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September 13, 2024 - 68 large active wildfires are currently being managed with full suppression strategies nationwide. Current fires have burned 2,482,877 
acres. 26,330 wildland firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents, including 26 complex and 4 type 1 incident management teams, 548 crews, 1,762 engines, and 159 helicopters.
Yesterday the Bureau of Land Management announced a $2.76 million dollar award through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, part of the Biden-Harris administration's Investing in America agenda, to 3T Innovations, LLC to create communication kits and on-site training to improve firefighter safety and wildfire operations. These communication kits will be deployed to both initial attack and large fire incidents in high-risk areas nationwide and are expected to have an immediate impact on firefighting operations. To learn more, read the full news release.
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.
Note: Given the very high tempo and scale of national fire activity over the past few months, there have been delays in reconciling actual acreage burned with entries into the reporting systems, especially from areas with large fires and dynamic fire activity. Adjustments are occurring as the accuracy of fire locations, mapping, and final fire reporting are reconciled.
An upper-level low will continue moving through the northern Rockies today, with wetting precipitation continuing across northern Idaho and western/central Montana. Above 6,500 feet, several inches of snow are expected in east-central Idaho and west-central Montana. Behind the cold front from Wednesday conditions will be significantly moderated across much of the northern Intermountain West. Relative humidity minima will generally be 25 to 40%, with below normal temperatures expected. Winds will also be lighter from the west to northwest with peak gusts of 15 to 20 mph. However, from the central Rockies through the Four Corners and into southern California, warmer, drier conditions will persist. Southern California and Arizona will see the heat wave weakening, but highs will still be 95 to 105°F as relative humidity remains low at 5 to 20%. Ahead of the cold front, from the Four Corners into the central and northern Plains, strong south to southwest winds gusting 35-to 50 mph are expected along with low relative humidity and widespread elevated to critical conditions. The remnants of Francine will continue to move inland up the Mississippi Valley, continuing to weaken as it moves north. Significant precipitation is expected, with widespread rain amounts of 2 to 4 inches. However, the Great Lakes will remain hot and dry as upper-level high pressure strengthens. National Predictive Services Outlook 6 Minutes for Safety: The 6 Minutes for Safety topic of the day is Tuolumne Fire (California) – September 12, 2004.
| Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk |
6 | States currently reporting large fires: |
| Total number of active large fires Total does not include individual fires within complexes. |
54 | |
| Acres from active fires | 1,220,641 | |
| Fires contained | 1 |
Year-to-date statistics
| 2024 (1/1/24-9/13/24) | Fires: 36,511 | Acres: 7,034,277 |
| 2023 (1/1/23-9/13/23) | Fires: 42,268 | Acres: 2,198,870 |
| 2022 (1/1/22-9/13/22) | Fires: 0 | Acres: 6,717,555 |
| 2021 (1/1/21-9/13/21) | Fires: 44,461 | Acres: 5,567,600 |
| 2020 (1/1/20-9/13/20) | Fires: 42,109 | Acres: 6,068,370 |
| 2019 (1/1/19-9/13/19) | Fires: 36,589 | Acres: 4,278,567 |
| 2018 (1/1/18-9/13/18) | Fires: 47,668 | Acres: 7,210,876 |
| 2017 (1/1/17-9/13/17) | Fires: 48,607 | Acres: 8,343,467 |
| 2016 (1/1/16-9/13/16) | Fires: 42,791 | Acres: 4,778,869 |
| 2015 (1/1/15-9/13/15) | Fires: 45,491 | Acres: 8,754,359 |
| 2014 (1/1/14-9/13/14) | Fires: 39,323 | Acres: 2,824,933 |
10-year average Year-to-Date
| 2014-2023 | Fires: 43,692 | Acres: 5,944,901 |
Source: NIFC
