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August 27, 2022 - Three new large fires were reported, Idaho, Nevada and Washington each had one. Nationally, 42 large fires and complexes have burned 271,897 acres in 9 states. More than 9,600 wildland 
firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents across the country.
Since January 1, 47,548 wildfires have burned 6,105,335 acres. About 88% of these wildfires were caused by people. With hot and dry conditions prevalent in many states, wildland firefighters need you to do your part to prevent wildfires. Make sure to operate equipment and vehicles safely in the wildlands. Have spark arresters on equipment and vehicles like chain saws, motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles. Exhaust systems on any vehicle can easily ignite vegetation, so drive and park in designated areas keeping off and away from dry grass and brush. Recreating responsibly and taking these simple steps can prevent wildfires.
The significant wildland fire potential forecasts represent the cumulative forecasts of the ten Geographic Area Predictive Services units and the National Predictive Services unit. The National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook is updated monthly and posted on the National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) predictive services page.
Another upper-level trough will move into the Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies today. Dry and windy conditions are likely ahead of a cold front in southeast Oregon, southern and central Idaho, along the Sierra Front into western and northern Nevada, and in portions of Wyoming. Westerly sustained winds of 15-20 mph, gusting 20-40 mph amid minimum relative humidity of 8-25% are expected across these areas and may expand into portions of eastern Idaho and southwest Montana ahead of the cold front and cloud cover. Isolated drier thunderstorms are possible in northern and central Idaho into Montana and northern Wyoming. Isolated to scattered showers are likely in portions of Washington, western Oregon, and northern Idaho into western and central Montana as well. Temperatures will also be 5-15°F cooler today than previous days. Scattered monsoon thunderstorms will continue over the greater Four Corners region, and thunderstorms are likely across portions of the Plains, western Great Lakes, and much of the Southeast. Strong to severe storms are possible from Minnesota into the Texas Panhandle.
| 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. |
42 | |
| Acres from active fires | 271,897 | |
| Fires contained | 0 |
Year-to-date statistics
| 2022 (1/1/22-8/27/22) | Fires: 47,548 | Acres: 6,105,335 |
| 2021 (1/1/21-8/27/21) | Fires: 42,158 | Acres: 4,870,684 |
| 2020 (1/1/20-8/27/20) | Fires: 39,224 | Acres: 3,862,627 |
| 2019 (1/1/19-8/27/19) | Fires: 32,680 | Acres: 3,978,360 |
| 2018 (1/1/18-8/27/18) | Fires: 43,077 | Acres: 6,463,893 |
| 2017 (1/1/17-8/27/17) | Fires: 45,598 | Acres: 6,758,278 |
| 2016 (1/1/16-8/27/16) | Fires: 39,622 | Acres: 4,453,785 |
| 2015 (1/1/15-8/27/15) | Fires: 43,245 | Acres: 7,788,244 |
| 2014 (1/1/14-8/27/14) | Fires: 38,115 | Acres: 2,706,158 |
| 2013 (1/1/13-8/27/13) | Fires: 33,766 | Acres: 3,553,285 |
| 2012 (1/1/12-8/27/12) | Fires: 43,787 | Acres: 7,346,427 |
10-year average Year-to-Date
| 2012-2021 | Fires: 40,017 | Acres: 5,132,205 |
Source: NIFC
