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Siskiyou County McKinney Fire Updates for Friday, August 19, 2022
August 19, 2022 - Nationally, 52 large fires have burned over 1.1 million acres. Scattered thunderstorms have brought some relief to wildland fire activity throughout the West, but hot 
temperatures continue to increase fire behavior. The Six Rivers Lightning Complex remains the top priority in the country, which has burned over 26,000 acres and is 51 percent contained.
Additional aviation resources currently utilized include two RC-26 aircraft with Distributed Real-Time Infrared aircraft from the National Guard and one Boeing 737 airtanker from New South Wales, Australia. These aerial resources are supporting wildland fire personnel in the western US.
As you venture outdoors for end of summer adventures, remember to prevent wildfires by safely using outdoor equipment and vehicles, and be aware of fire restrictions in place that may affect activities like campfires and barbecues. We're all in this together so let's do our best to keep our environment safe and prevent human-caused wildfires.
The Predictive Services staff at the National Interagency Coordination Center released the significant wildland fire potential outlook for August, September, October and November. For additional information, visit the Predictive Services fuels and fire danger summary, fire weather and potential briefing, and the seven-day significant fire potential outlook.
Isolated to scattered mixed wet and dry thunderstorms are likely to be ongoing this morning across portions of northwest Oregon and western Washington along and west of the Cascades, including the Olympics. Isolated to scattered mixed wet and dry thunderstorms are forecast to develop across northern Washington and from central Oregon into central and southern Idaho and northeast Nevada. Temperatures will cool across the northwestern US, but remain 5-15 degrees above normal, with relative humidity of 10-25%. Locally gusty winds are possible in the Cascade Gaps as well. Widespread wet, monsoon thunderstorms will develop over the Southwest into the Greater Four Corners, with localized flash flooding likely across Arizona and New Mexico. Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop across portions of central Texas into the Southeast, with the greatest coverage and heaviest rain possible over Georgia and the Carolinas. Showers and scattered thunderstorms are forecast over portions of the northern Plains into the western Great Lakes, Iowa, and northern Missouri as well. http://www.predictiveservices.nifc.gov/outlooks/outlooks.htm
| Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk |
3 | States currently reporting large fires: |
| Number of active large fires Total does not include individual fires within complexes. |
52 | |
| Acres from active fires | 1,139,415 | |
| Fires contained | 9 |
Year-to-date statistics
| 2022 (1/1/22-8/19/22) | Fires: 42,995 | Acres: 5,951,890 |
| 2021 (1/1/21-8/19/21) | Fires: 40,945 | Acres: 4,399,923 |
| 2020 (1/1/20-8/19/20) | Fires: 37,569 | Acres: 2,747,015 |
| 2019 (1/1/19-8/19/19) | Fires: 30,734 | Acres: 3,767,941 |
| 2018 (1/1/18-8/19/18) | Fires: 41,316 | Acres: 5,898,147 |
| 2017 (1/1/17-8/19/17) | Fires: 42,665 | Acres: 6,419,642 |
| 2016 (1/1/16-8/19/16) | Fires: 38,504 | Acres: 4,091,134 |
| 2015 (1/1/15-8/19/15) | Fires: 41,337 | Acres: 7,210,959 |
| 2014 (1/1/14-8/19/14) | Fires: 37,010 | Acres: 2,625,499 |
| 2013 (1/1/13-8/19/13) | Fires: 31,683 | Acres: 3,328,032 |
| 2012 (1/1/12-8/19/12) | Fires: 42,274 | Acres: 6,784,948 |
10-year average Year-to-Date
| 2012-2021 | Fires: 38,412 | Acres: 4,661,509 |
Source: NIFC
