Surprising Wildfire Facts and Statistics by US State in 2024

In 2023, there were 56,580 wildfires reported in the United States, an 18% decline compared to 68,988 forest fires reported in 2022. Of the total, 50,697 (90%) ...

Wildfires by State 2024 - World Population Review

Although not even half at risk when compared to California, Texas is number two on the list for the amount and danger of wildfires. This is an interesting ...

October 2024 Wildfires Report

In October, 8,111 fires (most since 2000) burned 75,882 acres (3rd least on record), which is 9.36 acres burned/fire (3rd least). For January—October, 46,784 ...

Top 15 US Metros With Exposure to Wildfire Risk | CoreLogic®

Reports showed 2,693,910 acres or 4,209 square miles burned that year from wildfires. This contrasts with 2022, when nearly triple that area ...

National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook

Year-to-date annual acres burned for the US is above the 10-year average at 124% of normal, but the national year-to-date tally of wildfires ...

State of Wildfires 2023–2024 - ESSD Copernicus

The North American boreal forests experienced a record-breaking fire season, with BA reaching 6 times the average since 2002 and fire C ...

Wildfires and Acres - National Interagency Fire Center

... wildland fire statistics for federal and state agencies. This information is gathered from the Incident Management Situation Reports, which have been in use ...

Wildfire Risk Highest in California, Florida, Texas | LendingTree

Nationally, wildfires are up 17.0% annually. Wildfires increased from 58,968 in 2021 to 68,988 in 2022. By state, Arkansas experienced the ...

California Wildfire Statistics (Updated 2024) - Policygenius

California sees more wildfires than any other state in the U.S. ... We rounded up surprising California wildfire facts and statistics for 2024.

2024 North American Wildfires - Center for Disaster Philanthropy

The National Interagency Fire Center statistics show that as of Sept. 26, 2024, 38,143 fires this year have burned more than 7.8 million acres.

State of Wildfires Report 2023-2024

The State of Wildfires report takes stock of extreme wildfires of the 2023-2024 fire season (March 2023-February 2024), explains their causes, and assesses ...

A surprising byproduct of wildfires: Contaminated drinking water

on clean water sources. The Calf Canyon/. Hermits Peak. fire burned over. 340,000 acres. Sources: U.S. Forest Service Forests to Faucets, ...

39 Relevant Wildfire Statistics to Read up (2024 UPDATE) - Petpedia

Wildfire statistics for 2021 show a considerable increase in U.S. wildfires in 2020 compared to 50,477 fires in 2019. More than 10.3 million acres burned ...

10 Interesting Facts About Wildfires | WFCA

Did you know that since 2012, wildfires have burned an annual average of 7.4 million acres across the United States1? How about that fires ...

17 Largest Wildfires in US History - Earth.Org

The 2024 Texas wildfires refer to several major fires that broke out in late February 2024 in the US state, including the Smokehouse Creek ...

Wildfire and Climate Change | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov

The Dixie Fire has become the largest single fire in California's recorded history. State fire officials don't list it at the top, however. The record is held ...

Strange causes of CA wildfires: Flat tires, toilet paper, mowers

Toilet paper and flat tires — the strange ways that Californians ignite wildfires. by Julie Cart July 31, 2024 Updated September 11, 2024 ...

Wildfire Today - News and opinion about wildland fire

A total of 1,219 fires have burned 90,836 acres across Utah in 2024, according to Utah Fire Info. The Yellow Lake Fire is by far the state's largest fire of ...

Fire Map: Track California Wildfires 2024 - CalMatters

As of 2022, half of the state's 20 largest fires had occurred over the previous five years. Of those, seven occurred in 2020 and 2021. All but two of the ...

Wildfires and Climate Change - C2ES

Increased drought, and a longer fire season are boosting these increases in wildfire risk. For much of the U.S. West, projections show that an average annual 1 ...