AdirondackHigh

Peaks

Southern Tier

Hudson Valley

Long Island

Catskill

Leatherstocking

Lake Ontario Plains

Adirondack

St.Lawrence

UpperHudson

Champlain

26%

48%

45%

46%

77%

43%

35%

35%

48%45%

0 25 50 Miles

´

Atlantic Ocean

Lake Ontario

Lake Erie

Pennsylvania

New

Massachusettes

Vermont

Connecticut

Hampshire

Total Fires: 294

Total Fires: 79

Total Fires: 62

Total Fires: 337

Total Fires: 302

Total Fires: 440

Total Fires: 48

Total Fires: 48

Total Fires: 191

Total Fires: 434

April MarinovGIS Specialist

NYS DEC Forest RangersMarch 2018

New Jersey

*Percentage indicates highest occuring causeof fire as a percent of total fires in the FDRA region.

Debris Burning-673 FiresArson-358 FiresCampfire-407 FiresMiscellaneous-209 FiresLightning-129 FiresSmoking-140 FiresEquipment Use-123 FiresChildren-71 FiresPower Line-75 FiresRailroad-27 FiresStructure-14 FiresFireworks-11 Fires

New York State Wildfire OccuranceBy Top Five Causes 2003-2017Fire Danger Risk Areas (FDRA)

Total Number of Fire Incidents: 2,237Total Number of Towns/Cities: 998

As Reported by NYS DEC Forest Rangers