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Forest fires. Affected area. Counties and Aran

Forest fires. Affected area. Counties 2014
Affected area (ha)
Fires With trees With scrub Total
Alt Camp 9 34.4 5.5 39.9
Alt Empordà 22 6.6 32.4 38.9
Alt Penedès 24 0.5 2.0 2.5
Alt Urgell 6 0.5 4.0 4.4
Alta Ribagorça 2 0.0 1.1 1.1
Anoia 24 1.7 0.8 2.5
Bages 37 2.7 1.9 4.6
Baix Camp 9 0.9 0.6 1.5
Baix Ebre 18 5.3 19.6 24.9
Baix Empordà 14 372.6 4.8 377.4
Baix Llobregat 24 1.6 2.2 3.8
Baix Penedès 14 0.4 0.6 1.0
Barcelonès 6 0.2 0.7 0.9
Berguedà 13 0.9 1.4 2.4
Cerdanya 1 0.8 1.6 2.4
Conca de Barberà 25 1.6 7.2 8.8
Garraf 6 1.9 0.5 2.4
Garrigues 6 0.4 0.4 0.8
Garrotxa 2 0.0 0.2 0.2
Gironès 15 5.7 2.8 8.5
Maresme 8 0.1 9.7 9.8
Montsià 14 0.0 6.2 6.2
Noguera 13 32.3 22.8 55.1
Osona 11 4.6 0.4 5.0
Pallars Jussà 9 1.7 7.3 9.0
Pallars Sobirà 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pla d'Urgell 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pla de l'Estany 4 0.0 0.1 0.1
Priorat 7 0.2 2.2 2.4
Ribera d'Ebre 9 498.7 380.6 879.3
Ripollès 2 0.3 0.8 1.1
Segarra 6 5.5 9.4 14.9
Segrià 28 8.1 21.8 29.8
Selva 12 0.9 0.0 1.0
Solsonès 4 0.0 0.9 1.0
Tarragonès 1 0.0 0.7 0.7
Terra Alta 3 0.0 0.8 0.8
Urgell 6 0.2 2.0 2.2
Val d'Aran 3 0.0 16.4 16.4
Vallès Occidental 16 1.6 1.2 2.8
Vallès Oriental 28 2.8 0.9 3.7
Catalonia 461 995.6 574.3 1,569.9
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Food and Natural Environment.

Last update: April 13, 2015.

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.