Fire Cause Class 2
Fire Cause Class 2 : The assignment of a wildfire to a category according to the causative agent responsible for starting the fire. The following classifications, adopted in 1980, are used for reporting national wildfire statistics: Lightning: A wildfire caused directly or indirectly by lightning. Recreation: A wildfire caused by people or equipment engaged in a recreational activity (e.g. vacationing, fishing, picnicking, noncommercial berry picking, hiking). Resident: A wildfire resulting from activity performed by people or machines for the purpose of agriculture or an accidental fire caused by activity associated with normal living in a forested area. Forest Industry: A wildfire caused by people or machines engaged in any activity associated with forest products production. Other Industry: A wildfire caused by industrial operations other than forest industry or railroads. Includes municipal, provincial, or federal works projects whether employees, agents, or contractors. Railroads: A wildfire caused by any machine, employee, agent, or contractor performing work associated with a railway operation, or a passenger on a train. Incendiary: A wildfire willfully started for the purpose of mischief, grudge, or gain. Miscellaneous: A wildfire of known cause that cannot be properly classified under any of the other standard classes listed above
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