NIFC releases year-to-date wildland fire totals
The National Interagency Fire Center released the following figures, from Jan. 1 to Aug. 1, listed by state.
| State | Fires | Acres | State | Fires | Acres | State | Fires | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2,501 | 35,481 | Louisiana | 848 | 20,817 | Ohio | 148 | 1,745 |
| Alaska | 501 | 1,080,675 | Maine | 341 | 477 | Oklahoma | 721 | 26,228 |
| Arizona | 2,191 | 628,677 | Maryland | 568 | 3,207 | Oregon | 1,559 | 503,444 |
| Arkansas | 1,138 | 12,459 | Massachusetts | 2,008 | 1,479 | Pennsylvania | 42 | 41 |
| California | 4,886 | 253,136 | Michigan | 185 | 812 | Rhode Island | 102 | 204 |
| Colorado | 1,436 | 385,871 | Minnesota | 1,882 | 61,719 | S. Carolina | 3,394 | 29,997 |
| Connecticut | 70 | 119 | Mississippi | 1,006 | 16,601 | S. Dakota | 388 | 32,239 |
| Delaware | 13 | 1,469 | Missouri | 85 | 3,083 | Tennessee | 1,224 | 11,808 |
| Florida | 2,424 | 49,545 | Montana | 799 | 34,905 | Texas | 878 | 21,550 |
| Georgia | 5,828 | 154,870 | Nebraska | 14 | 246 | Utah | 753 | 230,166 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 3,660 | Nevada | 533 | 73,576 | Vermont | 107 | 188 |
| Idaho | 721 | 34,502 | New Hampshire | 250 | 95 | Virginia | 1,418 | 18,454 |
| Illinois | 16 | 50 | New Jersey | 1,320 | 3,184 | Washington | 577 | 56,197 |
| Indiana | 327 | 1,350 | New Mexico | 1,477 | 298,075 | W. Virginia | 799 | 8,252 |
| Iowa | 5 | 1,045 | New York | 180 | 1,252 | Wisconsin | 675 | 1,517 |
| Kansas | 18 | 1,967 | N. Carolina | 4,884 | 29,790 | Wyoming | 281 | 56,226 |
| Kentucky | 869 | 24,792 | N. Dakota | 681 | 41,609 | Totals | 53,074 | 4,258,851 |
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