Forest Fire Statistics of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1998, Tab.4
(State: 11.03.2002)
Source: Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (German Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food)
Tab.4. Specification of the Fire Causes on the Example of Negligence State
Due to Agricultural Work
Due to Forest Work
Due to Industrial Activities
Due to Infrastructure (Railway, Electricity)
Due to General Public (Camper, Other Visitors, Children)
Others
Number
Area (ha)
Number
Area (ha)
Number
Area (ha)
Number
Area (ha)
Number
Area (ha)
Number
Area (ha)
Baden-Württemberg 1 0.2 5 0.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 0.1 0 0.0 Bayern 0 0.0 3 1.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.1 0 0.0 Berlin 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Brandenburg 2 0.9 0 0.0 4 2.0 1 0.0 36 5.9 1 0.0 Bremen 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Hamburg 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Hessen 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 11 1.5 0 0.0 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.3 2 0.2 2 0.4 Niedersachsen 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 1.8 0 0.0 Nordrhein-Westfalen 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 0.5 1 0.1 Rheinland-Pfalz 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.1 3 1.0 Saarland 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Sachsen 1 0.0 2 0.3 0 0.0 2 1.0 3 0.1 0 0.0 Sachsen-Anhalt 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 11 0.5 0 0.0 Schleswig-Holstein 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 Thüringen 0 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 Former W.-Germany 1 0.2 8 1.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 29 4.1 4 1.1 New Federal States 4 0.9 3 0.3 4 2.0 4 1.3 53 6.7 3 0.4 Germany 5 1.1 11 2.1 4 2.0 4 1.3 82 10.8 7 1.5
