June 6, 2022 - Large fire activity continues in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Alaska where eight large fires have burned 712,830 acres. More than 4,100 wildland firefighters are 
assigned to incidents in the Alaska, Northern California, Rocky Mountain, Southwest and Southern areas.
The fuels and fire danger outlook produced by Predictive Services at the National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) indicates that the Southwest, southern Great Basin and western Colorado will continue to experience elevated fire danger until the arrival of the monsoons. Alaska will see hot and dry conditions next week that could increase wildfire potential. And critical conditions in central California continues to increase the potential for wildfires. Take a look a their fuels and fire danger briefing on the NICC website.
The Predictive Services staff also released the significant wildland fire potential outlook for June, July, August and September. The monthly seasonal outlook podcast is also available.
You might think building a home in the wildlands means you don’t need to landscape. But keeping your home safe from wildland fire means paying special attention to your landscaping. Use your imagination – the primary goal is to reduce flammable vegetation for at least 30 feet around your home. Carefully space trees and low growing plants, plant fire resistant shrubbery and flowers. Think about including non-flammable object such as rocks in your landscape design. Create walkways and separate your barbeque area. Firewise landscaping adds beauty and safety to your wildland home. Ask your local garden center or search for Firewise landscaping in your area.
Breezy and dry conditions will develop across the Southwest this afternoon with west winds 10-20 mph amid relative humidity of 10-20%. Windy and dry conditions will also develop across southern Wyoming, but fuels remain too moist for a significant fire weather threat. Very warm conditions will continue across the western Interior and southwest Alaska with high temperatures in the 70s to mid-80s. Isolated to scattered mainly wet thunderstorms will develop across south-central and southwest Alaska as well. Low afternoon relative humidity of 15-30% is forecast across east of the Appalachians from the Carolinas to New England, but recent rainfall will continue to mitigate the fire weather threat. Showers with scattered thunderstorms will develop across the northern and central Rockies into the Plains and Mississippi Valley, with severe storms likely across the central Plains into the Black Hills.
| Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk |
1 | States currently reporting large fires: |
| Number of active large fires Total does not include individual fires within complexes. |
8 | |
| Acres from active fires | 712,830 | |
| Fires contained | 2 |
Year-to-date statistics
| 2022 (1/1/22-6/06/22) | Fires: 28,459 | Acres: 1,952,998 |
| 2021 (1/1/21-6/06/21) | Fires: 26,413 | Acres: 764,807 |
| 2020 (1/1/20-6/06/20) | Fires: 19,919 | Acres: 516,531 |
| 2019 (1/1/19-6/06/19) | Fires: 15,963 | Acres: 332,791 |
| 2018 (1/1/18-6/06/18) | Fires: 24,933 | Acres: 1,772,458 |
| 2017 (1/1/17-6/06/17) | Fires: 25,699 | Acres: 2,275,910 |
| 2016 (1/1/16-6/06/16) | Fires: 21,189 | Acres: 1,713,098 |
| 2015 (1/1/15-6/06/15) | Fires: 22,992 | Acres: 458,558 |
| 2014 (1/1/14-6/06/14) | Fires: 22,604 | Acres: 765,395 |
| 2013 (1/1/13-6/06/13) | Fires: 18,512 | Acres: 345,194 |
| 2012 (1/1/12-6/06/12) | Fires: 22,936 | Acres: 838,853 |
10-year average Year-to-Date
| 2012-2021 | Fires: 22,000 | Acres: 856,612 |
Source: NIFC Photo credit: NIFC
