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per year. The total acres burned are 11,267 or about 331 acres per year. Only 198 of these 2,556 fires were reported as 5 acres or more, with only 19 fires of 100 acres or more. The Largest fire reported consumed 1080 acres. The most common fire causes include debris burning equipment use (general and logging), recreationists, smoking, and lightning. For reference, we also show summary ODF data for the most recent five year period from 1999 to 2003 in Table 9.5 below. Table 9.5 ODF Data for Wildland Fires (1999-2003) Lane County Total Fires 544 Fires Per Year 109 Acres Burned 3,272 Acres Burned Per Year 654 In this most recent five-year period, there has been an average of 109 fires per year. The average acres burned per year has been 654. The number of fires and acres burned per year are higher than the 34 year average which may be a result of drier than normal conditions over the past several years, with a correspondingly higher fire risk for Lane County. For the full data period (1970 - 2003), only 198 of the 2,556 fires were reported as 5 acres or more, with only 19 fires of 100 acres or more. The largest fire reported consumed 1,080 acres. The Oregon State Fire Marshal's office compiles fire data for all local fire departments in Oregon. The most recent annual report (2002) lists 3,422 fires in natural vegetation (trees, brush, and grass). The report does not breakdown data by counties. However, a rough estimate can be made based on population, because the vast majority of these fires are human caused. On this basis, Lane County has about 9.4% Oregon's population and thus may have roughly 9.4% of the reported vegetation fires responded to by local fire departments or roughly 320 such fires in 2002. Local fire departments also maintain data on vegetation fires. Data for the Eugene Fire Department are shown below in Table 9.6. Public Review Draft: August 6, 2004 9-15