from https://www.nifc.gov/sites/default/files/NICC/2-Predictive Services/Intelligence/Annual Reports/2023/annual_report_2023_508_0.pdf
Massachusetts Agency + Fires - Human + Acres - Human + Fires – Lightning + Acres – Lightning + Fires – Total + Acres - Total ST (state forestry) - 1,074 total fires human caused - 1,468 acres of human caused fires - 5 fires caused by lightning - 0 acres burnt due to lightning - 1,079 fires total - 1,468 total acres note - pretty sure they dont count any fires below 1 acre note - pretty sure that these are actually the fires spotted by the state forest fire towers plus any fires reported by local FDs to the state forest fire service (such as when the local fd calls the state forest fire service to request a response to assist with a local fire) - mulch fires probably dont make it into this listing - and a typical small brush fire in a suburb or city is not reported to state forestry (unless as we said - the local fd wants a state forest fire truck to respond and help out at the scene - most FDs in Mass are pretty well equipped to handle any wildfires in their communities - and of course the western part of the state has much more rural areas than the eastern part of the state -- shes got a kid ... together - https://youtu.be/IQQ-hxIwm70?si=8jrwZRcfZg-vN4Ye&t=237 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "massfire" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/massfire/CAFXWwKZWdVvs%3Dg7J4%2BUhBXCEHLgitxijFi5mDEg7-2o9%3DNogOw%40mail.gmail.com.
