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August 29, 2023 - Seven new large wildfires were reported yesterday, three in Oregon and four in Mississippi. Currently, 81 large wildfires have burned 597,424 acres in 15 states. More than 19,846 wildland firefighters and support personnel are working on large incidents.
So far in 2023, 39,044 wildfires have burned 1,972,850 acres. People have caused more than 34,600 wildfires this year. About 4,360 were ignited by lightning. The states with the most human-caused wildfires include California, Texas, North Carolina, Florida and Pennsylvania.
Wildland firefighters need your help to prevent wildfires. Know before you go! Pay attention to fire restrictions, and monitor smoke advisories. Always recreate responsibly!
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) continues to work with state and local agencies in Hawai‘i. Some national parks in Hawai‘i have been affected by wildfires. For the latest on closure status, recovery, and travel please visit: Wildfires affecting Hawaii - Hawai'i (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov).
- County of Maui Disaster Update
- Hawai'i Emergency Management Agency emergency proclamation relating to wildfires and travel to Maui
- FEMA - Hawai'i wildfires
- National Park Service - Wildfires affecting Hawai‘i
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.
Dry and breezy conditions are likely across much of the northern Intermountain West into central Montana, with the strongest winds and lowest relative humidity in the northern Great Basin. Scattered mainly wet thunderstorms will be ongoing across central and western Washington in the morning and will spread across much of eastern Washington into northern Oregon, central and northern Idaho, and western Montana during the afternoon. Scattered to numerous showers will continue west of the Cascades, mainly across northwest Oregon and western Washington. Very hot temperatures above 110oF will continue across the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts, with cooler conditions into much of northern California. Isolated mixed wet and dry thunderstorms will develop across southeast Arizona, New Mexico, and south-central Colorado. North to northeasterly winds will develop tonight across northern California into far southwest Oregon, but overnight recovery should help mitigate fire weather conditions. Significant impacts from what is forecast to be Hurricane Idalia will begin across Southern Area. Gusty northerly winds with low relative humidity will develop across much of Texas and the Lower Mississippi Valley. Heavy showers and thunderstorms from the outer bands of Idalia along with increasing winds will develop across much of Florida. Rainfall is likely to become heavy overnight as the center of Idalia nears the coast. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will also develop along a stalled cold front across much of the Appalachians into the Northeast with scattered showers in the Great Lakes. Scattered showers will continue across southern Alaska into the Interior.
Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk |
7 | States currently reporting large fires: |
Number of active large fires Total does not include individual fires within complexes. |
81 | |
Acres from active fires | 597,424 | |
Fires contained | 4 |
Year-to-date statistics
2023 (1/1/23-8/29/23) | Fires: 39,044 | Acres: 1,972,850 |
2022 (1/1/22-8/29/22) | Fires: 48,057 | Acres: 7,330,847 |
2021 (1/1/21-8/29/21) | Fires: 42,423 | Acres: 4,903,822 |
2020 (1/1/20-8/29/20) | Fires: 39,613 | Acres: 3,952,925 |
2019 (1/1/19-8/29/19) | Fires: 33,234 | Acres: 4,042,018 |
2018 (1/1/18-8/29/18) | Fires: 43,448 | Acres: 6,523,046 |
2017 (1/1/17-8/29/17) | Fires: 45,981 | Acres: 6,851,908 |
2016 (1/1/16-8/29/16) | Fires: 39,977 | Acres: 4,513,647 |
2015 (1/1/15-8/29/15) | Fires: 43,511 | Acres: 7,981,162 |
2014 (1/1/14-8/29/14) | Fires: 38,360 | Acres: 2,714,468 |
2013 (1/1/13-8/29/13) | Fires: 34,064 | Acres: 3,753,533 |
10-year average Year-to-Date
2013-2022 | Fires: 40,696 | Acres: 5,095,280 |
Source: NIFC