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Table 4 . 20 . Wildland fires by type , Indian River County , 2002 . <br /> Cause of Wildland Fire Number of Wildland Fires Acreage Burned <br /> Railroad 46 1132 <br /> Smoking 47 127 <br /> Campfire 60 1 , 10 <br /> Children 164 7126 <br /> Equipment 205 2302 <br /> Miscellaneous 321 5116 <br /> Unknown 423 4757 <br /> Incendiary 457 101683 <br /> Lightning 625 1716A3 <br /> Debris 717 6993 <br /> Total 31065 56284 . 1 <br /> Source : Florida Division of Forestry , 2003 . <br /> Figures 4. 6 and 4. 7 illustrate the number of wildland fires and the acres burned <br /> statewide between 1981 and 2002 , respectively . <br /> err► Figure 4 . 6 . Number of Florida wildland fires , 1981 — 2002 . <br /> 16 , 000 <br /> 141000 - <br /> 12 , 000 <br /> 4 , 00012 , 000 <br /> 10 , 000 <br /> 8 , 000 <br /> 6 , 000 <br /> 4 , 000 <br /> 2 , 000 RM <br /> 0 <br /> Source : Florida Division of Forestry , 2004 . <br /> 4-37 <br />