States With the Deadliest Fires

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30. Connecticut
> Fire deaths; 2019: 9.3 per 1M people (33 total)
> Land area burned in wildfires; 2019: None reported
> Cases of reported arson; 2019: 4

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29. Rhode Island
> Fire deaths; 2019: 9.5 per 1M people (10 total)
> Land area burned in wildfires; 2019: None reported
> Cases of reported arson; 2019: 26

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28. Idaho
> Fire deaths; 2019: 9.5 per 1M people (17 total)
> Land area burned in wildfires; 2019: 263,978 acres
> Cases of reported arson; 2019: 5

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27. Nebraska
> Fire deaths; 2019: 9.8 per 1M people (19 total)
> Land area burned in wildfires; 2019: 7,587 acres
> Cases of reported arson; 2019: 3

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26. Virginia
> Fire deaths; 2019: 10.1 per 1M people (86 total)
> Land area burned in wildfires; 2019: 769 acres
> Cases of reported arson; 2019: 145