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August 9, 2023 - Nationally, 85 large fires burned 540,084 acres in 12 states. Six new large fires were reported, two in Alaska and one in Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas. More than 10,500 
wildland firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents across the country. This includes 13 incident management teams, 220 crews, nearly 468 engines and 78 helicopters. One MAFFS C-130 airtanker and support personnel from the 153rd Airlift Wing (Wyoming Air National Guard) and one MAFFS unit from the 302nd Airlift Wing (Colorado Air Force Reserve) have been deployed to Klamath Falls, OR to support wildland fire operations nationally.
A significant number of human-caused wildfires are ignited when people are driving vehicles that haven’t been properly maintained or when people drive off paved roads. As we continue through the summer, please take all precaution to limit the chances to cause a wildfire. It takes all of us to prevent 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.
Hot, dry, and breezy to windy conditions will develop across portions of Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and the Lower Mississippi River Valley. Hurricane Dora will move away from the Hawaiian Island chain and allow the stronger wind speeds to ease as the day progresses. The combination of tropical and monsoonal moisture will fuel isolated to scattered wet and dry thunderstorms and gustier outflow winds across portions of the Desert Southwest and Great Basin. A weak low-pressure system will track over portions of the Pacific Northwest and provide gustier southwest winds and shower chances across the Washington Cascades, while drier conditions return across large portions of the northern and central Rockies. Heavier precipitation will continue to affect portions of the eastern US, including the Ohio River Valley to portions of the Southeast. Warm temperatures will remain across the northern interior of Alaska, with more moderated conditions and scattered showers and thunderstorms across the southern half of the state.
| Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk |
6 | States currently reporting large fires: |
| Number of active large fires Total does not include individual fires within complexes. |
85 | |
| Acres from active fires | 540,084 | |
| Fires contained | 4 |
Year-to-date statistics
| 2023 (1/1/23-8/09/23) | Fires: 32,602 | Acres: 1,411,277 |
| 2022 (1/1/22-8/09/22) | Fires: 20,006 | Acres: 5,883,577 |
| 2021 (1/1/21-8/09/21) | Fires: 39,402 | Acres: 3,623,259 |
| 2020 (1/1/20-8/09/20) | Fires: 33,917 | Acres: 2,313,264 |
| 2019 (1/1/19-8/09/19) | Fires: 28,531 | Acres: 3,597,447 |
| 2018 (1/1/18-8/09/18) | Fires: 39,772 | Acres: 5,520,594 |
| 2017 (1/1/17-8/09/17) | Fires: 40,845 | Acres: 6,057,007 |
| 2016 (1/1/16-8/09/16) | Fires: 36,421 | Acres: 3,602,782 |
| 2015 (1/1/15-8/09/15) | Fires: 37,791 | Acres: 6,175,923 |
| 2014 (1/1/14-8/09/14) | Fires: 35,299 | Acres: 2,421,606 |
| 2013 (1/1/13-8/09/13) | Fires: 29,421 | Acres: 2,587,916 |
10-year average Year-to-Date
| 2013-2022 | Fires: 36,021 | Acres: 4,144,162 |
Source: NIFC
