Fire is a problem everywhere!
The National Interagency Fire Center maintains a wildfire database that covers all states, and lists size and costs of suppression for each incident Wildfires aren’t just a western crisis; the state with the most fires in 2018 was Texas; North Carolina ranked third.
| Rank | State | Number of Fires |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 10,541 |
| 2 | California | 8,054 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 3,625 |
| 4 | Georgia | 2,572 |
| 5 | Florida | 2,249 |
| Rank | State | Acres Burned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 1,823,153 |
| 2 | Nevada | 1,001,966 |
| 3 | Oregon | 897,263 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 745,097 |
| 5 | Idaho | 604,481 |