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October 11, 2022 - Four new large fires were reported, one each in Idaho, Missouri, Oklahoma and Tennessee. Currently, 64 large fires have burned 708,917 acres in seven states. About 4,100 wildland 
firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents.
To date, 18 drone incursions have been reported over wildfires. Air operations on incidents were shutdown 15 times while officials located the drone operator. Remember the unauthorized use of drones over wildfires affects the safety of our wildland firefighters in the air and on the ground. Please check for temporary flight restrictions, stay away from wildfires, and know before you fly.
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West to southwest sustained winds of 12-25 mph with gusts 30-40 mph amid relative humidity of 10-20% will develop this afternoon ahead of a cold front, creating elevated to critical conditions from the Front Range into the central Plains. Gusty southwest winds and low relative humidity will extend into portions of western Iowa and southern Minnesota as well. Breezy west to northwest winds will also occur across portions of the northern Great Basin, western Wyoming, and West Slope. Low relative humidity of 18-30% will continue along the Lower Mississippi Valley as well. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, some severe, are likely to develop well ahead of the cold front across eastern Kansas through the Mid and Upper Mississippi Valley into the Great Lakes. Isolated showers are possible behind the cold front in eastern Montana while isolated afternoon thunderstorms are likely over the transverse and peninsular ranges of southern California. Isolated thunderstorms are possible across far south Texas and portions of the Florida peninsula as well.
| Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk |
4 | States currently reporting large fires: |
| Number of active large fires Total does not include individual fires within complexes. |
64 | |
| Acres from active fires | 708,917 | |
| Fires contained | 2 |
Year-to-date statistics
| 2022 (1/1/22-10/11/22) | Fires: 55,612 | Acres: 6,934,664 |
| 2021 (1/1/21-10/11/21) | Fires: 47,247 | Acres: 6,469,670 |
| 2020 (1/1/20-10/11/20) | Fires: 45,517 | Acres: 8,073,238 |
| 2019 (1/1/19-10/11/19) | Fires: 42,793 | Acres: 4,435,069 |
| 2018 (1/1/18-10/11/18) | Fires: 49,658 | Acres: 8,148,951 |
| 2017 (1/1/17-10/11/17) | Fires: 50,996 | Acres: 8,584,212 |
| 2016 (1/1/16-10/11/16) | Fires: 48,102 | Acres: 4,841,835 |
| 2015 (1/1/15-10/11/15) | Fires: 51,310 | Acres: 9,288,504 |
| 2014 (1/1/14-10/11/14) | Fires: 41,887 | Acres: 3,073,791 |
| 2013 (1/1/13-10/11/13) | Fires: 39,805 | Acres: 4,142,582 |
| 2012 (1/1/12-10/11/12) | Fires: 49,954 | Acres: 8,873,855 |
10-year average Year-to-Date
| 2012-2021 | Fires: 46,604 | Acres: 6,578,787 |
Source: NIFC
