June 22, 2022 - Forty-five large fires have burned 1,805,559 acres in 10 states. Nine new large fires were reported yesterday, seven in Alaska and one in both Arizona and Florida. More than 5,600 wildland firefighters and personnel from across the country are assigned incidents in seven geographic areas.
Many states are experiencing critical weather conditions and near record temperatures. Stay up-to-date with the Predictive Services outlooks, weather forecasts, and fuels and fire danger briefings.
As the weather becomes warmer, and wildland vegetation, or 'fuels', begin to dry out, it is time to plan for wildfires. We all play a valuable role in preventing wildfires. Understand 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. Respect posted signage or notifications.
Strong high pressure aloft will remain across the southern Plains into the Southeast with a weak upper low near the southern California coast. Hot and dry conditions with near record setting temperatures are likely across the southern Plains, the southern Appalachians, Carolinas, and Georgia, but winds are likely to remain light overall. Isolated dry thunderstorms will be ongoing this morning across the Transverse Ranges of southern California, with thunderstorms becoming scattered and a mix of wet and dry this afternoon across much of central and southern California. Isolated mixed wet and dry thunderstorms likely across portions of the southern Great Basin on the monsoon periphery, with wet monsoon thunderstorms across much of Arizona, New Mexico, and southern Colorado. Debris flows will be possible on recent burn scars such as the Hermits Peak and Black Fires. To the north, breezy and dry conditions will develop across portions of eastern Montana and eastern Wyoming. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop along a cold front from the central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast with the heaviest rain in the Mid-Atlantic. A warming and drying trend will begin across south-Central Alaska and the central and eastern Interior, with isolated mixed wet and dry thunderstorms in the afternoon across south-central Alaska.
Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk |
9 | States currently reporting large fires: |
Number of active large fires Total does not include individual fires within complexes. |
45 | |
Acres from active fires | 1,805,559 | |
Fires contained | 2 |
Year-to-date statistics
2022 (1/1/22-6/22/22) | Fires: 31,442 | Acres: 3,245,270 |
2021 (1/1/21-6/22/21) | Fires: 29,149 | Acres: 1,118,377 |
2020 (1/1/20-6/22/20) | Fires: 22,655 | Acres: 1,028,847 |
2019 (1/1/19-6/22/19) | Fires: 17,968 | Acres: 551,695 |
2018 (1/1/18-6/22/18) | Fires: 27,542 | Acres: 2,186,891 |
2017 (1/1/17-6/22/17) | Fires: 28,072 | Acres: 2,598,659 |
2016 (1/1/16-6/22/16) | Fires: 23,628 | Acres: 1,969,965 |
2015 (1/1/15-6/22/15) | Fires: 25,816 | Acres: 681,591 |
2014 (1/1/14-6/22/14) | Fires: 24,548 | Acres: 852,616 |
2013 (1/1/13-6/22/13) | Fires: 20,616 | Acres: 771,558 |
2012 (1/1/12-6/22/12) | Fires: 25,472 | Acres: 1,184,577 |
10-year average Year-to-Date
2012-2021 | Fires: 24,394 | Acres: 1,271,644 |
Source: NIFC