Comments on: What percentage of bush/forest fires are started by people? http://www.wegafire.com/fires/what-percentage-of-bushforest-fires-are-started-by-people Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:59:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jusdafax http://www.wegafire.com/fires/what-percentage-of-bushforest-fires-are-started-by-people/comment-page-1#comment-409 Jusdafax Wed, 30 Dec 2009 07:09:59 +0000 http://www.wegafire.com/fires/what-percentage-of-bushforest-fires-are-started-by-people#comment-409 According to the Interagency Fire Center you would be correct. Using 2008 as an example lightning caused about 8,800 fires and humans caused about 70,000. Sad but true.<br><b>References : </b><br>http://www.nifc.gov/fire_info/lightning_human_fires.html According to the Interagency Fire Center you would be correct. Using 2008 as an example lightning caused about 8,800 fires and humans caused about 70,000.

Sad but true.
References :
http://www.nifc.gov/fire_info/lightning_human_fires.html

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