States With the Deadliest Fires

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45. New Jersey
> Fire deaths; 2019: 5.2 per 1M people (46 total)
> Land area burned in wildfires; 2019: 8,182 acres
> Cases of reported arson; 2019: 83

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44. Florida
> Fire deaths; 2019: 6.0 per 1M people (128 total)
> Land area burned in wildfires; 2019: 22,965 acres
> Cases of reported arson; 2019: 780

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43. California
> Fire deaths; 2019: 6.5 per 1M people (255 total)
> Land area burned in wildfires; 2019: 259,419 acres
> Cases of reported arson; 2019: 413

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42. Massachusetts
> Fire deaths; 2019: 7.1 per 1M people (49 total)
> Land area burned in wildfires; 2019: None reported
> Cases of reported arson; 2019: 2

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41. Hawaii
> Fire deaths; 2019: 7.1 per 1M people (10 total)
> Land area burned in wildfires; 2019: 13,445 acres
> Cases of reported arson; 2019: 0

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