October 31, 2011 Texas Wildfires 2011 Fact Sheet
Incident: Texas Initial Attack Wildfire
Released: 10/31/2011
Texas Fires 2011 Fact Sheet
(All figures are from Nov 15, 2010 to October 31, 2011, unless noted.)
Days on Incident: 349
States that have sent firefighters or other personnel:
All 50 states, plus District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Total fires in Texas since Nov. 15, 2010: 27,976
Total acres burned in Texas since Nov. 15, 2010: 3,959,040
(Exceeds previous record of 2,105,361 acres set in 2005-2006)
Fires in Texas in 2011: 25,871. Fires nationally in 2011: 63,691.
Proportion of total national fires in 2011 that occurred in Texas: 40.6%
Acres burned in Texas in 2011: 3,895,573. Acres burned nationally in 2011: 8,233,122.
Proportion of total national acres that burned in Texas: 47.3%
Ten-year U.S. national average acres burned: 6,738,550.
4 of the largest wildfires in Texas history occurred in April 2011.
Since November 15, 2010
Homes saved: 36,912. Other Structures saved: 12,619. Total: 49,531.
Homes lost: 2,862. Other Structures lost: 2,737. Total: 5,599.
Total Aviation Hours: 16,920. Total aviation drops: 54,475.
Retardant dropped: 6,144,110 gallons. Water dropped: 28,033,106 gallons.
Texas counties with burn bans: 218 of 254.
To learn more, go to http://www.inciweb.org/ or http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/
