Top 10 States For Wildfires Ranked By Number Of Fires And By Number Of Acres Burned, 2019 |
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Rank |
State |
Number of fires |
Rank |
State |
Number of acres burned |
1 |
California |
8,194 |
1 |
Alaska |
2,498,159 |
2 |
Texas |
6,892 |
2 |
Arizona |
384,942 |
3 |
North Carolina |
3,872 |
3 |
Idaho |
284,026 |
4 |
Georgia |
3,158 |
4 |
California |
259,148 |
5 |
Oregon |
2,293 |
5 |
Texas |
215,493 |
6 |
Florida |
2,121 |
6 |
Washington |
169,742 |
7 |
Arizona |
1,869 |
7 |
Florida |
122,500 |
8 |
Montana |
1,474 |
8 |
Utah |
92,380 |
9 |
Washington |
1,394 |
9 |
Nevada |
82,282 |
10 |
Alabama |
1,107 |
10 |
New Mexico |
79,887 |
Source: National Interagency Fire Center. |
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