June 17, 2023 - Two new large fires were reported one in North Carolina and one in Oregon. Nationally, 10 large fires have burned more than 80,000 acres in seven 
states. Since January 1, 21,305 wildfires have burned 644,918 acres across the United States. These numbers are below the 10-year average of 22,946 wildfires and 1,125,626 acres burned.
Since May 8, the U.S. has mobilized a total of 823 personnel via the CIFFC/National Interagency Fire Center agreement to Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and the CIFFC, which includes: 36 fire suppression crews (677 personnel), 62 individual overhead, and six incident management teams (84 personnel).
Take a moment to check the Monthly Seasonal Outlook from the National Interagency Coordination Center Predicted Services. Listen to the Monthly Seasonal Outlook briefing podcast for a complete overview of the next four months.
Daily dry and windy weather will lead to elevated and locally critical fire weather conditions and moderate to high-risk significant fire potential from southeast Arizona through southern New Mexico into southwest Texas. Well above normal temperatures will spread across much of Texas with increasing significant fire potential. A cold front will move through the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic today and Saturday, with scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms, while dry and breezy conditions develop behind the front this weekend. Significant fire potential will be highest across Michigan, Virginia, and North Carolina in these dry post-frontal conditions. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected in the southern Great Basin and central Rockies today with drier conditions over the weekend. Showers and thunderstorms, some severe, will develop over the central Plains today, and gradually move south and east into the Lower and Mid-Mississippi Valley and Deep South by Sunday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are also likely in the northern Plains into Minnesota this weekend. A cold upper low will move into the Northwest late this weekend, with showers west of the Cascades and scattered showers and thunderstorms in the northern Rockies. A warming and drying trend is forecast for much of Alaska except for isolated showers and thunderstorms over portions of the Interior through Saturday.
| Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk |
2 | States currently reporting large fires: |
| Number of active large fires Total does not include individual fires within complexes. |
10 | |
| Acres from active fires | 80,692 | |
| Fires contained | 1 |
Year-to-date statistics
| 2023 (1/1/23-6/16/23) | Fires: 21,305 | Acres: 644,918 |
| 2022 (1/1/22-6/16/22) | Fires: 14,109 | Acres: 2,990,255 |
| 2021 (1/1/21-6/16/21) | Fires: 28,035 | Acres: 1,018,757 |
| 2020 (1/1/20-6/16/20) | Fires: 21,638 | Acres: 865,575 |
| 2019 (1/1/19-6/16/19) | Fires: 17,118 | Acres: 459,776 |
| 2018 (1/1/18-6/16/18) | Fires: 26,353 | Acres: 2,131,339 |
| 2017 (1/1/17-6/16/17) | Fires: 27,109 | Acres: 2,482,674 |
| 2016 (1/1/16-6/16/16) | Fires: 22,796 | Acres: 1,869,563 |
| 2015 (1/1/15-6/16/15) | Fires: 24,406 | Acres: 515,383 |
| 2014 (1/1/14-6/16/14) | Fires: 23,670 | Acres: 800,969 |
| 2013 (1/1/13-6/16/13) | Fires: 19,765 | Acres: 482,199 |
10-year average Year-to-Date
| 2013-2022 | Fires: 23,996 | Acres: 1,333,815 |
Source: NIFC
