Total wildfires, 1973-2003: 2,220
Total acres burned 1973-2003: 2,245
Principal causes over 30 years:
Campfires: 22% or 495 fires = 16.5 fires per year
Lightning: 21% or 456 fires = 15.2 fires per year
Smoking: 17% or 368 fires = 12.2 fires per year
Wildfires have occurred in every month of the year, with the majority between June and September. Of the 2,220 wildfires in the last 30 years:
303 were in June
540 were in July
662 were in August
351 were in September
(Source: Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit of the U.S. Forest Service)
