Federal Firefighting Costs (Suppression Only)
| Year | Fires | Acres | Forest Service | DOI Agencies | Total |
| 1985 | 82,591 | 2,896,147 | $161,505,000 | $78,438,000 | $239,943,000 |
| 1986 | 85,907 | 2,719,162 | $111,625,000 | $91,153,000 | $202,778,000 |
| 1987 | 71,300 | 2,447,296 | $253,657,000 | $81,452,000 | $335,109,000 |
| 1988 | 72,750 | 5,009,290 | $429,609,000 | $149,317,000 | $578,926,000 |
| 1989 | 48,949 | 1,827,310 | $331,672,000 | $168,115,000 | $499,787,000 |
| 1990 | 66,481 | 4,621,621 | $253,700,000 | $144,252,000 | $397,952,000 |
| 1991 | 75,754 | 2,953,578 | $132,300,000 | $73,820,000 | $206,120,000 |
| 1992 | 87,394 | 2,069,929 | $290,300,000 | $87,166,000 | $377,466,000 |
| 1993 | 58,810 | 1,797,574 | $184,000,000 | $56,436,000 | $240,436,000 |
| 1994 | 79,107 | 4,073,579 | $757,200,000 | $161,135,000 | $918,335,000 |
| 1995 | 82,234 | 1,840,546 | $367,000,000 | $110,126,000 | $477,126,000 |
| 1996 | 96,363 | 6,065,998 | $547,500,000 | $153,683,000 | $701,183,000 |
| 1997 | 66,196 | 2,856,959 | $179,100,000 | $105,048,000 | $284,148,000 |
| 1998 | 81,043 | 1,329,704 | $306,800,000 | $109,904,000 | $416,704,000 |
| 1999 | 92,487 | 5,626,093 | $361,100,000 | $154,416,000 | $515,516,000 |
| 2000 | 92,250 | 7,383,493 | $1,076,000,000 | $334,802,000 | $1,410,802,000 |
| 2001 | 84,079 | 3,570,911 | $683,122,000 | $269,574,000 | $952,696,000 |
| 2002 | 73,457 | 7,184,712 | $1,279,000,000 | $395,040,000 | $1,674,040,000 |
| 2003 | 63,629 | 3,960,842 | $1,023,500,000 | $303,638,000 | $1,327,138,000 |
| 2004 | 65,461 | 8,097,880 | $726,000,000 | $281,244,000 | $1,007,244,000 |
| 2005 | 66,753 | 8,689,389 | $524,900,000 | $294,054,000 | $818,954,000 |
| 2006 | 96,385 | 9,873,745 | $1,280,419,000 | $424,058,000 | $1,704,477,000 |
| 2007 | 85,705 | 9,328,045 | $1,149,654,000 | $470,491,000 | $1,620,145,000 |
| 2008 | 78,979 | 5,292,468 | $1,193,073,000 | $392,783,000 | $1,585,856,000 |
| 2009 | 78,792 | 5,921,786 | $702,111,000 | $218,418,000 | $920,529,000 |
| 2010 | 71,971 | 3,422,724 | $578,285,000 | $231,214,000 | $809,499,000 |
| 2011 | 74,126 | 8,711,367 | $1,055,736,000 | $318,789,000 | $1,374,525,000 |
| 2012 | 67,774 | 9,326,238 | $1,436,614,000 | $465,832,000 | $1,902,446,000 |
| 2013 | 47,579 | 4,319,546 | $1,341,735,000 | $399,199,000 | $1,740,934,000 |
| 2014 | 63,212 | 3,595,613 | $1,195,955,000 | $326,194,000 | $1,522,149,000 |
| 2015 | 68,151 | 10,125,149 | $1,713,000,000 | $417,543,000 | $2,130,543,000 |
| 2016 | 67,595 | 5,503,538 | $1,603,806,000 | $371,739,000 | $1,975,545,000 |
| 2017 | 71,499 | 10,026,086 | $2,410,165,000 | $508,000,000 | $2,918,165,000 |
| 2018 | 58,083 | 8,767,492 | $2,615,256,000 | $528,000,000 | $3,143,256,000 |
| 2019 | 50,477 | 4,664,364 | $1,150,000,000 | $440,000,000 | $1,590,000,000 |
| 2020 | 58,950 | 10,122,336 | $1,764,000,000 | $510,000,000 | $2,274,000,000 |
| 2021 | 58,985 | 7,125,643 | $3,741,000,000 | $648,000,000 | $4,389,000,000 |
| 2022 | 68,988 | 7,577,183 | $2,900,000,000 | $649,000,000 | $3,549,000,000 |
| 2023 | 56,580 | 2,693,910 | $2,700,000,000 | $466,300,000 | $3,166,300,000 |
| 5 year average | $2,434,051,200 | $555,000,000 | $2,989,051,200 | ||
| 10 year average | $2,080,2133,000 | $479,767,500 | $2,523,259,200 | ||
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