On average, more than 100,000 wildfires, also called wildland
fires or forest fires, clear 4
million to 5 million
acres of land in the U.S. every year. In recent years, wildfires have
burned up to 9 million acres
of land. - Jan 18, 2018.
California’s total land mass is 99,892,700 acres.
42,288,380 acres owned by state and federal government
40,044,780 acres owned by the federal government
2,243,600 acres owned by the state government
47,604,320 acres owned by individuals.
The fires we are having in California and other Western
States in 2018 should deliver damage to over 15 million acres or 9% of the land
area. There are 640 acres in 1 square
mile, so this fire damage should exceed 12,438 square miles. That’s larger than the 9 smallest states in
the US and larger than half of the next 9 smallest states.
United States occupies 3,796,742.23 square miles
US Land Area by State in Square Miles
Alaska 665,384.017
Texas 268,596.57
California 163,694.74
Montana 147,039.73.
New Mexico 121,590.33.
Arizona 113,990.33.
Nevada 110,571.82.
Colorado 104,093.72.
Oregon 98,378.52.
Wyoming 97,813.02.
Michigan 96,713.52.
Minnesota 86,935.82.
Utah 84,896.92.
Idaho 83,569.02.
Kansas 82,278.42.
Nebraska 77,347.82.
SouthDakota 77,115.72.
Washington 71,298.01.
NorthDakota 70,698.31.
Oklahoma 69,898.91.
Missouri 69,707.01.
Florida 65,757.71.
Wisconsin 65,496.41.
Georgia 59,425.21.
Illinois 57,913.61.
Iowa 56,272.81.
New York 54,555.01.
NorthCarolina 53,819.21.
Arkansas 53,178.61.
Alabama 52,420.11.
Louisiana 52,378.11.
Mississippi 48,431.81.
Pennsylvania 46,054.41.
Ohio 44,825.61.
Virginia 42,774.91.
Tennessee 42,144.31.
Kentucky 40,407.81.
Indiana 36,419.60.
Maine 35,379.7
SouthCarolina 32,020.5
West Virginia 24,230 .0
Maryland 12,405.9 sm
Hawaii 10,931.7 sm
Massachusetts 10,554.4 sm
Vermont 9,616.4 sm
NewHampshire 9,349.2 sm
New Jersey 8,722.6 sm
Connecticut 5,543.4 sm
Delaware 2,488.7 sm
Rhode Island 1,544.9 sm.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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