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Table 2 Lightning-caused suppressed and wildland fire use fires, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 1998–2006. Duration for suppressed lightning-caused fires from 1998–2006 is not included because the last date of fire activity (smoke or heat) is not well documented in reports for these fires.

From: Patterns in Lightning-caused Fires at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

 

Number of fires

Total area burned

Mean size

Mean duration

  

ha

ha

days

Suppressed

6

15.1

2.5

*

Fire use

10

787.4

1.8

17.4