Alyssa Stewart, DNRC Assistant Center Manage provides a fire season outlook at the 2013 Clark Fork River Basin Task.

1. 2013 Fire Season Outlook
Alyssa Stewart
DNRC Assistant Center Manager, HIDC
astewart@mt.gov 406-449-5475

2. http://gacc.nifc.gov/nrcc

3. The Northern Rockies Geographic Area
Northern Idaho, Montana, Yellowstone National Park, North Dakota and a small
portion of South Dakota.

5. Avg. Fires Avg. Acres
Bureau of Indian Affairs 527 69,382
Bureau of Land Management 95 60,482
Fish & Wildlife Service 14 14,365
National Park Service 9 15,868
Private Land 174 72,731
Dept of Natural Resources & Conservation 279 56,207
US Forest Service 627 159,980
(2003 – 2012) 10 Year Average 1,725 449,015
10-Year Average Montana Fire Season Statistics
by protection agency
So what’s normal?

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DNRC Fire Burned Summary YTD 2013
2013
2012
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2013 - 41 Fires = 76
Acres
2012 - 410 Fires = 556,247Acres
2011 - 259 Fires = 31,064 Acres
2010 - 260 Fires = 40,115 Acres
2009 - 359 Fires = 6,929 Acres
2008 - 340 Fires = 138,918 Acres
2003 - 567 Fires = 168,115 Acres
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10. Human Lightning Average
Bureau of Indian Affairs BIA 63 2,866 1 0 64 2,866
Bureau of Land Management BLM 1 3 11 195 12 198
MT Counties CNTY 38 785 3 3 41 788
Fish & Wildlife Service FWS 0 0 0 0 0 0
National Park Service NPS 0 0 0 0 0 0
Private Land PRI 5 95 0 0 5 95
Dept of Natural Resources & Conservation MTS 39 183 4 2 43 185
USDA Forest Service USFS 49 638 0 0 49 638
195 4,570 19 200 214 4,770
Fires & Acres Burned in Montana YTD

12. Current ERCs

13. Current ERCs

14. Current ERCs