TOP 10 STATES FOR WILDFIRES RANKED BY NUMBER OF FIRES AND BY NUMBER OF ACRES BURNED, 2014 |
|
Rank |
State |
Number of fires |
Rank |
State |
Number of acres burned |
1 |
Texas |
9,677 |
1 |
Oregon |
984,629 |
2 |
California |
7,865 |
2 |
California |
555,044 |
3 |
North Carolina |
4,625 |
3 |
Washington |
386,972 |
4 |
Georgia |
3,562 |
4 |
Alaska |
233,561 |
5 |
Oregon |
3,087 |
5 |
Arizona |
205,199 |
6 |
Florida |
2,436 |
6 |
Idaho |
189,430 |
7 |
Alabama |
2,093 |
7 |
Oklahoma |
157,080 |
8 |
Montana |
1,646 |
8 |
Tennessee |
156,391 |
9 |
Arizona |
1,543 |
9 |
Texas |
131,138 |
10 |
Washington |
1,480 |
10 |
Florida |
101,599 |
Source: National Interagency Fire Center. |
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