These 13 states have the most homes at risk from wildfires

While every state is at risk for wildfires, the glaring truth is that the American West consistently experiences the most frequent and severe wildfires, as well as the worst aftermath associated with the most wildfire-related property damage year after year.

Irvine, California-based analytics firm CoreLogic has analyzed 13 western states that are ranked at or near the top of the list for the most wildfire activity and property damage each year for its 2016 "Wildfire Hazard Risk Report."

The report shows the number of residences in each state that are at extreme, high, moderate and low risk for residential wildfires.

The 2015 wildfire year saw several record-setting fires, in addition to the highest annual total acreage ever burned. Because the 2016 wildfire year is still ongoing, the potential exists for a continuation of extreme fires and property damage.

The Erskine Fire in June, for example, spread over 46,000 acres and damaged or destroyed 386 structures in a community northeast of Bakersfield, California, and the Blue Cut Fire north of San Bernardino, California, in August was responsible for destroying 318 structures over more than 37,000 acres, says CoreLogic.

With drought conditions ranging from abnormally dry to exceptional drought, there is a continuing fear that plagues approximately half of the American West, with the strong possibility for fires to grow into large blazes and cause associated property losses.

The drought conditions that have plagued the American West for the past several years only serve to increase the threat of damaging fire events. However, historic records of wildfire activity indicate that even without drought conditions, these states would still continue to have areas of high wildfire risk each year.

Here are the 13 states with the highest risk of residential wildfires, according to CoreLogic:

A wildfire burns off the shore of Jackson Lake in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, on Aug 26, 2016. (Photo: AP Images)

13. Wyoming: 199,699 total homes at risk

In this Aug. 18, 2016, photo provided by the National Forest Service, firefighters work to build a containment line around a wildfire burning on the western edge of Yellowstone National Park in Montana. (Photo: AP Images)

12. Montana: 335,604 total homes at risk

This Aug. 9, 2016 photo shows a firefighting helicopter making a water drop over a wildfire near Lowman, Idaho. (Photo: AP Images)

11. Idaho: 578,700 total homes at risk

Travelers are warned about road closures along the Manzano Mountains near Tajique, New Mexico, on June 17, 2016, because of a wildfire burning to the north, which charred more than 26 square miles, forcing evacuations and destroying an estimated 24 homes. (Photo: AP Images)

10. New Mexico: 612,017 total homes at risk

A helicopter prepares to dump water on a brush fire on Sept. 1, 2015, roughly 15 miles from Salt Lake City. A brush fire fueled by shifting winds near the mouth of a Salt Lake City-area canyon forced authorities to go door-to-door in a nearby subdivision and recommend evacuations for at least 30 homes. The homes were in a neighborhood north of the fire, which was burning in a field near a ravine at the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon. (Photo: AP Images)

9. Utah: 752,828 total homes at risk

In this July 29, 2016, photo provided by Vince O'Daye, smoke and flames are visible from a wildfire burning in the community of Sutcliffe, Nevada, about 35 miles north of Reno. The wildfire was deterred Sunday from burning the tribal town that had evacuated hundreds of residents. (Photo: AP Images)

8. Nevada: 891,512 total homes at risk

This photo provided by the Oklahoma Forestry Services shows the Anderson Creek fire in Woods County, Oklahoma, on March 23, 2016. (Photo: AP Images)

7. Oklahoma: 1,252,076 total homes at risk

This photo provided by Inciweb.gov shows smoke from Bybee Creek Wildfire drifting over Crater Lake, Oregon, on Aug. 1, 2016. (Photo: AP Images)

6. Oregon: 1,293,153 total homes at risk

In this photo provided by Kiowa County (Colorado) Sheriff Casey Sheridan, a railroad trestle burns near the tiny town of Haswell, Colorado, on June 22, 2016. (Photo: AP Images)

5. Colorado: 1,783,547 total homes at risk

This photo provided by the Mohave Valley Fire District shows a fast moving brush fire in Mohave Valley, Arizona, on April 6, 2016. (Photo: AP Images)

4. Arizona: 2,090,527 total homes at risk

In this Aug. 20, 2015, photo, a tree is silhouetted by flames from wildfire above a home in Twisp, Washington. (Photo: AP Images)

3. Washington: 2,296,440 total homes at risk

In this Nov. 13, 2015, photo, a vehicle burned by a wildfire is seen along Park Road 1C near Buescher State Park in Smithville, Texas. (Photo: AP Images)

2. Texas: 7,734,997 total homes at risk

Firefighters ignite a backfire to stop the Loma fire from spreading near Morgan Hill, California, on Sept. 28, 2016. (Photo: AP Images)

1. California: 9,104,466 total homes at risk

California and Texas continue to lead the nation in total number of homes in the extreme wildfire risk category because of a large number of residential properties in each of these states, combined with the proximity of high-risk fuels and terrain.

An examination of the number of properties in the extreme category reveals California with 263,152 properties, and Texas close behind with 261,595 properties at the highest level of wildfire risk. Combining both the high and extreme categories, California's lead widens with 645,445 properties compared to 532,367 properties in Texas.

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