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September 27, 2023 - One new large wildfire was reported in Arizona. Thirty-eight large wildfires have burned 388,787 acres in 10 states. To date, 43,831 wildfires have burned 2,386,207 acres. 
This continues to be below the 10-year averages for wildfires and acres burned.
About 5,500 wildland firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents nationwide. Ten incident management teams, 97 crews, 223 engines, and 37 helicopters are assisting with suppression efforts. As we head into fall, fire activity is ongoing in several states. Please check for fire restrictions before you go out and enjoy your public lands. If there are no restrictions, keep these campfire safety tips in mind. Select a level, open location away from heavy fuels such as logs, brush or decaying leaves and needles. Clear an area at least 10 feet in diameter. Scrape away grass, leaves or needles down to the mineral soil. Scoop a depression in the center of the cleared area and put a ring of rocks around it. Cut wood in short lengths, pile within cleared area and light the fire.
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).
Another Pacific cold front will move through the Pacific Northwest into the northern Rockies and northern Great Basin. Rain will continue west of the Cascades, heaviest in western Washington, with snow above 7,000 feet. Rain will push east across the Columbia Basin into the Idaho Panhandle and northwest Montana as well. Breezy westerly winds gusting 25-35 mph will continue across much of the northern Great Basin, but minimum relative humidity is forecast to be higher at 20-35% due to much cooler temperatures. Above normal temperatures will continue across the southern Great Basin, West Slope, and Southwest, with minimum relative humidity of 8-20% and sustained westerly winds of 10-18 mph. Showers and thunderstorms will continue across much of the Gulf Coast and Florida, spreading into portions of the Southeast Coast as well. Widespread showers with scattered thunderstorms will develop across the Ohio Valley and central Appalachians, with light rain into portions of the Mid-Atlantic. National Predictive Services Outlook 6 Minutes for Safety: Access the 6 Minutes for Safety topic of the day at Over the Counter Medication.
| Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk |
1 | States currently reporting large fires: |
| Number of active large fires Total does not include individual fires within complexes. |
38 | |
| Acres from active fires | 388,787 | |
| Fires contained | 0 |
Year-to-date statistics
| 2023 (1/1/23-9/27/23) | Fires: 43,831 | Acres: 2,386,207 |
| 2022 (1/1/22-9/27/22) | Fires: 53,090 | Acres: 6,855,925 |
| 2021 (1/1/21-9/27/21) | Fires: 45,971 | Acres: 5,879,222 |
| 2020 (1/1/20-9/27/20) | Fires: 44,520 | Acres: 7,459,248 |
| 2019 (1/1/19-9/27/19) | Fires: 39,476 | Acres: 4,358,415 |
| 2018 (1/1/18-9/27/18) | Fires: 48,946 | Acres: 7,740,460 |
| 2017 (1/1/17-9/27/17) | Fires: 49,362 | Acres: 8,450,514 |
| 2016 (1/1/16-9/27/16) | Fires: 44,777 | Acres: 4,865,089 |
| 2015 (1/1/15-9/27/15) | Fires: 48,941 | Acres: 9,021,384 |
| 2014 (1/1/14-9/27/14) | Fires: 40,565 | Acres: 3,024,440 |
| 2013 (1/1/13-9/27/13) | Fires: 38,745 | Acres: 4,092,640 |
10-year average Year-to-Date
| 2013-2022 | Fires: 45,320 | Acres: 6,158,249 |
Source: NIFC
