1 N.Y.. 1 3 1 3 _
Ate.................... 1 1 ,9 3 6 1 1 ,2 7 1 6 6 5 N.C. 3 , 1 8 5
1 , 2 1 3 1 , 9 5 2
Ark..................................... 3 , 5 0 2 2 , 4 7 8 1 , 0 2 4 N. Dak................................... 1 , 1 0 6
1 , 1 0 6 (z)
Calif.................................. 2 4 ,2 9 0 2 0 , 3 8 0 3 , 9 1 0 Ohio, 8 3 4 1 7 7 6 5 7
Colo.................................. 1 5 ,9 6 7 1 4 ,4 3 1 1 , 5 3 6 OKIa 4 6 1 2 9 4 1 6 7
Conn................................ (Z) (z)
- Oreg 1 7 , 4 5 5 1 5 , 6 1 6 1 , 6 3 9
Fla..................................... 1 ,2 2 5 1 , 0 9 8 1 2 7 Pa.... 7 4 3 5 0 9 2 3 4
Ga....................................... 1 ,9 1 1 8 6 4 1 . 0 4 7 s.c... 1 , 3 8 2 6 1 0 7 7 2
Hawaii............................ (z)
- S. Dak 2 , 2 6 9 1 , 9 9 8 2 7 1
Idaho.................
(Z)
2 1 ,7 0 0 2 0 , 4 2 2 1 , 2 7 8 Tenn 1,212 6 2 3 5 8 9
Ill........................ 8 4 0 2 6 2 5 7 8 Tex. 1 , 9 9 4 7 8 2 1,212
Ind.................... 6 4 5 1 8 8 4 5 7 Utah 9 , 1 2 9 8 , 0 4 6 1 , 0 8 3
Kans................... 1 0 8 1 0 8 - Vt... 6 3 0 2 9 1 3 3 9
Ky 2,102 6 7 0 1 , 4 3 2 Va... 3 , 2 2 6 1 , 6 2 7 1 , 5 9 9
La...................... 1 ,0 2 3 5 9 8 4 2 5 Wash 1 0 , 0 2 5 9 , 0 5 4 9 7 1
Maine................. 9 4 5 1 4 3 W. Va 1 . 8 6 1 9 6 9 8 9 2
Mich 4 , 8 7 2 2 , 7 5 7 2 , 1 1 5 Wis. 2 , 0 2 3 1 , 5 0 0 5 2 3
Minn................... 5 , 4 6 7 2 , 8 0 0 2 , 6 6 7 Wyo 9 , 6 9 2 9 , 2 5 5 4 3 7
Miss...................
2 , 3 1 0
1 ,1 4 1
1 , 1 6 9
Mo
Nebr...................
3 , 0 6 2
1 9 ,0 8 6
4 4 1
1 , 4 6 6
1 6 ,7 6 3
3 5 2
1 , 6 1 6
2 . 3 2 3
8 9
Puerto Rico........... 5 6
(Z)
2 8
(z)
2 8_
- Represents zero. 2 Less than 500 acres. •See footnote 1, (able 1232.
Source: U.S. Forest Service, L a n d A rea s o f th e N a tio n a l F o re s t S y s te m , annual.
No. 1237. W ild fir e s— S u m m a r y : i9 6 0 t o 1980
[See also H is to ric a l S ta tis tic s , C o lo n ia l T im e s to 1 970, series L 44-55]
ITEM 1960
1965 1970 1975 1976
197 7 197 8 1979 1 9 8 0
ACREAGE (1,000)
Protected area: Federal12
Area burned
State and private3 4.......
Area burned.....
Unprotected area: Federal..
State and private.
Area burned.....
362,836
622
402,800
1,909
32,030
1,947
655,001 647.239 677,949 680 ,24 3
146 7 19 408 5 1 9
472,023 520,501 726,356 737 ,228
1,206 1,541 1,118 2 ,1 1 9
55 65.537 54,232 5 4,232
30,294 45,751 70,848 101,192
1,300 1,019 (NA) 2 .4 7 2
661 ,56 4 6 8 0 ,1 8 5 680 ,22 3 6 8 0 ,2 6 1
8 0 2 2 0 2 1,237 751
7 4 6 ,692 7 7 3 ,7 7 2 7 6 3 .609 B 0 5 .9 2 7
2 ,0 9 6 1 ,553 1 ,317 2 ,3 4 8
5 4 ,2 32 5 4 ,2 3 2 5 4 ,2 32 5 4 ,2 3 2
98,501 9 3 ,9 7 2 8 9 ,5 18 1 1 5 ,2 0 4
(NA) 2 ,1 5 6 433 2 ,1 6 2
R EPO RTED FIRES (1 ,0 0 0 )
Total.................
On protected areas4
Federal area * ...........
State and private........
Protected.................
Unprotected............
Cause ot tires: ‘
Incendiary (arson)...
Debris burning...
Smoking...........
Lightning...........
Caused oy children...
Railroads..........
Equipment use...
Campfires.........
Miscellaneous ■..
103.4
69.6
712.1
91.3
77.5
13.8
21.2
21.9
16.0
11.1
(NA)
3.9
(NA)
3.6
12.0
113.7 121.7 134.9 241.7
100.6 116.4 103.6 1 7 2 .6
9.1 15.0 12.3 15.8
104.6 106.8 122.6 225.9
91.5 101.5 91.0 157.0
13.1 5.3 31.6 68.9
26.9 30.9 28.2 51.3
22.9 26.3 18.2 38.9
16.5 14.5 10.5 17.7
8.7 12.8 9.4 11.7
(NA) 7.7 10.8 14.4
C ) 6.8 5.2 10.8
(NA) 3.4 4.6 7.7
3.4 3.8 4.0 5.1
22.1 8.1 12.4 15.2
174.0 2 1 6 .8 163.2 2 3 4 .9
156.9 1 4 4 .9 116.6 “ 1 55.7
16.3 14.1 13.9 14.6
157.7 2 0 4 .8 149.3 2 2 0 .3
142.6 1 30.8 104.4 1 4 1 .0
15.1 7 4 .0 44.9 79.2
45.3 4 6.2 32.5 4 5 ,2
38.1 3 1.5 26.6 3 5 .5
15.4 1 3.2 10.2 12.6
15.8 10.8 9.6 11.3
13,1 11.6 11.2 11.8
8.1 6.9 5.5 7 .2
6.7 7.1 7.2 9 .2
4 .6 4.3 3.8 4,2
13.7 13.3 11.7 1 6,7
FIRE PROTECTIO N EXPENDITURES a 10 (m il. dol.]
Total funds
Federal....,.,
State and county..
Private___
56.6
9.4
45.1
2.2
76.6 113.5 169.0 189.8
12.6 16.4 25.2 22.6
62.6 95.3
1.2 1.8
} 143.9 167.1
217.0 2 1 2 .0 2 16.2 (NA)
20.7 3 0 .0 3 0.6 2 2 .7
196.3 1 82.0 185.6 “ 2 2 0 .7
- Represents zero. NA Not available. ‘Comprises land administered by U.S. Dept, of Agriculture, U.S. Dept, of Interior,
and Tennessee Valley Authority, etc. 1Beginning 1965, includes nontorest watershed areas under U.S. Dept, ot mienor
protection. *1960 excludes Alaska; 1975 and 1977 include Guam. includes nonforest watershed areas. “Includes
2,000 fires In Puerto Rico not reported by cause. ‘ For protected areas only. ’ Excludes nortforested watershed lands under
U.S. Dept, of Interior protection. ‘ Included in various other classifications. 91960, lumbering included in “Miscellaneous";
thereafter In various other classifications. t0For fire protection on State, county, and private lands only; years ending June 30,
through 1 976; thereafter, ending Sept. 30. “ State funds only.
Source: U.S. Forest Service, WHdHre S ta tis tic s , annual, and unpublished data.