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Fire loss

0.8% of crop / yr

The proportion of standing crop destroyed by wildfire each year across the estate. In a ten-year rotation the crop is exposed to a decade of fire seasons, so even a low annual rate compounds into real risk.

Worked example · % crop burnt · estate · 4 yrs
Estate cap 1.5% 1.4 0.5 0.1 0.8 2023 2024 2025 2026
% crop burnt · estate · 4 yrs
The benchmark

Managed plantation estates aim to hold average annual wildfire loss well under 1–2% of standing crop through prevention, detection and rapid suppression.

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What it signals

Fire is the catastrophic tail risk of a long-dated crop: a decade of growth can be lost in an afternoon. Tracking losses and near-misses drives investment in the breaks, access and detection that keep the estate insurable and the crop growing.

Data required to calculate
Area burnt by eventhaTotal estate areaha

Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses, and keeps the figure current automatically.

How to improve it
01

Maintain firebreaks, low-fuel buffers and all-weather access.

02

Invest in early detection and a rapid first-attack capability.

03

Coordinate fire planning with neighbours and the local brigade.

Questions & answers

What is fire loss?

The proportion of standing crop destroyed by wildfire each year across the estate. In a ten-year rotation the crop is exposed to a decade of fire seasons, so even a low annual rate compounds into real risk.

What data do you need to calculate fire loss?

You need: Area burnt by event (ha), Total estate area (ha). Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses and keeps the figure current automatically.

What is a good fire loss benchmark?

Managed plantation estates aim to hold average annual wildfire loss well under 1–2% of standing crop through prevention, detection and rapid suppression.

How do you improve fire loss?

Maintain firebreaks, low-fuel buffers and all-weather access. Invest in early detection and a rapid first-attack capability. Coordinate fire planning with neighbours and the local brigade.

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