In 2025 thus far, 42,342 wildfires have burned over 3.4 million acres across the country. Firefighters and support personnel including 10 complex incident management teams, 317 crews, 842 engines, and 106 helicopters are working to suppress 36 large fires across eight geographic areas.
Evacuations are in place on fires across multiple geographic areas. If you live in a fire-prone area, there are steps you can take to prepare for the scary situation of a threat to your community. Work with your neighbors to keep streets and roads clear, so fire engines can easily maneuver, and residents can evacuate swiftly if needed. Make sure fire hydrants are visible and accessible. Clear flammable vegetation around structures, on large lots, and along roadsides. Have an evacuation plan for your home, including what essential items you will take with you and where you will meet. Preparedness for fire emergencies is good citizenship and provides some peace of mind. Find evacuation-readiness tips at Ready.gov.
Are you looking for more specific fire information about the state or area where you live? Try referring to the resources for the ten geographic areas of the United States, which allow for cost effective and timely mobilization of wildland firefighting resources to incidents nationwide. This system of national coordination is one of the 2025 National Fire Year Themes.
Weather
Widespread critical conditions are expected across much of the Great Basin, central Rockies, and Four Corners due to hot and dry west to southwest winds 15-30 mph gusting to 30-50 mph, minimum relative humidity of 3- 12%, and poor overnight recovery. Breezy and cooler but still dry westerly winds are expected across eastern Oregon into southern Idaho. Extreme heat will persist over the Southwest with temperatures near or exceeding 115°F in the Sonoran Desert, with above normal temperatures extending into southern California. Isolated dry thunderstorms with strong, gusty, erratic winds will be focused from the Mogollon Rim into northwest New Mexico and southwest Colorado, with wetter thunderstorms likely in southeast Arizona to southwest New Mexico. Showers and wet thunderstorms are expected in the northern Rockies, with snow in the highest elevations above 8,000 feet. Scattered thunderstorms will develop in the northern Plains to Great Lakes, while isolated showers and thunderstorms continue along the Gulf Coast and into the Southeast. Hot, dry, and breezy conditions are expected on the southern Plains continuing the drying trend, while drier conditions return to the Northeast.
Daily statistics
Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk
