number of acres burned due to wildfires regularly around three times higher than in any other state.
The Camp fire, which occurred in November 2018, is the deadliest fire in California history, with 85 fatalities. The second deadliest wildfire was the Griffith Park fire in October 1933, with 29 fatalities recorded. California is the most fire-prone state in the U.S., with the Largest wildfires in California between 1932 and 2022, by number of fatalities
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Statistics on Wildfires in the U.S.
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Ten countries with most forest area 2020
- Premium Statistic Main threats to trees worldwide 2020, by activity
- Basic Statistic Cumulative wildfire casualties worldwide 1911-2021
- Basic Statistic Deadliest wildfires worldwide 1990-2021
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Scale
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- Basic Statistic Total U.S. forest land in 2017, by region
- Basic Statistic Area burned by wildfires in the U.S. 2021, by state
- Premium Statistic Area burned by wildfires in the U.S. 1983-2021
- Premium Statistic Human-caused wildfires in the U.S. 2001-2021
- Premium Statistic Area burned by human-caused wildfires in the U.S. 2001-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of wildfires in the U.S. 2021, by state
- Basic Statistic Largest wildfires by area burned in California 1932-2021
Effects
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- Premium Statistic Estimated drought and wildfire economic costs in the U.S. 2020, by state
- Basic Statistic Costliest wildfires in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Wildfire suppression costs in California 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Structures burned by wildfires in the U.S. 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. states with highest property-related wildfire risk 2021
- Premium Statistic Most destructive wildfires in California 1932-2022
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