How many wildfires burn in Tennessee each year?
In 2001, during one of the worst fire seasons in several years, the Division of Forestry suppressed 2,739 wildfires that burned 68,141 acres. 67 residences were lost, 1,400 residences were threatened or saved. One Division of Forestry firefighter was killed. During the past 10 years, an average of 2,600 fires have burned 37,000 acres in Tennessee.
