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September 5, 2023 - Four new large wildfires were reported yesterday, Florida, New Jersey, Oklahoma and Oregon each had one. Currently, 71 large wildfires have burned 485,750 acres in 
13 states. Nearly 16,300 wildland firefighters and support personnel are working on large incidents. To date, 40,221 wildfires have burned 2,089,674 acres.
The predictive services staff at the National Interagency Coordination Center released the National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook for September through December. The current wildland fire potential outlook and the monthly seasonal outlook podcast is also available.
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).
Hot, dry, and breezy conditions will continue across much of the southern and central Plains into the Midwest, New Mexico, southern Colorado, and the rest of Texas ahead of a cold front. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will develop across east Texas through the Lower Mississippi Valley, ArkLaTex, and into the Mid-Mississippi Valley and Ozarks. Scattered to widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected across the northeast Great Basin and central and northern Rockies onto the central and northern Plains. Lingering showers are also likely across the Pacific Northwest, especially along and west of the Cascades. Gusty winds are likely through the Columbia Gorge and in portions of the northern Great Basin, but relative humidity will be 30-50%. Below normal temperatures will continue across much of the West, with above normal temperatures extending from the Midwest and Great Lakes through the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. National Predictive Services Outlook 6 Minutes for Safety: Access the 6 Minutes for Safety topic of the day at Ash Pit Hazards.
| Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk |
4 | States currently reporting large fires: |
| Number of active large fires Total does not include individual fires within complexes. |
71 | |
| Acres from active fires | 485,750 | |
| Fires contained | 2 |
Year-to-date statistics
| 2023 (1/1/23-9/05/23) | Fires: 40,221 | Acres: 2,089,674 |
| 2022 (1/1/22-9/05/22) | Fires: 49,032 | Acres: 6,300,275 |
| 2021 (1/1/21-9/05/21) | Fires: 43,421 | Acres: 5,026,832 |
| 2020 (1/1/20-9/05/20) | Fires: 40,764 | Acres: 4,579,090 |
| 2019 (1/1/19-9/05/19) | Fires: 34,775 | Acres: 4,122,283 |
| 2018 (1/1/18-9/05/18) | Fires: 46,129 | Acres: 6,985,637 |
| 2017 (1/1/17-9/05/17) | Fires: 47,298 | Acres: 7,925,998 |
| 2016 (1/1/16-9/05/16) | Fires: 41,531 | Acres: 4,694,550 |
| 2015 (1/1/15-9/05/15) | Fires: 44,264 | Acres: 8,435,425 |
| 2014 (1/1/14-9/05/14) | Fires: 38,451 | Acres: 2,772,014 |
| 2013 (1/1/13-9/05/13) | Fires: 35,566 | Acres: 3,897,626 |
10-year average Year-to-Date
| 2013-2022 | Fires: 41,975 | Acres: 5,441,510 |
Source: NIFC
