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August 17, 2024 - As of this morning, 65 large active wildfires are being managed with full suppression strategies nationwide. Current wildfires have 
burned 2,220,714acres. About 23.100 wildland firefighters and support personnel are assigned to wildfires, including 23 complex and 5 Type 1 incident management teams, 522 crews, 1,065 engines, 124 helicopters, and four Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems, or MAFFS.
Sixty fireline management personnel from Australia and New Zealand are assigned to support large fires in the Northwest Area. For more information about the mobilization of wildland firefighters from Australia and New Zealand visit the international support page.
Two hundred forty-five soldiers from the 14th Brigade Engineer Battalion and the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment based out of Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) are deployed in support of wildland fire operations on the Boise National Forest. NIMO (Team 2) is assigned to support the military contingent. To learn more about military mobilizations, visit the military support page.
Evacuation orders are in effect for 10 large fires in the Northwest, Great Basin and Northern California areas. When evacuation orders are issued, it's crucial to act quickly and follow the guidance of local authorities. Remember, your safety and the safety of your loved ones is what matters most. Trust the experts, follow evacuation orders, and stay safe. Together, we can protect our communities and make it through this challenging time.
The Southern Area Coordination Center and Texas A&M Forest Service Predictive Services have issued a fuels and fire behavior advisory for Northwest Texas, joining the active advisories previously issued for Colorado's Front Range and Eastern Wyoming, Southwest Oregon, the region east of the Cascades in Oregon and Washington, and California. Residents, travelers, or workers on their way to any of these states should be advised and familiarize themselves with the elevated risks.
Note: The current reporting from source data for year-to-date figures appears to be underreporting fire acreage in some geographic areas affecting the overall national statistics. Given the very high tempo and scale of national current fire activity, there will be delays in reconciling, especially from areas with large fires and dynamic fire activity. Adjustments may occur as the accuracy of fire locations, mapping and final fire reporting is reconciled.
Strong south to southwest sustained winds of 15-30 mph with gusts 30-50 mph amid relative humidity of 5- 20% will develop across eastern Oregon into northeast California, southwest Idaho, and much of Nevada in the afternoon. However, areas west of the Cascade Crest will remain moister with lighter winds in the afternoon, followed by scattered to widespread showers and thunderstorms overnight. Heavy rain will occur with a few of the thunderstorms west of the crest, with debris flows possible on recent burn scars. Monsoon moisture will increase in Arizona, Utah, West Slope, and New Mexico, west of the Divide, with scattered mainly wet thunderstorms developing, possibly extending into east-central Nevada as well. However, isolated to scattered fast-moving mixed wet and dry thunderstorms will develop in northeast Nevada into southeast Idaho with potential new ignitions. New Mexico into much of Texas and Oklahoma will remain hot, with temperatures of 95-110°F in the afternoon amid relative humidity of 12-25%. Isolated mixed wet and dry thunderstorms are possible in the Texas Panhandle and western Oklahoma are likely to produce new ignitions. A cold front will move into the Northeast, Appalachians, and Southeast for scattered showers and thunderstorms. Hot, dry and windy conditions are expected across eastern Interior Alaska as downslope Chinook winds gust to 60 mph in favored locations.
| Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk |
10 | States currently reporting large fires: |
| Total number of active large fires Total does not include individual fires within complexes. |
65 | |
| Acres from active fires | 2,220,714 | |
| Fires contained | 4 |
Year-to-date statistics
| 2024 (1/1/24-8/17/24) | Fires: 30,293 | Acres: 5,476,421 |
| 2023 (1/1/23-8/17/23) | Fires: 35,702 | Acres: 1,699,381 |
| 2022 (1/1/22-8/17/22) | Fires: 40,408 | Acres: 5,939,335 |
| 2021 (1/1/21-8/17/21) | Fires: 40,681 | Acres: 4,092,772 |
| 2020 (1/1/20-8/17/20) | Fires: 36,734 | Acres: 2,547,153 |
| 2019 (1/1/19-8/17/19) | Fires: 30,395 | Acres: 3,716,127 |
| 2018 (1/1/18-8/17/18) | Fires: 40,880 | Acres: 5,766,333 |
| 2017 (1/1/17-8/17/17) | Fires: 42,235 | Acres: 6,371,233 |
| 2016 (1/1/16-8/17/16) | Fires: 38,010 | Acres: 3,954,866 |
| 2015 (1/1/15-8/17/15) | Fires: 40,998 | Acres: 7,074,492 |
| 2014 (1/1/14-8/17/14) | Fires: 36,742 | Acres: 2,587,164 |
10-year average Year-to-Date
| 2014-2023 | Fires: 38,255 | Acres: 4,331,280 |
Source: NIFC
