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Forest fires. Affected area. Counties and Aran

Forest fires. Affected area. Counties 2006
Affected area (ha)
Fires With trees With scrub Total
Alt Camp 12 6.9 2.4 9.3
Alt Empordà 58 672.7 278.6 951.3
Alt Penedès 23 4.2 3.3 7.4
Alt Urgell 10 95.2 0.0 95.3
Alta Ribagorça 3 0.0 1.5 1.5
Anoia 17 19.6 4.2 23.8
Bages 44 34.1 3.0 37.1
Baix Camp 13 133.3 1,100.3 1,233.5
Baix Ebre 15 3.4 5.4 8.8
Baix Empordà 28 579.3 8.9 588.2
Baix Llobregat 32 3.4 5.1 8.4
Baix Penedès 12 24.8 25.7 50.5
Barcelonès 22 0.9 30.3 31.2
Berguedà 12 0.7 0.6 1.3
Cerdanya 4 0.1 0.4 0.5
Conca de Barberà 9 117.1 10.2 127.3
Garraf 3 2.7 4.1 6.8
Garrigues 15 5.6 14.1 19.6
Garrotxa 3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gironès 37 5.7 6.0 11.8
Maresme 8 2.5 3.4 5.9
Montsià 2 0.0 3.1 3.1
Noguera 17 17.0 14.9 31.9
Osona 19 6.3 3.3 9.6
Pallars Jussà 8 0.3 6.5 6.9
Pallars Sobirà 11 0.8 0.6 1.4
Pla d'Urgell 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pla de l'Estany 14 5.6 0.5 6.1
Priorat 12 2.7 3.3 6.0
Ribera d'Ebre 10 4.0 0.5 4.5
Ripollès 6 0.1 0.0 0.1
Segarra 4 0.6 0.4 1.0
Segrià 31 9.0 13.1 22.1
Selva 19 1.2 0.6 1.8
Solsonès 6 27.8 0.0 27.8
Tarragonès 8 0.3 30.9 31.2
Terra Alta 8 1.0 0.1 1.1
Urgell 2 0.0 0.1 0.1
Val d'Aran 3 2.1 6.0 8.1
Vallès Occidental 47 5.5 2.0 7.5
Vallès Oriental 22 14.2 1.1 15.3
Catalonia 629 1,810.7 1,594.0 3,404.7
Metropolità 157 33.3 49.1 82.4
Comarques Gironines 165 1,264.7 294.5 1,559.2
Camp de Tarragona 66 285.1 1,172.7 1,457.8
Terres de l'Ebre 35 8.4 9.0 17.4
Ponent 69 32.2 42.5 74.7
Comarques Centrals 98 88.4 11.2 99.5
Alt Pirineu i Aran 39 98.6 15.0 113.6
Barcelona 249 93.9 60.3 154.2
Girona 169 1,264.8 294.9 1,559.7
Lleida 110 158.5 57.1 215.6
Tarragona 101 293.5 1,181.7 1,475.2
Source: Departament de Medi Ambient i Habitatge. Direcció General del Medi Natural.

Last update: November 27, 2009.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Fire
Violent fire, uncontrolled and of destructive effects, which spreads in houses, forests, etc.

Methodological aspects

Forests and forest land covering over half the area of Catalonia are a national wealth of extraordinary importance in terms of flora and fauna, the production of raw materials, the production of ecosystem and the contribution to leisure. The incidence of wooded masses on climate, hydrology, soil protection, air pollution and landscape makes their conservation be fundamental.

The fire is a phenomenon that occurs in several contexts and stages, has diverse origins and often has some devastating effects.