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July 24, 2024 - As of this morning, 88 large active wildfires are being managed and have burned 1,431,460 acres. Fire managers are using full suppression strategies on 84 of these 
wildfires.
Many wildfires in the Northwest area continue to exhibit active to extreme fire behavior, with evacuation orders in effect on 15 fires and several complexes. Evacuation orders are also in effect for several fires in California, the Northern Rockies and the Great Basin. If you live in an area that has been evacuated, please follow the instructions from local authorities. They will provide the latest recommendations based on the threat to your community and appropriate safety measures.
21,758 wildland firefighters are assigned to wildfires nationwide, including 25 complex and 5 Type 1 incident management teams, nearly 500 crews, 1,280 engines, numerous aviation resources, and four modular Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems, or MAFFS.
The Great Basin Coordination Center's predictive services staff have issued three fuels and fire behavior advisories for Nevada, Southern Idaho and Utah and Arizona Strip. There is also a fuels and fire behavior advisory in effect for California. Residents, travelers, or workers on their way to any of these states should be advised and familiarize themselves with the elevated risks.
The national predictive services staff at the National Interagency Coordination Center released the National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook for July through October. For additional information about the current outlook visit the Outlook page on the NICC site.
Looking for information on a specific fire? InciWeb is an official source of public information for federally managed incidents. If you live in California, the incident may be listed by CALFIRE. Many jurisdictions will use their social media platforms to post updates about their fires. If you are looking for evacuation information, consult your local sheriff's department. If you are looking for information on smoke impacts, fire.airnow.gov is an excellent resource.
Hot temperatures with low afternoon relative humidity will continue today across eastern Oregon, the northern and western Great Basin, northern California, and northern Rockies, but temperatures will cool in Washington behind a dry cold front. West-northwest winds will develop along and east of the Cascades and into the Idaho Panhandle as the ridge continues to flatten, with gusty and dry downslope winds are expected in north-central Montana ahead of the cold front. Moisture will be slightly more limited in the northern Great Basin this afternoon, with very isolated mainly dry thunderstorms possible in far northwest Nevada into southeast Oregon, central Idaho, northwest Wyoming, and southwest Montana. Moisture from the monsoon is expected to move northward overnight and interact with cold front over southwest and central Idaho after midnight tonight with isolated dry thunderstorms likely to develop. Isolated to scattered wet thunderstorms are likely farther south along the eastern Sierra into the central and southern Great Basin, Colorado, and Southwest. Widespread showers and thunderstorms will develop along a stalled front from central and south Texas to the Mid-Atlantic coast, with scattered showers and thunderstorms across much of the Midwest and Northeast as well. Alaska will continue to be hot and dry today, with isolated thunderstorms possible over southeast Alaska. National Predictive Services Outlook 6 Minutes for Safety: The 6 Minutes for Safety topic of the day is Elk Complex Helicopter Accident (California) – July 23, 2007.
| Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk |
9 | States currently reporting large fires: |
| Number of active large fires Total does not include individual fires within complexes. |
38 | |
| Acres from active fires | 263,069 | |
| Fires contained | 1 |
Year-to-date statistics
| 2024 (1/1/24-7/24/24) | Fires: 26,468 | Acres: 3,498,035 |
| 2023 (1/1/23-7/24/23) | Fires: 28,657 | Acres: 873,766 |
| 2022 (1/1/22-7/24/22) | Fires: 18,550 | Acres: 5,571,855 |
| 2021 (1/1/21-7/24/21) | Fires: 36,309 | Acres: 2,722,976 |
| 2020 (1/1/20-7/24/20) | Fires: 30,174 | Acres: 1,923,518 |
| 2019 (1/1/19-7/24/19) | Fires: 24,574 | Acres: 3,244,908 |
| 2018 (1/1/18-7/24/18) | Fires: 36,141 | Acres: 3,981,701 |
| 2017 (1/1/17-7/24/17) | Fires: 36,182 | Acres: 5,054,494 |
| 2016 (1/1/16-7/24/16) | Fires: 31,790 | Acres: 2,996,015 |
| 2015 (1/1/15-7/24/15) | Fires: 34,115 | Acres: 5,524,550 |
| 2014 (1/1/14-7/24/14) | Fires: 31,326 | Acres: 1,612,197 |
10-year average Year-to-Date
| 2014-2023 | Fires: 32,318 | Acres: 3,204,899 |
Source: NIFC
