| MIDLANDS FIRES AND LOSSES | Area burnt excludes grass and indigenous bush & fynbos & Cane, Maize | ||||
| Year | Total Fires | A/c Fires | Timber Burnt | Ha/Fire | Avg A/C Cost per fire |
| 1998 | 1,078 | 143 | 3,122 | 2.90 | R 13,552.64 |
| 1999 | 1,462 | 222 | 5,354 | 3.66 | R 22,447.97 |
| 2000 | 1,138 | 140 | 2,596 | 2.28 | R 13,918.57 |
| 2001 | 1,334 | 125 | 1,549 | 1.16 | R 16,764.53 |
| 2002 | 1,509 | 151 | 3,311 | 2.19 | R 18,256.38 |
| 2003 | 1,555 | 182 | 6,499 | 4.18 | R 34,729.72 |
| 2004 | 1,485 | 123 | 4,639 | 3.12 | R 30,044.14 |
| 2005 | 1,450 | 118 | 1,547 | 1.07 | R 26,606.84 |
| 2006 | 1,373 | 80 | 1,692 | 1.23 | R 25,922.68 |
| 2007 | 1,388 | 180 | 9,995 | 7.20 | R 45,310.75 |
| 2008 | 940 | 128 | 3,663 | 3.90 | R 58,616.52 |
| 2009 | 1,144 | 57 | 1,019 | 0.89 | R 57,963.18 |
| 2010 | 1,345 | 126 | 2,532 | 1.88 | R 59,815.71 |
| AVERAGE | 1,323 | 137 | 3,655 | 2.74 | R 32,611.51 |
