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October 28, 2022 - Five new large fires were reported, four in Oklahoma and one in Kentucky. Nationally, 26 large fires and complexes have burned 256,629 acres in seven states. About 2,100 wildland 
firefighters are assigned to incidents. Three Type 2 incident management teams are supporting large fires in the West.
Since January 1, 59,221 wildfires have burned 7,210,454 acres. Both numbers are well above the 10-year average of 48,193 wildfires and 6,736,603 acres burned. As you head out to enjoy your public lands this fall, remember that we still need you to do your part to prevent wildfires. Make sure to check for local campfire restrictions and if one is allowed, make it is complete out and cold to the touch before leaving your camp site.
The Desert Southwest and High Plains will be dry and windy. Low relative humidity is likely in parts of Nevada, California and Arizona. Visit the Predictive Services website for more information about current weather conditions and listen to the weekly fuels and fire danger podcast.
Dry and breezy post-frontal conditions are likely across portions of southern Nevada and southeast California into western Arizona, with lingering offshore flow in the morning across portions of southern California, especially in the mountains. Locally elevated conditions are likely during the afternoon ahead of a cold front and behind a dryline in west Texas and New Mexico as west-southwest sustained winds of 12-25 mph gusting 25-45 mph amid minimum relative humidity of 10-25% develop. Ahead of the dryline, thunderstorms, including potentially severe, are likely across much of Texas and Oklahoma, with snow across the Colorado Rockies and northern New Mexico behind the cold front. Showers are likely on portions of the southern High Plains and central Plains as well. Relatively cool and dry conditions are expected across much of the eastern US, and precipitation will continue in western Washington and northwest Oregon.
| Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk |
5 | States currently reporting large fires: |
| Number of active large fires Total does not include individual fires within complexes. |
25 | |
| Acres from active fires | 256,629 | |
| Fires contained | 4 |
Year-to-date statistics
| 2022 (1/1/22-10/27/22) | Fires: 59,441 | Acres: 7,210,454 |
| 2021 (1/1/21-10/27/21) | Fires: 48,333 | Acres: 6,523,921 |
| 2020 (1/1/20-10/27/20) | Fires: 46,998 | Acres: 8,533,854 |
| 2019 (1/1/19-10/27/19) | Fires: 44,390 | Acres: 4,515,860 |
| 2018 (1/1/18-10/27/18) | Fires: 50,735 | Acres: 8,236,466 |
| 2017 (1/1/17-10/27/17) | Fires: 52,644 | Acres: 8,830,579 |
| 2016 (1/1/16-10/27/16) | Fires: 51,676 | Acres: 5,007,751 |
| 2015 (1/1/15-10/27/15) | Fires: 53,618 | Acres: 9,399,448 |
| 2014 (1/1/14-10/27/14) | Fires: 42,780 | Acres: 3,258,480 |
| 2013 (1/1/13-10/27/13) | Fires: 40,775 | Acres: 4,113,304 |
| 2012 (1/1/12-10/27/12) | Fires: 51,309 | Acres: 8,967,296 |
10-year average Year-to-Date
| 2012-2021 | Fires: 48,193 | Acres: 6,736,603 |
Source: NIFC
