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September 16, 2022 - With significant fire activity decreasing in multiple geographic areas and an increase in the availability of many national resources, the National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group 
decreased to national preparedness level 3 this morning.
Currently, 97 large fires and complexes have burned 900,282 acres in 9 states. More than 18,000 wildland firefighters are assigned to incidents in the West. Seven new large fires were reported yesterday, five in Idaho and two in Montana.
Predictive Services specialists at the National Interagency Coordination Center closely analyze weather, vegetation, and other factors that affect fire activity. Visit their website for more information about current weather conditions and listen to the weekly fuels and fire danger podcast.
| 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. |
97 | |
| Acres from active fires | 900,282 | |
| Fires contained | 3 |
Year-to-date statistics
| 2022 (1/1/22-9/16/22) | Fires: 50,951 | Acres: 6,784,624 |
| 2021 (1/1/21-9/16/21) | Fires: 44,898 | Acres: 5,549,094 |
| 2020 (1/1/20-9/16/20) | Fires: 42,512 | Acres: 6,927,327 |
| 2019 (1/1/19-9/16/19) | Fires: 37,274 | Acres: 4,343,273 |
| 2018 (1/1/18-9/16/18) | Fires: 47,861 | Acres: 7,245,601 |
| 2017 (1/1/17-9/16/17) | Fires: 49,588 | Acres: 8,464,280 |
| 2016 (1/1/16-9/16/16) | Fires: 43,225 | Acres: 4,780,262 |
| 2015 (1/1/15-9/16/15) | Fires: 46,439 | Acres: 8,807,086 |
| 2014 (1/1/14-9/16/14) | Fires: 39,685 | Acres: 2,935,074 |
| 2013 (1/1/13-9/16/13) | Fires: 34,981 | Acres: 3,956,258 |
| 2012 (1/1/12-9/16/12) | Fires: 46,554 | Acres: 8,484,935 |
10-year average Year-to-Date
| 2012-2021 | Fires: 43,456 | Acres: 6,136,540 |
Source: NIFC
