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Washburn Fire in Yosemite National Park Updates for Tuesday, July 12, 2022
July 12, 2022 - The National Multi-agency Coordinating Group, or NMAC, increased the national preparedness level (PL) to PL 3 today, due to significant fire activity increasing in multiple geographic areas. As many areas experience hot and dry conditions, the potential for large fires has increased.
Currently 79 large fires and complexes have burned 2,896,445 in the United States. Eight new large fires were reported yesterday, four in Texas, two in Alaska and one in both Oklahoma and Wyoming. Nearly 6,000 wildland firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents.
As we head into the hottest months of the year, stay up-to-date on weather, fire danger, and outlooks by visiting the Predictive Services website. Check out the National Significant wildland fire potential outlook and Predictive Services monthly deasonal outlook podcast that highlights what we can expect in July, August, September and October.
Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are likely across much of the Interior into south-central and southwest Alaska, with showers and wet thunderstorms likely for northeast Alaska. Cooler temperatures and higher humidity are expected across northern Alaska and portions of southwest and south-central Alaska as upper-level troughs move over those areas. A cold front will likely move into portions of the Interior tonight, but warm and dry conditions should remain across most of the Interior into southwest Alaska before it arrives. Dry thunderstorms are possible in eastern Nevada into far southern Idaho, and isolated dry thunderstorms are possible in the northern Sierra and central Oregon into northeast Oregon and southeast Washington, including the potential for nocturnal thunderstorms. Dry and breezy conditions are also likely along and east of the southern Sierra into southern Nevada. Hot and dry conditions will continue in much of Texas and the ArkLaTex and from California extending north and east into the inland Pacific Northwest, northern Rockies, and western and northern Great Basin. Thunderstorms are expected across the Great Lakes and much of the Southeast near the coasts, with severe thunderstorms likely from the Northeast into the Mid-Atlantic.
Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk |
8 | States currently reporting large fires: |
Number of active large fires Total does not include individual fires within complexes. |
79 | |
Acres from active fires | 2,896,445 | |
Fires contained | 2 |
Year-to-date statistics
2022 (1/1/22-7/12/22) | Fires: 35,964 | Acres: 5,021,894 |
2021 (1/1/21-7/12/21) | Fires: 33,772 | Acres: 1,953,681 |
2020 (1/1/20-7/12/20) | Fires: 27,423 | Acres: 1,662,497 |
2019 (1/1/19-7/12/19) | Fires: 22,178 | Acres: 2,114,484 |
2018 (1/1/18-7/12/18) | Fires: 32,792 | Acres: 3,318,469 |
2017 (1/1/17-7/12/17) | Fires: 33,711 | Acres: 3,953,114 |
2016 (1/1/16-7/12/16) | Fires: 28,761 | Acres: 2,418,302 |
2015 (1/1/15-7/12/15) | Fires: 31,362 | Acres: 4,646,377 |
2014 (1/1/14-7/12/14) | Fires: 28,912 | Acres: 1,036,537 |
2013 (1/1/13-7/12/13) | Fires: 24,500 | Acres: 1,972,505 |
2012 (1/1/12-7/12/12) | Fires: 31,754 | Acres: 3,281,008 |
10-year average Year-to-Date
2012-2021 | Fires: 29,240 | Acres: 2,547,156 |
Source: NIFC