Compared to the 10-year average for this date in July, this year’s fires on ODF-protected land have burned far fewer acres than expected. While the number of fires to this point in 2017 is exactly the same as the 10-year average – 296 fires – only a fourth as many acres have burned. For example, each fire over the past decade burned on average just under 8 acres. This year, each fire has burned only 1.34 acres.
