Rank |
State |
Number of fires |
Rank |
State |
Number of acres burned |
1 |
California |
9,907 |
1 |
Alaska |
1,316,876 |
2 |
North Carolina |
3,514 |
2 |
Idaho |
722,204 |
3 |
Georgia |
2,942 |
3 |
California |
577,675 |
4 |
Oregon |
2,848 |
4 |
Oregon |
350,786 |
5 |
Arizona |
1,756 |
5 |
New Mexico |
221,951 |
6 |
Montana |
1,723 |
6 |
Colorado |
195,145 |
7 |
Washington |
1,527 |
7 |
Nevada |
162,907 |
8 |
Idaho |
1,471 |
8 |
Washington |
152,603 |
9 |
South Carolina |
1,337 |
9 |
Montana |
124,209 |
10 |
Alabama |
1,284 |
10 |
Arizona |
105,281 |
Source: National Interagency Fire Center. |