2003 Southern California Fire Assessments: Estimated Post-Fire Erosion Potential By Owner Tables

Post fire erosion potential rankings by major land ownership classes (all burned acres), Acres.

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October 2003 Southern California Fires

Owner	Low	Moderate	High	Very High	All
Private	59,125	73,240	212,530	39,908	384,802
State	3,576	5,607	24,629	3,254	37,066
USDA FS	7,633	20,695	124,551	51,341	204,220
BLM	1,248	1,994	24,881	9,842	37,965
BIA	2,906	5,177	19,595	1,156	28,835
DOD	6,719	4,705	10,361	67	21,852
Other Public	299	934	4,833	1,245	7,312
All	81,505	112,351	421,381	106,814	722,052

Shrub dominated land was the major vegetation lifeform burned, and these areas were evenly split between public and private ownerships. Grassland was primarily in private ownership while forests were primarily public.

For more information, please contact:

Dave Sapsis
Wildland Fire Scientist
CDF Fire and Resource Assessment Program (FRAP)
PO Box 944246
Sacramento, CA 94244-2460
916.445.5369
dave.sapsis@fire.ca.gov