June 14, 2022 - Forty large fires have burned 1,192,672 acres in six states. Seven new large fires were reported yesterday, three in Alaska and Arizona and one in Utah. More than 6,200 wildland firefighters and 
support personnel are assigned to incidents. One national incident management organization team, three Type 1 incident management teams (IMT), and seven Type 2 IMTs are support large fires in Southwest, Alaska and Southern California areas.
So far in 2022, 29,827 wildfires have burned 2,687,539 acres across the country. This is well above the 10-year average of 23,070 wildfires that burned 1,106,468 acres.
Nearly 96% of the wildfires reported this year were caused by people. States with the most human-caused wildfires include: Texas, North Carolina, California, Georgia and Florida. As we head into the summer months, it is critical for you to be fire safe while enjoying your public lands. Prevent wildfires by knowing how to safely use outdoor equipment & vehicles, and by being aware of any fire restrictions in place that may affect activities like campfires and barbecues.
A fuels and fire behavior advisory has been issued for Alaska's southwest and central Interior regions. Prolonged hot, dry and windy conditions resulted in very dry fuels and increased potential fire extreme fire behavior. The weekly fuels and fire danger briefing and current advisories are available on the National Interagency Coordination Center Predictive Services website.
Dry and breezy conditions, west-southwest sustained winds of 15-20 mph gusting 25-35 mph amid minimum relative humidity of 5-20%, will continue across much of the Southwest, Colorado, and into southeast Wyoming and northwest Nebraska. South-southwest winds of 15-20 mph gusting 25-35 mph amid minimum relative humidity of 15-30% are expected across much of Texas as well. Very dry conditions will remain across the southern and western Great Basin and southern and central California, including gusty northerly winds in California. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are likely from south-central Alaska through the Interior, with warmer temperatures in central and easter portions of the Interior. Showers are likely along the southern coast as well. Minimum relative humidity will be 15-35% from southwest Alaska through the Interior. Lingering showers will continue in the northern Rockies, including high elevation snow in northwest Montana. Strong to severe thunderstorms are likely across portions of the northern Plains into the Upper Midwest and along the East Coast from DelMarVa through Georgia. Thunderstorms may form along the dryline from southwest Kansas through west Texas. Hot and humid conditions will continue across the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys and into the Great Lakes.
| Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk |
7 | States currently reporting large fires: |
| Number of active large fires Total does not include individual fires within complexes. |
40 | |
| Acres from active fires | 1,192,672 | |
| Fires contained | 0 |
Year-to-date statistics
| 2022 (1/1/22-6/14/22) | Fires: 29,827 | Acres: 2,687,539 |
| 2021 (1/1/21-6/14/21) | Fires: 27,324 | Acres: 951,851 |
| 2020 (1/1/20-6/14/20) | Fires: 21,220 | Acres: 715,880 |
| 2019 (1/1/19-6/14/19) | Fires: 17,010 | Acres: 414,533 |
| 2018 (1/1/18-6/14/18) | Fires: 26,135 | Acres: 2,075,379 |
| 2017 (1/1/17-6/14/17) | Fires: 26,831 | Acres: 2,462,585 |
| 2016 (1/1/16-6/14/16) | Fires: 22,527 | Acres: 1,833,338 |
| 2015 (1/1/15-6/14/15) | Fires: 23,940 | Acres: 505,516 |
| 2014 (1/1/14-6/14/14) | Fires: 23,463 | Acres: 795,074 |
| 2013 (1/1/13-6/14/13) | Fires: 19,472 | Acres: 461,850 |
| 2012 (1/1/12-6/14/12) | Fires: 24,198 | Acres: 1,034,011 |
10-year average Year-to-Date
| 2012-2021 | Fires: 23,070 | Acres: 1,106,468 |
Source: NIFC
