States With the Deadliest Fires

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20. North Carolina
> Fire deaths; 2019: 12.6 per 1M people (132 total)
> Land area burned in wildfires; 2019: None reported
> Cases of reported arson; 2019: 76

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19. Ohio
> Fire deaths; 2019: 12.8 per 1M people (150 total)
> Land area burned in wildfires; 2019: None reported
> Cases of reported arson; 2019: 380

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18. Wisconsin
> Fire deaths; 2019: 12.9 per 1M people (75 total)
> Land area burned in wildfires; 2019: None reported
> Cases of reported arson; 2019: 46

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17. Georgia
> Fire deaths; 2019: 13.3 per 1M people (141 total)
> Land area burned in wildfires; 2019: 2,277 acres
> Cases of reported arson; 2019: 347

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16. Indiana
> Fire deaths; 2019: 13.4 per 1M people (90 total)
> Land area burned in wildfires; 2019: None reported
> Cases of reported arson; 2019: 289