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September 5, 2022 - Currently, 68 large fires have burned 438,904 acres. Three new large fires were reported, two in Idaho and one in Montana. More than 13,000 wildland firefighters and support 
personnel are assigned to incidents across the country.
Record-setting heat, dry conditions and strong winds are expected in the Northwest, Great Basin, and Northern Rockies areas. These conditions will increase the potential for significant wildfire activity.
A fuels and fire behavior advisory has been issued for northern California due to dry fuels and the potential fore extreme fire behavior with the hot, dry and windy weather pattern. Active fuels and fire behavior advisories are posted on the Predictive Services fuels and fire danger webpage.
Another weak Pacific cold front will move through the Inland Pacific Northwest into the northern Great Basin and northern Rockies today. Ahead of the front, temperatures will remain well above normal across the West, mostly in the 90s to 110°F, and minimum relative humidity generally below 15%. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions are expected across northern Montana and in portions of southeast Idaho into Wyoming as west-northwest sustained winds of 15-20 mph gusting 25-40 mph amid minimum relative humidity of 7-15% develop. Hot and dry conditions are likely on much of the northern Plains and the central High Plains as well. Isolated mixed wet and dry thunderstorms are possible in the Transverse Ranges and southern Sierra of southern California and in portions of southern Colorado, northern New Mexico, and northeast Arizona. Scattered thunderstorms and showers are expected from south Texas through much of the eastern US except in New England. Heavy rain is possible from the Ohio Valley into the southern and central Appalachians.
| Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk |
3 | States currently reporting large fires: |
| Number of active large fires Total does not include individual fires within complexes. |
68 |
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| Acres from active fires | 438,904 | |
| Fires contained | 3 |
Year-to-date statistics
| 2022 (1/1/22-9/05/22) | Fires: 48,851 | Acres: 6,212,242 |
| 2021 (1/1/21-9/05/21) | Fires: 43,250 | Acres: 5,026,832 |
| 2020 (1/1/20-9/05/20) | Fires: 40,764 | Acres: 4,579,090 |
| 2019 (1/1/19-9/05/19) | Fires: 34,775 | Acres: 4,122,283 |
| 2018 (1/1/18-9/05/18) | Fires: 46,129 | Acres: 6,985,637 |
| 2017 (1/1/17-9/05/17) | Fires: 47,298 | Acres: 7,925,998 |
| 2016 (1/1/16-9/05/16) | Fires: 41,531 | Acres: 4,694,550 |
| 2015 (1/1/15-9/05/15) | Fires: 44,264 | Acres: 8,435,425 |
| 2014 (1/1/14-9/05/14) | Fires: 38,451 | Acres: 2,772,0014 |
| 2013 (1/1/13-9/05/13) | Fires: 35,566 | Acres: 3,897,626 |
| 2012 (1/1/12-9/05/12) | Fires: 45,106 | Acres: 7,944,917 |
10-year average Year-to-Date
| 2012-2021 | Fires: 41,578 | Acres: 5,610,228 |
Source: NIFC
