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August 3, 2023 - Nationally, 60 large fires burned 404,422 acres in nine states. Three new large fires were reported, two in Montana and one in Texas. More than 10,000 wildland firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents across the country.
As hot and dry conditions continue across the country, the potential for wildfires remains high in many areas. Please #RecreateResponsively and learn about fire prevention to reduce and mitigate the effects of human-caused wildfires.
The National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook and other valuable resources are available on the National Interagency Coordination Center website. Listen to the latest wildland fire potential outlook and the monthly seasonal outlook podcast for August through November.
Since May 8, as of July 27, the U.S. has mobilized a total of 2,258 personnel to Canada which includes: 73 fire suppression crews (1,511 personnel), 217 individual overhead, 119 smokejumpers and 11 smokejumper spotters, two helicopters with 29 rappellers, 20 engines (91 personnel), and 25 incident management teams (291 personnel).
Hot temperatures above 100oF will continue across much of Texas, Oklahoma, and Lower Mississippi Valley. Southerly sustained winds 12-22 mph will develop across much of central and north Texas into southern Oklahoma as well, and minimum relative humidity below 25% will remain widespread. Isolated to scattered mixed wet and dry thunderstorms will develop on the fringe of a monsoon moisture surge from northern California into central and eastern Oregon, central Idaho, and northwest Montana. Scattered to widespread wet thunderstorms will develop within the plume of moisture across the northern Great Basin into Wyoming and southern Montana. Breezy west winds will develop across southeast California into southern Nevada and much of Arizona ushering in much drier conditions, but isolated to scattered mixed wet and dry thunderstorms are likely across the greater Four Corners area into New Mexico. Scattered to thunderstorms are forecast across the central and northern Plains through the Mississippi Valley to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Severe thunderstorms are most likely in the central High Plains, with heavy rain and local flooding likely in the central High Plains and southern Appalachians. Above normal temperatures will continue for much of Alaska while isolated mixed wet and dry thunderstorms develop over the Copper Basin.
Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk |
3 | States currently reporting large fires: |
Number of active large fires Total does not include individual fires within complexes. |
60 | |
Acres from active fires | 404,422 | |
Fires contained | 4 |
Year-to-date statistics
2023 (1/1/23-8/03/23) | Fires: 30,875 | Acres: 1,234,438 |
2022 (1/1/22-8/03/22) | Fires: 19,444 | Acres: 5,802,433 |
2021 (1/1/21-8/03/21) | Fires: 38,207 | Acres: 3,259,913 |
2020 (1/1/20-8/03/20) | Fires: 32,563 | Acres: 2,190,681 |
2019 (1/1/19-8/03/19) | Fires: 27,061 | Acres: 3,360,943 |
2018 (1/1/18-8/03/18) | Fires: 38,535 | Acres: 4,981,070 |
2017 (1/1/17-8/03/17) | Fires: 39,635 | Acres: 5,730,848 |
2016 (1/1/16-8/03/16) | Fires: 34,898 | Acres: 3,600,570 |
2015 (1/1/15-8/03/15) | Fires: 36,754 | Acres: 5,929,374 |
2014 (1/1/14-8/03/14) | Fires: 34,151 | Acres: 1,702,600 |
2013 (1/1/13-8/03/13) | Fires: 28,398 | Acres: 2,417,275 |
10-year average Year-to-Date
2013-2022 | Fires: 34,797 | Acres: 3,833,516 |
Source: NIFC