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Wildfires risk by state
Wildfires spread quickly through dry vegetation and increasingly threaten homes in the wildland-urban interface.
Wildfires spread quickly through dry vegetation and increasingly threaten homes in the wildland-urban interface.
How to prepare your home
- Create defensible space: clear flammable vegetation at least 30 feet around your home.
- Use fire-resistant roofing and ember-resistant vents.
- Keep gutters, roofs and decks free of leaves and debris.
- Plan multiple evacuation routes and prepare a go-bag.
- Follow local burn bans and red flag warnings.
Official sources
All states ranked by wildfires risk
Arizona
Arizona faces a very high wildfire risk, with the state rated level 5 out of 5 for this hazard. Wildfires…
California
California faces the highest possible wildfire risk level (5 out of 5) due to its dry climate, seasonal…
Colorado
Colorado is rated level 5 (highest) for wildfire risk. The state's diverse terrain, climate patterns, and…
Idaho
Idaho faces extreme wildfire risk, rated 5 of 5 on FEMA's National Risk Index. The state's long fire season,…
Montana
Montana has the highest possible wildfire risk rating (Level 5 of 5) due to its extensive wildland-urban…
Nevada
Nevada is the driest state in the nation, and wildfires are a serious year-round threat, especially in…
New Mexico
Wildfire is an extreme and persistent hazard in New Mexico, rated level 5 out of 5 for risk. Dry conditions,…
Oregon
Oregon faces one of the highest wildfire risks in the United States, rated 5 out of 5, with dry summers,…
Utah
Utah faces an extreme wildfire hazard, rated 5 out of 5. Wildfires are most likely during the dry, warm…
Wyoming
Wyoming faces a high risk of wildfire, rated 5 out of 5, due to its arid climate, strong winds, and vast…
Alaska
Wildfire is a significant hazard in Alaska, especially in the Interior's boreal forests, where…
Texas
Texas faces a significant wildland fire threat, particularly in West Texas, the Panhandle, and the Hill…
Washington
Wildfire risk in Washington is significant, especially in the drier, central and eastern parts of the state,…
Florida
Florida faces a moderate risk of wildfires, with the highest danger typically in the spring and summer. The…
Hawaii
Wildfires are a growing concern in Hawaii, especially in dry, windy regions of the islands. The state…
North Carolina
Wildfires are a moderate risk for North Carolina homes, with peak conditions in spring and fall. The state's…
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is rated level 3 of 5 for wildfire risk, with drier and windier conditions in the western and…
South Dakota
South Dakota faces a moderate (level 3 of 5) risk of wildfires, primarily driven by grassland fires in the…
Alabama
Wildfire risk in Alabama is rated level 2 of 5, meaning a moderate hazard. The state experiences seasonal…
Arkansas
Wildfire risk in Arkansas is considered low to moderate, with a state rating of 2 out of 5. Most wildfires…
Georgia
Georgia has a level 2 of 5 wildfire risk, meaning the threat is generally low to moderate compared with other…
Kansas
Wildfires in Kansas are a lower-level risk compared to western states, but the state's grasslands and…
Maine
Wildfire risk in Maine is relatively low compared to western states, but wildfires do occur, especially in…
Michigan
Michigan has a relatively low but real wildfire risk, rated level 2 of 5. Most wildfires occur in the…
Minnesota
Minnesota faces a moderate year-round wildfire risk, rated level 2 of 5, with the greatest threat in the…
Mississippi
Mississippi has a Level 2 out of 5 wildfire risk, meaning the threat is present but generally lower than in…
Nebraska
Nebraska faces a relatively low but real wildfire risk, rated Level 2 out of 5. Wildfires most often occur in…
New Hampshire
Wildfire risk in New Hampshire is relatively low but real, with a statewide level 2 out of 5 rating. The…
North Dakota
North Dakota has a moderate wildfire risk, rated level 2 of 5, with the greatest threats in the western and…
South Carolina
Wildfires in South Carolina are a moderate but real hazard, particularly in rural and forested areas. The…
Tennessee
Tennessee has a moderate wildfire risk level of 2 out of 5, with the greatest danger concentrated in eastern…
Virginia
Wildfire risk in Virginia is moderate, with seasonal peaks in spring and fall. The western and central…
West Virginia
West Virginia has a moderate wildfire risk (level 2 of 5), with peak fire seasons in spring and autumn. While…
Connecticut
Connecticut has a low but not zero risk of wildfires, rated Level 1 of 5 by FEMA. Most fires occur in spring…
Delaware
Delaware faces a low risk of wildfires, rated Level 1 of 5 on FEMA's National Risk Index. While the state has…
District of Columbia
The District of Columbia faces a very low risk of wildfires compared to much of the United States, rated…
Illinois
Illinois has a low risk of wildfires, rated level 1 of 5, thanks to its mostly flat terrain and humid…
Indiana
Indiana is rated Level 1 of 5 for wildfire risk, meaning the hazard is very low compared to most states.…
Iowa
Iowa has a very low risk of wildfires compared with western states, rated Level 1 on FEMA's National Risk…
Kentucky
Kentucky has a relatively low but real wildfire risk, rated level 1 on a five-point scale. Most wildfires…
Louisiana
Louisiana has a relatively low risk of wildfires compared to other U.S. states, thanks to its humid…
Maryland
Maryland is rated Level 1 of 5 for wildfire hazard, meaning risk is low but not zero. Wildfires are most…
Massachusetts
Wildfire risk in Massachusetts is low overall, with a statewide hazard rating of 1 out of 5. However, dry…
Missouri
Missouri has a low risk of wildfires, rated level 1 out of 5 by the National Risk Index. While large-scale…
New Jersey
New Jersey has a low overall wildfire risk, rated Level 1 of 5, but wildfires can still occur in specific…
New York
Wildfire risk in New York is low compared to western states, but brush fires and wildfires can still occur,…
Ohio
Ohio has a relatively low wildfire risk compared to western states, but wildfires can still occur, especially…
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has a low wildfire risk, rated level 1 of 5, but wildfires can still occur, especially in spring…
Rhode Island
Rhode Island has a low but real risk of wildfires, rated 1 out of 5 nationally. Fires are most likely in dry…
Vermont
Wildfire risk in Vermont is very low, rated Level 1 of 5. The state experiences occasional brush and forest…
Wisconsin
Wildfire risk in Wisconsin is low compared to western states, but dry conditions can still lead to fires that…
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