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July 1, 2022 - As we head into the 4th of July weekend, 55 large fires and complexes have burned 2,406,184 acres in 11 states. Nearly 5,900 wildland firefighters and support personnel are 
assigned to incident across the country. One Type 1 incident management team (IMT) and seven Type 2 IMTs are working on incidents in the Alaska, Great Basin, and Southwest areas.
This holiday weekend, wildland firefighters need your help to prevent wildfires. Remember that fireworks have no place in our wildlands. Check for local fire restrictions before heading out this weekend and abide by them. Remember to never leave your campfire unattended, properly dispose barbecue charcoal, use equipment safely and prevent malfunctions, and keep vehicles off of dry grass. We all play a role in wildfire prevention and safety.
In honor of our nation’s wildland firefighters who answer the call throughout the year, the National Interagency Fire Center’s Fire Management Board is proud to proclaim July 2, “National Wildland Firefighter Day.” The July 2 date will hereafter be designated each year to honor the important work of wildland firefighters. This day will offer an opportunity to reflect on those who have been lost during wildland firefighting while recognizing the on-going work of all federal, state, local, Tribal, military and contract wildland firefighters and support personnel.
Hot and dry conditions are expected across much of the Interior, western, and south-central Alaska, with gusty winds over western Alaska into south-central Alaska and the western Interior. High-Risk significant fire potential and Fire Weather Watches have been issued for thunderstorms across much of the Interior, with thunderstorms likely extending into portions of the Brooks Range, south-central and southeast Alaska. Far western Alaska will have higher humidity and showers. Dry and breezy conditions will continue along and east of the Sierra and Peninsular Ranges and likely farther east across portions of the Great Basin. Monsoonal thunderstorms will continue across much of the Southwest, greater Four Corners region, southeast Idaho, Wyoming, and onto the central and northern Plains. Isolated thunderstorms may develop from far northern California and south-central Oregon into central Idaho and western Montana late afternoon into tonight. Thunderstorms will continue near the Gulf and southeast Atlantic Coasts extending inland across Texas and the Southeast, with thunderstorms likely across much of the Mid-Atlantic, eastern Great Lakes, and Northeast. http://www.predictiveservices.nifc.gov/outlooks/outlooks.htm
| 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. |
55 | |
| Acres from active fires | 2,406,184 | |
| Fires contained | 3 |
Year-to-date statistics
| 2022 (1/1/22-7/01/22) | Fires: 33,926 | Acres: 3,922,641 |
| 2021 (1/1/21-7/01/21) | Fires: 30,876 | Acres: 1,466,343 |
| 2020 (1/1/20-7/01/20) | Fires: 24,533 | Acres: 1,457,463 |
| 2019 (1/1/19-7/01/19) | Fires: 19,667 | Acres: 1,068,210 |
| 2018 (1/1/18-7/01/18) | Fires: 29,111 | Acres: 2,534,701 |
| 2017 (1/1/17-7/01/17) | Fires: 30,247 | Acres: 2,855,889 |
| 2016 (1/1/16-7/01/16) | Fires: 25,940 | Acres: 2,140,425 |
| 2015 (1/1/15-7/01/15) | Fires: 28,078 | Acres: 2,265,750 |
| 2014 (1/1/14-7/01/14) | Fires: 26,295 | Acres: 894,081 |
| 2013 (1/1/13-7/01/13) | Fires: 22,050 | Acres: 2,259,418 |
| 2012 (1/1/12-7/01/12) | Fires: 27,707 | Acres: 2,073,954 |
10-year average Year-to-Date
| 2012-2021 | Fires: 26,250 | Acres: 1,733,895 |
Source: NIFC
