TOP TEN STATES FOR WILDFIRES RANKED BY NUMBER OF FIRES, 2008
| 1 |
Texas |
16,713 |
1,570,586 |
| 2 |
California |
5,812 |
1,339,839 |
| 3 |
Oklahoma |
5,572 |
196,563 |
| 4 |
Georgia |
5,454 |
23,081 |
| 5 |
North Carolina |
4,414 |
95,938 |
| 6 |
Alabama |
3,103 |
32,447 |
| 7 |
Florida |
2,939 |
156,102 |
| 8 |
South Carolina |
2,626 |
15,751 |
| 9 |
Mississippi |
1,898 |
27,399 |
| 10 |
Arizona |
1,850 |
85,496 |
|
Source: National Interagency Coordination Center.
TOP TEN STATES FOR WILDFIRES RANKED BY NUMBER OF FIRES, 2009
| 1 |
Texas |
16,614 |
753,261 |
| 2 |
California |
9,159 |
405,585 |
| 3 |
Georgia |
3,732 |
13,714 |
| 4 |
North Carolina |
3,344 |
25,142 |
| 5 |
Missouri |
2,957 |
42,241 |
| 6 |
Florida |
2,797 |
124,401 |
| 7 |
Arizona |
2,371 |
263,358 |
| 8 |
Mississippi |
2,366 |
31,280 |
| 9 |
Indiana |
2,083 |
4,706 |
| 10 |
Washington |
1,976 |
77,250 |
|
Source: National Interagency Coordination Center.
TOP TEN STATES FOR WILDFIRES RANKED BY NUMBER OF FIRES, 2010 (1)
| 1 |
Texas |
6,691 |
203,891 |
| 2 |
California |
6,502 |
108,742 |
| 3 |
North Carolina |
3,665 |
20,000 |
| 4 |
Georgia |
3,489 |
14,534 |
| 5 |
Alabama |
2,357 |
26,331 |
| 6 |
Florida |
2,334 |
37,929 |
| 7 |
Louisiana |
2,166 |
33,401 |
| 8 |
Minnesota |
2,037 |
33,969 |
| 9 |
Massachusetts |
2,014 |
2,117 |
| 10 |
New Jersey |
2,011 |
10,630 |
|
(1) As of November 2010.
Source: National Interagency Coordination Center.