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September 1, 2022 - Five new large fires were reported yesterday, one each in California, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming. Forty-six large fires and complexes have burned 302,460 in eight
states. More than 10,200 wildland firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents across the country.
To date, 48,252 wildfires have burned 6,139,828 in the United States. Lightning ignited 5,969 wildfires and burned 3,462,778 acres. People caused 42,283 wildfires that burned 2,677,050 acres. The states with the most human-caused wildfires are: Texas, California, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida. With hot and dry conditions prevalent in many states, wildland firefighter need your help to prevent wildfire.
The significant wildland fire potential forecasts represent the cumulative forecasts of the ten Geographic Area Predictive Services units and the National Predictive Services unit. The National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook is updated monthly and posted on the National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) predictive services page.
Isolated mainly dry thunderstorms are likely to be ongoing across north- central Montana in the morning. Well above normal, near record-setting, temperatures are expected again, with most areas in the 90s to low 100s across the West. Very low relative humidity of 6-20% will continue across much of the West, with the lowest values in northern California into central Oregon and across portions of the Great Basin into the Northern Rockies. Poor overnight relative humidity of 15-35% will continue for mid- slopes and ridges across the northwestern US as well. Breezy west to northwest winds of 15-25 mph with gusts 25-35 mph will develop across portions of central Idaho and central and eastern Montana this afternoon creating elevated to locally critical conditions. High fire activity is expected to continue across the northwestern US, especially on existing large fires. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected across much of Texas, with isolated to scattered thunderstorms along the Gulf Coast and Florida. Isolated thunderstorms are likely over the higher terrain of New Mexico and southern Colorado, with isolated to scattered thunderstorms developing over portions of Nebraska and Kansas.
Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk |
5 | States currently reporting large fires: |
Number of active large fires Total does not include individual fires within complexes. |
46 | |
Acres from active fires | 302,460 | |
Fires contained | 0 |
Year-to-date statistics
2022 (1/1/22-9/01/22) | Fires: 48,331 | Acres: 6,153,171 |
2021 (1/1/21-9/01/21) | Fires: 43,017 | Acres: 4,946,000 |
2020 (1/1/20-9/01/20) | Fires: 40,161 | Acres: 4,063,267 |
2019 (1/1/19-9/01/19) | Fires: 33,680 | Acres: 4,071,070 |
2018 (1/1/18-9/01/18) | Fires: 45,579 | Acres: 6,939,284 |
2017 (1/1/17-9/01/17) | Fires: 46,648 | Acres: 7,378,212 |
2016 (1/1/16-9/01/16) | Fires: 40,630 | Acres: 4,623,046 |
2015 (1/1/15-9/01/15) | Fires: 43,931 | Acres: 8,397,886 |
2014 (1/1/14-9/01/14) | Fires: 38,647 | Acres: 2,753,089 |
2013 (1/1/13-9/01/13) | Fires: 35,287 | Acres: 3,848,380 |
2012 (1/1/12-9/01/12) | Fires: 44,524 | Acres: 7,724,955 |
10-year average Year-to-Date
2012-2021 | Fires: 40,783 | Acres: 5,391,685 |
Source: NIFC