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September 28, 2023 - Two new large wildfires were reported in Washington. Thirty-eight large wildfires have burned 395,936 acres in nine states. About 5,300 wildland firefighters and support 
personnel are assigned to incidents nationwide. Nine incident management teams, 99 crews, 226 engines, and 34 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).
West-southwest sustained winds of 10-20 mph gusting 20-35 mph amid minimum relative humidity of 8-20% will develop across southern and eastern portions of the Great Basin, western Colorado, southern Wyoming, and northern Arizona. Above normal temperatures and relative humidity below 15% will continue in the Desert Southwest as well. Southerly wind gusts of 20-35 mph, minimum relative humidity of 10-25%, and temperatures in the 90s are expected across portions of the southern and central High Plains, but isolated thunderstorms are likely on portions of the southern High Plains into the Big Bend. Thunderstorms will develop across Florida and along the Gulf Coast, but hot and dry conditions are likely across portions of the Southeast through the Lower Mississippi Valley into much of Texas and Oklahoma. Showers and thunderstorms will continue in the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys into the central Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic, with showers and thunderstorms on portions of the northern Plains as well. Precipitation will continue along and west of the Cascades and from northeast Washington into northwest Montana, with some spillover rainfall on the Columbia Basin.
| Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk |
2 | States currently reporting large fires: |
| Number of active large fires Total does not include individual fires within complexes. |
38 | |
| Acres from active fires | 395,936 | |
| Fires contained | 2 |
Year-to-date statistics
| 2023 (1/1/23-9/28/23) | Fires: 43,884 | Acres: 2,386,791 |
| 2022 (1/1/22-9/28/22) | Fires: 51,637 | Acres: 6,872,196 |
| 2021 (1/1/21-9/28/21) | Fires: 46,121 | Acres: 5,883,203 |
| 2020 (1/1/20-9/28/20) | Fires: 44,091 | Acres: 7,468,335 |
| 2019 (1/1/19-9/28/19) | Fires: 39,590 | Acres: 4,358,877 |
| 2018 (1/1/18-9/28/18) | Fires: 49,197 | Acres: 7,752,091 |
| 2017 (1/1/17-9/28/17) | Fires: 49,477 | Acres: 8,464,353 |
| 2016 (1/1/16-9/28/16) | Fires: 44,869 | Acres: 4,876,886 |
| 2015 (1/1/15-9/28/15) | Fires: 49,056 | Acres: 9,024,013 |
| 2014 (1/1/14-9/28/14) | Fires: 40,591 | Acres: 3,024,517 |
| 2013 (1/1/13-9/28/13) | Fires: 38,811 | Acres: 4,092,825 |
10-year average Year-to-Date
| 2013-2022 | Fires: 45,439 | Acres: 6,174,734 |
Source: NIFC
