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July 29, 2024 - As of this morning, 102 large active wildfires are being managed nationwide, and have burned 2,083,405 acres. Fire managers are using full suppression strategies 
on 94 of these wildfires.
27,110 wildland firefighters and support personnel are assigned to wildfires nationwide, including 28 complex and 6 Type 1 incident management teams, 604 crews, 1,625 engines, numerous aviation resources, and four Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems, or MAFFS.
Active to extreme fire behavior continues across multiple geographic areas, with evacuation orders in effect on 25 wildfires. 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.
There are fuels and fire behavior advisories in place for Southwest Oregon, the region east of the Cascades in Oregon and Washington, Nevada, Southern Idaho, Utah, and 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.
As we see numerous fires across the country growing very large and threatening communities, it is important to remember that initial attack on new fires remains of the utmost importance. The vast majority of fire starts are contained at small sizes within 24 hours of their discovery; these are the fires that do not ever get large enough to be included in the incident management summary report. Thus, having firefighters and firefighting resources available for initial attack, especially in areas where predictive services say there is a high likelihood for new starts, is also a critical consideration during the busiest part of the fire year, when there is such a strong need for resources to fight the biggest blazes.
Another cold front will shift into the Pacific Northwest today, bringing wetting rain to portions of western Washington, while a few thunderstorms may develop near and east of the Cascades in Oregon. Unfortunately, this system will enhance winds in much of the northern Intermountain West as compared to the weekend. Existing incidents in these areas will see a wind shift with the front, with gusts of 40-50 mph or higher likely in the Cascade gaps and Columbia River Gorge. Higher humidity will surge in just behind the front. Meanwhile, southeastern Oregon into Idaho, western Montana and portions of Wyoming will see dry, windy and warmer conditions. Gusts upwards of 35-55 mph can be expected through mountain gaps and in downslope areas, while minimum humidity values will range from 5-20%, lowest in southern Idaho. For the southern Great Basin into northern Arizona, West Slope and southern Sierra, single-digit relative humidity will be widespread again after poor morning recoveries, while breezy winds will continue to impact any ongoing or new incidents. Moderate- to locally high-risk significant fire potential is likely. A few dry thunderstorms could occur in northern Wyoming and southern Montana, while scattered wet thunderstorms will pop up over far southern Colorado into parts of New Mexico and southeast Arizona. Triple- digit heat will become more widespread in the central and southern Plains, where breezy and dry conditions are expected. An increase in initial attack is possible in the parts of Oklahoma and northwestern Texas that have not observed rain in several weeks. Wet weather will extend from the Great Lakes into much of the Southeast, with locally heavy rain likely in New England, as well. National Predictive Services Outlook 6 Minutes for Safety: The 6 Minutes for Safety topic of the day is Safety Zone Research.
Daily statistics
| 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. |
29 | |
| Acres from active fires | 588,434 | |
| Fires contained | 3 |
Year-to-date statistics
| 2024 (1/1/24-7/29/24) | Fires: 27,741 | Acres: 4,019,160 |
| 2023 (1/1/23-7/29/23) | Fires: 29,937 | Acres: 1,109,796 |
| 2022 (1/1/22-7/29/22) | Fires: 0 | Acres: 5,637,943 |
| 2021 (1/1/21-7/29/21) | Fires: 37,218 | Acres: 3,418,328 |
| 2020 (1/1/20-7/29/20) | Fires: 31,438 | Acres: 1,973,005 |
| 2019 (1/1/19-7/29/19) | Fires: 25,619 | Acres: 3,159,742 |
| 2018 (1/1/18-7/29/18) | Fires: 37,315 | Acres: 4,632,398 |
| 2017 (1/1/17-7/29/17) | Fires: 38,110 | Acres: 5,279,544 |
| 2016 (1/1/16-7/29/16) | Fires: 33,412 | Acres: 3,257,482 |
| 2015 (1/1/15-7/29/15) | Fires: 35,992 | Acres: 5,701,633 |
| 2014 (1/1/14-7/29/14) | Fires: 32,414 | Acres: 1,618,882 |
10-year average Year-to-Date
| 2014-2023 | Fires: 36,622 | Acres: 3,517,611 |
Source: NIFC
