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Among different types of man-made hazards, both wild/ bushfires and domestic fires constitutes a significant threat to life and property in urban and rural areas in Sierra Leone. Domestic fires are particularly prevalent in the urban communities, especially in the capital city Freetown, where there is steady increase in the number of lives it has claimed every year due to illegal and unprofessional connections, use of sub-standard building materials, carelessness etc.  Wild or bushfires are one of the biggest causes of forest destruction and land degradation in the country particularly in the savanna grassland regions of the Northern Province and the forested areas of Southern and Eastern Provinces. From DesInventar data, over 11,000 people were affected by fires between 2006 and 2015. A total of 30 people were killed as a result of fire disasters nationwide, with almost half of that number from Western Area Urban alone. Some 1,356 houses were destroyed and 459 houses were damaged by fires nationwide.

Historic fire disaster events (DesInventar 2006 - 2015)

District

Events

Deaths 

Houses Destroyed 

Houses Damaged 

People Affected 

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Bo

3

1.2

 

0.0

3

0.2

 

0.0

 

0.0

Bombali

12

5.0

1

3.3

74

5.5

30

6.5

694

6.3

Bonthe

10

4.1

1

3.3

133

9.8

41

8.9

1,521

13.7

Kambia

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Kailahun

3

1.2

 

0.0

18

1.3

11

2.4

102

0.9

Kenema

7

2.9

2

6.7

51

3.8

51

11.1

400

3.6

Koinadugu

11

4.5

1

3.3

92

6.8

50

10.9

1,283

11.6

Kono

5

2.1

2

6.7

 

0.0

25

5.4

520

4.7

Moyamba

9

3.7

4

13.3

116

8.6

7

1.5

300

2.7

Port Loko

8

3.3

 

0.0

95

7.0

21

4.6

885

8.0

Pujehun

12

5.0

1

3.3

166

12.2

32

7.0

2,108

19.0

Tonkolili

12

5.0

4

13.3

183

13.5

68

14.8

1,089

9.8

Western Area Rural

6

2.5

 

0.0

64

4.7

1

0.2

 

0.0

Western Area Urban

143

59.1

14

46.7

361

26.6

107

23.3

2047

18.4

Unknown[1]

1

0.4

0

0.0

 

0.0

15

3.3

150

1.4

National

242

100.0

30

100.0

1,356

100.0

459

100.0

11,099

100.0

 Fire season progression from MODIS fire alerts by Province

Province/Area

Month

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Eastern

January

   436

 352

176

262

355

225

Eastern

February

808

630

532

554

672

488

Eastern

March

6,991

5,020

 5,257

 7,459

2,381

 2,721

Eastern

April

 8,263

 6,587

7,772

8,713

4,494

4,574

Eastern

May

8,291

6,619

7,841

8,784

4,607

4,600

Eastern

June

 8,292

6,622

7,845

8,784

4,610

4,603

Eastern

July

8,292

6,622

7,845

 8,784

4,610

4,603

Eastern

August

8,292

6,622

7,845

 8,784

 4,610

 4,603

Eastern

September

8,292

6,622

7,845

8,784

4,610

4,603

Eastern

October

8,292

6,622

7,845

8,784

4,611

4,603

Eastern

November

 8,292

6,624

7,846

8,789

4,611

Eastern

December

8,337

 6,778

7,946

9,011

 4,680

Northern

January

 3,372

2,518

 1,712

1,935

 2,885

 2,450

Northern

February

5,720

5,054

 5,037

 4,244

5,175

4,972

Northern

March

 11,718

 9,123

 12,516

11,032

 7,444

 7,789

Northern

April

17,209

 14,968

17,771

15,823

 13,205

14,105

Northern

May

 17,388

15,377

17963

16,029

 13,539

14,245

Northern

June

 17,390

 15,378

17,965

16,031

 13,547

14,245

Northern

July

17,390

15,378

17,965

16,032

 13,547

14,245

Northern

August

 17,390

 15,378

17,965

16,032

 13,547

14,245

Northern

September

17,390

15,378

17,965

16,032

 13,549

14,245

Northern

October

17,390

15,380

17,968

16,034

13,551

14,250

Northern

November

17,393

15,403

17,996

16,076

13,555

Northern

December

17,881

16,388

18,431

17,026

14,062

Southern

January

178

 206

81

149

201

131

Southern

February

429

318

249

320

384

303

Southern

March

4,738

3,662

4,387

7,137

 1,721

1,842

Southern

April

7,449

7,110

8,673

9,483

5,670

4,853

Southern

May

7,560

7,181

8,691

9,541

5,870

4,893

Southern

June

7,562

7,184

8,694

9,545

5,885

4,893

Southern

July

7,563

7,187

8,694

9,546

5,887

4,893

Southern

August

7,563

7,187

8,694

9,546

5,887

4,893

Southern

September

7,563

7,187

8,694

9,547

5,887

4,894

Southern

October

7,564

7,189

8,696

9,547

5,888

4,896

Southern

November

7,564

7,192

8,698

9,551

5,891

Southern

December

7,680

7,272

8,786

9,675

5,943

Western

January

9

7

0

2

6

3

Western

February

13

10

0

7

9

3

Western

March

17

18

26

18

18

10

Western

April

68

60

88

62

60

65

Western

May

78

65

89

65

64

69

Western

June

78

65

90

65

64

70

Western

July

78

65

90

65

64

70

Western

August

78

65

90

65

64

70

Western

September

79

65

90

65

64

70

Western

October

79

65

90

65

64

70

Western

November

79

66

90

65

64

Western

December

82

70

94

72

65