Burned areas from fires in the US by Region

Monthly time-series of area burned by fires in the US for 1984-2022.

Annual cycles

Alaska
SST Daily Thumbnail
Northwest SST Weekly Thumbnail
Eastern Area SST Monthly Thumbnail
Northern Rockies SST Seasonal Thumbnail
Rocky Mountains SST Seasonal Thumbnail
Southern Area SST Daily Thumbnail
Northern California SST Weekly Thumbnail
Southern California SST Monthly Thumbnail
Great Basin SST Seasonal Thumbnail
Southwest SST Seasonal Thumbnail

Description

  • The timeseries are area averaged monthly burned areas for 10 divisions in the US. They are derived from the Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS) dataset.
  • Values are from 1984 to 2022. Units are total acreage.
  • Publication: A Project for Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity:
    Eidenshink, J., Schwind, B., Brewer, K. et al. A Project for Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity. fire ecol 3, 3–21 (2007). https://doi.org/10.4996/fireecology.0301003
  • Citation: Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity Direct Download: Burned Areas Boundaries Dataset. (April 28, 2025 - last revised). MTBS Project (USDA Forest Service/U.S. Geological Survey). Available online: https://www.mtbs.gov/direct-download [October 19, 2024].