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July 28, 2023 - Nationally, 52 large fires burned 243,894 acres in nine states. Nine new large fires were reported yesterday, three in Arizona, and California, Montana, New Mexico, 
Texas, Utah and Wyoming each had one. More than 8,600 wildland firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents across the country.
Wildland fire managers are preparing for dry and breezy conditions across the Great Basin and parts of California, Northwest and Northern Rockies areas. Alaska will continue to have above normal temperatures with the potential for thunderstorms in the Interior.
While enjoying your public forests and rangelands, it is critical for you to be fire safe. 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. Help our firefighters, #RecreateResponsively and learn about fire prevention to reduce and mitigate the effects of human-caused wildfires.
The United States continues to support fire suppression efforts in Canada. Since May 8, the U.S. has mobilized a total of 2,231 personnel to Canada which includes: 73 fire suppression crews (1,511 personnel), 215 individual overhead, 119 smokejumpers and 11 smokejumper spotters, two helicopters with 29 rappellers, 20 engines (91 personnel), and 22 incident management teams (255 personnel).
To learn more about the significant fire potential in your area, check the Outlooks from the National Interagency Coordination Center Predicted Services.
West-southwest sustained winds of 10-25 mph gusting 25-35 mph with minimum relative humidity of 5-20% will develop across much of the Great Basin, with locally breezy conditions into portions of southeast Oregon and northeast California. Breezy south winds are also forecast across much of Texas and Oklahoma amid minimum relative humidity of 10-35%. Hot temperatures will continue across southeast California through the greater Four Corners into much of the southern and central Plains and Southeast. Isolated to scattered mixed wet and dry thunderstorms will develop across the Southwest northward through the Rockies, mainly near and east of the Divide. Increased moisture in southeast Arizona and southwest New Mexico will lead to mainly wet thunderstorms. Gusty outflow winds are likely with these thunderstorms, and the greatest potential for strong outflows will be across southwest Montana. Thunderstorms, some severe, will develop from the northern Plains through the Great Lakes ahead of a cold front, with isolated thunderstorms likely along the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts. Above normal temperatures will continue across much of Alaska with isolated thunderstorms forecast for the eastern Interior.
| Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk |
9 | States currently reporting large fires: |
| Number of active large fires Total does not include individual fires within complexes. |
52 | |
| Acres from active fires | 243,894 | |
| Fires contained | 3 |
Year-to-date statistics
| 2023 (1/1/23-7/28/23) | Fires: 29,516 | Acres: 968,795 |
| 2022 (1/1/22-7/28/22) | Fires: 18,879 | Acres: 5,626,071 |
| 2021 (1/1/21-7/28/21) | Fires: 37,009 | Acres: 3,392,053 |
| 2020 (1/1/20-7/28/20) | Fires: 31,226 | Acres: 1,964,416 |
| 2019 (1/1/19-7/28/19) | Fires: 25,357 | Acres: 3,149,811 |
| 2018 (1/1/18-7/28/18) | Fires: 65,752 | Acres: 4,242,621 |
| 2017 (1/1/17-7/28/17) | Fires: 37,987 | Acres: 5,279,990 |
| 2016 (1/1/16-7/28/16) | Fires: 33,035 | Acres: 3,231,673 |
| 2015 (1/1/15-7/28/15) | Fires: 34,995 | Acres: 5,569,671 |
| 2014 (1/1/14-7/28/14) | Fires: 32,164 | Acres: 1,618,732 |
| 2013 (1/1/13-7/28/13) | Fires: 27,323 | Acres: 2,257,949 |
10-year average Year-to-Date
| 2013-2022 | Fires: 33,228 | Acres: 3,567,947 |
Source: NIFC
