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1994 Manitoba Wildfire History

The Province of Manitoba reports 555 wildfires and 1,428,754 hectares burned in 1994. Its historical table attributes 239 fires to human causes and 316 to lightning, while 1,420,272 hectares of the annual burned area are listed under lightning-caused fires.

Manitoba fires
555

239 human-caused · 316 lightning-caused

Area burned
1,428,754 ha

Province of Manitoba historical wildfire statistics

Lightning-caused area
1,420,272 ha

99% of the source-reported annual area burned

How to use this page

Research Manitoba in 1994

This page uses Manitoba's own long-running historical wildfire table rather than reconstructing the season from FireRadar observations or present-day incident feeds.

Human-caused fires account for 8,482 hectares in the source table; lightning-caused fires account for 1,420,272 hectares. Cause counts and burned-area shares describe the Province's historical annual reporting categories, not ignition probability today.

Historical fire counts and area burned answer different questions. A year with fewer fires can still have substantial burned area when one or more large incidents dominate the season.

Annual statistics

Province of Manitoba — Historical Wildfire Statistics

Province-published annual Manitoba wildfire counts and area burned, including human- and lightning-caused breakdowns in the historical series.

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Incident geography

Natural Resources Canada — Canadian National Fire Database

Agency-provided historical wildfire locations and mapped fire perimeters. Point and polygon coverage differ, so a missing perimeter is not treated as a missing historical fire.

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