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.