States With the Deadliest Fires

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35. Arizona
> Fire deaths; 2019: 8.5 per 1M people (62 total)
> Land area burned in wildfires; 2019: 348,403 acres
> Cases of reported arson; 2019: 12

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34. Minnesota
> Fire deaths; 2019: 8.9 per 1M people (50 total)
> Land area burned in wildfires; 2019: 1,293 acres
> Cases of reported arson; 2019: 5

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33. Maryland
> Fire deaths; 2019: 8.9 per 1M people (54 total)
> Land area burned in wildfires; 2019: None reported
> Cases of reported arson; 2019: 216

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32. Washington
> Fire deaths; 2019: 9.1 per 1M people (69 total)
> Land area burned in wildfires; 2019: 147,970 acres
> Cases of reported arson; 2019: 125

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31. Montana
> Fire deaths; 2019: 9.3 per 1M people (10 total)
> Land area burned in wildfires; 2019: 43,309 acres
> Cases of reported arson; 2019: 1