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Number of Wildfires Caused by People Down Again in 2020

Link: https://www.gov.nl.ca/releases/2020/ffa/1016n10/
Date: October 16, 2020
Text: Number of Wildfires Caused by People Down Again in 2020
During the 2020 forest fire season there were 67 recorded fires caused by people – down from 88 in 2019 and 128 in 2018. These fires accounted for less than five per cent of area burned. Ninety recorded wildfires burned 4,231 hectares throughout the province. There were 68 fires on the island burning 199 hectares and 22 fires in Labrador burning 4032 hectares.