1996 Manitoba Wildfire History
The Province of Manitoba reports 424 wildfires and 116,724 hectares burned in 1996. Its historical table attributes 203 fires to human causes and 221 to lightning, while 111,006 hectares of the annual burned area are listed under lightning-caused fires.
203 human-caused · 221 lightning-caused
Province of Manitoba historical wildfire statistics
95% of the source-reported annual area burned
Research Manitoba in 1996
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 5,718 hectares in the source table; lightning-caused fires account for 111,006 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.
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.
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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