An Alberta Official Statistic describes hectares of land burned from wildfire during the province's fire season, which runs from April 1 to October 31 each year. Alberta Agriculture and Forestry is mandated to control wildfires within the Forest Protection Area. The number of wildfires and hectares burned vary due to environmental conditions, response times, and containment resources.
Use Cases
- Analyze wildfire burn area trends based on annual fire season data
- Model wildfire risk factors based on environmental conditions mentioned in the description
- Assess wildfire management effectiveness based on hectares burned statistics
- Study the impact of wildfire on forest resources and communities as described
Strengths
- Data is an official statistic from the Government of Alberta
- Fire season is clearly defined from April 1 to October 31 each year
- Available in CSV, HTML, and PDF formats
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to Alberta's Forest Protection Area
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Alberta | Gouvernement de l'Alberta
- Time Range
- Annual, covering each fire season (April 1 to October 31)
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 14:42:40.107601; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Alberta, specifically the Forest Protection Area