National Interagency Fire Center


National Preparedness Level 1 (On a scale from 1 to 5) Current hours for the National Fire Information Center are (MST) 8:00 am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday 208-387-5050 This report will be updated Monday through Friday starting May 20, 2013.
May 21, 2013 Wildfire activity remained light across the country yesterday. Currently, four large fires are burning in three states. Weather: An upper low will drift across the Northwest, bringing showers to the region. A ridge will build across the Rockies producing a rapid warm-up across the interior West with gusty winds over the Southwest. Scattered strong thunderstorms will continue from Texas to the Great Lakes. Rainy and cool conditions will linger in the northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Very warm weather will continue across the East and South.
Daily statistics 5/21/13
Number of new large fires	0	States currently reporting large fires:
Number of active large fires Total number includes full suppression and resource managed fires. Total does not include individual fires within complexes.	4	Arizona (2) California (1) Montana (2)
Acres from active fires	10,103
Fires contained on 5/20/13	0
Year-to-date large fires contained	111
Year-to-date statistics
2013 (1/1/13 - 5/21/13)	Fires: 16,436	Acres: 219,920
2012 (1/1/12 - 5/21/12)	Fires: 20,576	Acres: 512,520
2011 (1/1/11 - 5/21/11)	Fires: 26,828	Acres: 2,789,952
2010 (1/1/10 - 5/21/10)	Fires: 24,786	Acres: 423,332
2009 (1/1/09 - 5/21/09)	Fires: 37,449	Acres: 1,301,709
2008 (1/1/08 - 5/21/08)	Fires: 24,567	Acres: 1,419,159
2007 (1/1/07 - 5/21/07)	Fires: 33,554	Acres: 861,094
2006 (1/1/06 - 5/21/06)	Fires: 39,885	Acres: 2,435,934
2005 (1/1/05 - 5/21/05)	Fires: 21,936	Acres: 343,388
2004 (1/1/03 - 5/21/04)	Fires: 30,555	Acres: 477,404
10-year average
2004-2013	Fires: 27,657	Acres: 1,078,441

Current Wildfires
Arizona	Fires: 2	Acres: 5,300	* New fires: 0	Fires contained: 0
Island Lake (Imperial National Wildlife Refuge): 1,200 acres at 50 percent contained. This fire is 22 miles north of Yuma.
Soldier Basin (Coronado National Forest): 3,800 acres at eight percent contained. This fire is five miles east of Nogales.
California	Fires: 1	Acres: 4,346	* New fires: 0	Fires contained: 0
Grand (Los Padres National Forest): 3,800 acres at 25 percent contained. This fire is two miles east of Frazier Park. Structures are threatened.
Montana	Fires: 1	Acres: 457	* New fires: 0	Fires contained: 0
Rumsey Gulch (Montana Department of Natural Resources): 349 acres at 90 percent contained. This fire is three miles southeast of Phillipsburg.
Sweats Complex (Helena National Forest): 457 acres at 60 percent contained. This fire is 20 miles northeast of Helena.