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July 17, 2025

Across the country, more than 17,000 wildland firefighters and support personnel are working tirelessly to contain 108 large fires. Many of these fires are burning actively, even through the night. With hot, dry, and windy conditions intensifying across the West, particularly east of the Cascades and into the Great Basin, wildfires are spreading faster. Lightning holdovers may emerge and grow, and gusty winds are making an already challenging situation even more volatile.

Today, we ask you to be a part of the solution. More than 85 percent of wildfires in the United States are caused by people. That means most are preventable. Currently, 392 crews, 826 engines, 146 helicopters, and two Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) airtankers are assigned to incidents across the country. Every one of these resources is vital to protecting lives, property, and the landscapes we all care about.

Please be especially careful with anything that could ignite a spark, including vehicles, equipment, campfires, smoking materials, and even parking on dry grass. Firefighters are doing their part. Let’s do ours.

This is the fire year, not just a fire season. Wildfires are happening more frequently and across more months of the year. The decisions we make today affect not only the landscapes we love but the safety of our communities and the people working to protect them.

The 2025 National Fire Year Themes remind us of our shared responsibility. Whether you're at home, on the road, or enjoying public lands, stay aware, follow local restrictions, and lead by example. Because it truly takes all of us.

Weather

Gusty west to southwest winds will result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions across the southern Great Basin and northwest Arizona, with enhanced west winds in the Snake River Plain, as well. Minimum RH of 7-15% will be the rule again across much of the Great Basin into the West Slope and most of the Arizona Strip. Isolated mixed wet and dry thunderstorms will develop from central Nevada into the Four Corners and southwest Wyoming, while scattered wet thunderstorms develop from the Mogollon Rim into southern Arizona and much of New Mexico. Dry conditions are expected across the Northwest, with hotter temperatures locally approaching the century mark and RH as low as 10-25% west of the Cascades. These warmer conditions will be the result of thermal troughing that may lead to an increase in activity over the Olympic Peninsula. Onshore flow will deepen over California, bringing near average temperatures and an uptick in humidity. Farther east, a cold front will trigger scattered to widespread showers and thunderstorms from the Front Range to the Upper Midwest, while the Southern Plains will begin to dry out. Temperatures will be as much as 20-30 degrees below average over the northern Rockies and Upper Midwest. Look for thunderstorms with flash flood potential over portions of the Appalachians, in addition to the eastern Gulf Coast as a tropical wave tracks by just offshore. Waves of showers will continue to overspread western and central Alaska, maintaining below average temperatures and improvement in the fire environment. Eastern parts of the state will be dry but seasonably mild. 

Daily statistics
Number of new large fires or emergency response 
* New fires are identified with an asterisk
10 States currently reporting large fires:
Total number of large fires 108
Acres from all active large fires 1,104,517
Fires contained 4
Year-to-date statistics
2025 (1/1/25-7/17/25) Fires: 40,431 Acres: 2,647,028
2024 (1/1/24-7/17/24) Fires: 19,034 Acres: 3,354,207
2023 (1/1/23-7/17/23) Fires: 27,303 Acres: 777,732
2022 (1/1/22-7/17/22) Fires: 37,070 Acres: 5,357,050
2021 (1/1/21-7/17/21) Fires: 34,776 Acres: 2,448,574
2020 (1/1/20-7/17/20) Fires: 28,593 Acres: 1,787,760
2019 (1/1/19-7/17/19) Fires: 23,230 Acres: 2,194,900
2018 (1/1/18-7/17/18) Fires: 34,521 Acres: 3,457,399
2017 (1/1/17-7/17/17) Fires: 34,949 Acres: 4,432,752
2016 (1/1/16-7/17/16) Fires: 29,774 Acres: 2,672,119
2015 (1/1/15-7/17/15) Fires: 32,548 Acres: 5,548,446
10-year average Year-to-Date
2015-2024 Fires: 30,575 Acres: 3,128,102
Current Wildfires
Fires: 65
Acres: 732,745
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Aggie Creek Fairbanks Area ST 35,146 2 Started on Alaska DNR land 23 miles northwest of Fairbanks, AK 907-921-7881
Anguitakada Alaska Fire Service - Galena Zone BLM 1,202 0    
Bear Creek Fairbanks Area ST 30,988 37 14 Miles NW of Healy, Alaska 907-318-2018
Bonnifield Creek Fairbanks Area ST 16,219 0 Thirty-three miles southwest of Salcha, AK  
Boulder Creek Fairbanks Area ST 4,029 0    
Chabanika Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 3,504 0 Twenty-eight miles northwest of Allakaket, AK  
Chitantala Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 122 0 Forty-five miles north of Lake Minchumina, AK  
Christian Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone BLM 30,588 0 Started on FWS land 50 miles northeast of Venetie, AK  
Continental Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 428 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 40 miles northwest of Alatna, AK  
Doc Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone BLM 904 0 Started on FWS land 13 miles southwest of Birch Creek, AK  
Dry Creek Fairbanks Area ST 12,043 0 Thirty-three miles southwest of Salcha, AK  
Elephant Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 8,941 80 Started on Alaska DNR land twenty miles south of Rampart, AK  
Goldrun Complex Alaska Fire Service - Galena Zone BLM 32,179 0 Started on NPS land 13 miles northwest of Ambler, AK  
Helmet Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone BLM 606 0 Started on FWS land 50 miles southeast of Arctic Village, AK  
Himalaya Road Fairbanks Area ST 6,194 12 12 Miles NW of Fox, AK 907-921-7881
Hogatza Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 15,580 0    
Horseshoe Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 302 0 Started on FWS land 35 miles east of Ruby, AK  
Kechumstuck Creek Tok Area ST 12,604 0    
Klikhtentotzna Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 26,540 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 39 miles north of Hughes, AK  
Lake Mansfield Tok Area ST 850 0 Twenty-six miles northwest of Tok, AK  
Lush Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 26,544 10 Started on Alaska Native Corporation land one mile northwest of Rampart, AK  
Marshall Mountain Fairbanks Area ST 691 0 Thirty miles east of Eielson Air Force Base, AK  
Mauneluk Alaska Fire Service - Galena Zone BLM 2,724 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 30 miles northeast of Koyuk, AK  
McAdams Creek Fairbanks Area ST 193 0    
McArthur Creek Tok Area ST 7,123 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 40 miles east of Tetlin, AK  
McQuisten Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 309 0 Thirty-two miles northeast of Tanana, AK  
Meadow Creek Southwest Area ST 19,634 0    
Monte Cristo Creek Fairbanks Area ST 6,759 0    
Moran Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 7,866 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 27 miles northwest of Tanana, AK  
Muskox Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 367 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 48 miles northwest of Alatna, AK  
Nelchina Glacier Valdez-Copper River Area ST 3,920 20    
Nenana Ridge Complex Fairbanks Area ST 33,107 4 Southwest of Fairbanks, AK  
Ninety-Eight Alaska Fire Service - Military Zone BLM 15,610 48 Started on DOD land 25 miles northeast of Salcha, AK  
Obrien Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone BLM 8,125 0 Twenty-four miles southeast of Livengood, AK  
Orum Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 5,640 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 30 miles southwest of Rampart, AK  
Our Creek Southwest Area ST 503 0 Fifty-eight miles north of McGrath, AK  
Pilot Creek Southwest Area ST 3,694 4 Started on Alaska DNR land 74 miles north of McGrath, AK  
Polly Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone BLM 350 0 Twenty-one miles northeast of Chicken, AK  
Portage Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 1,212 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 43 miles northwest of Alatna, AK  
Ptarmigan Complex Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone BLM 49,940 5 Two miles south of Central, AK  
Red Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 624 0 Twenty-three miles northeast of Hughes, AK  
Reed Alaska Fire Service - Galena Zone BLM 1,662 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 57 miles northeast of Kobuk, AK  
Ricks Creek Fairbanks Area ST 16,720 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 62 miles northeast of Salcha, AK  
Ridgeline Tok Area ST 4,755 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 48 miles east of Tok, AK  
River Trail Tok Area ST 22,728 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 32 miles northeast of Tok, AK  
Roundabout Complex Alaska Fire Service - Galena Zone BLM 75,083 11 Started on FWS land eight miles southwest of Huslia, AK  
Saint George Creek Fairbanks Area ST 25,992 0 Thirty-three miles southwest of Salcha, AK  
Sand Lake Delta Area ST 6,314 0 Forty-four miles southeast of Delta Junction, AK  
Seven Mile Lookout Tok Area ST 39,124 55 Started on Alaska DNR land seven miles southwest of Tok, AK  
Shortcut Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 495 0    
Sikik Alaska Fire Service - Galena Zone BLM 12,325 0 Started on NPS land 60 miles north of Ambler, AK  
Susulatna Southwest Area ST 3,031 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 59 miles northwest of Nikolai, AK  
Susulatna Hills Southwest Area ST 8,711 0    
Takoma Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone BLM 19,161 0 Started on Alaska, DNR land 26 miles west of Central, AK  
Tango Southwest Area ST 512 0    
Thluichohnjik Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone BLM 136 0 Started on FWS land 47 miles southeast of Arctic Village, AK  
Threetime Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 478 0 Started Alaska DNR land 13 miles northwest of Bettles, AK  
Timber Alaska Fire Service - Galena Zone BLM 626 0 land 20 miles southwest of Fairbanks, AK  
Tsukon Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone BLM 1,319 0    
Twelve Mile Lake Delta Area ST 23,627 0 Thirty-seven miles southeast of Delta Junction, AK  
Ulaneak Alaska Fire Service - Galena Zone BLM 101 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 33 miles northeast of Kobuk, AK  
Uncle Sam Creek Fairbanks Area ST 685 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 20 miles east of Salcha, AK  
Wheeler Alaska Fire Service - Galena Zone BLM 26,698 0 Thirty miles north of Huslia, AK  
Yellow Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone BLM 7,830 0 Forty-three miles southwest of Birch Creek, AK  
Yukon Fork Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone BLM 728 0 Twenty-six miles southeast of Circle Hot Springs, AK  
Fires: 3
Acres: 61,478
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Billy Tonto National Forest USFS 986 0 Fifteen miles south of Young, AZ 928-218-4226
Dragon Bravo Grand Canyon National Park NPS 8,570 0 Two miles west of North Rim, AZ 928-268-5610
White Sage Arizona Strip Field Office BLM 51,922 4 Fifteen miles southeast of Fredonia, AZ  
Fires: 6
Acres: 106,050
New: 1
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
* Fay Sequoia National Forest USFS 500 0 Seven miles east of Kernville, CA  
Green Shasta-Trinity National Forest USFS 14,285 9 Thirteen miles east of Lakehead, CA (530) 238-5254
Madre Los Padres National Forest USFS 80,786 91 Twenty miles northwest of New Cuyama, CA 805-308-5525
Marble Complex Klamath National Forest USFS 746 50 Sixteen miles west of Etna, CA 530-395-1268
Max Fresno-Kings Unit ST 426 20 Six miles northeast of Trimmer, CA  
Orleans Complex Six Rivers National Forest USFS 9,307 0 Ten miles east of Orleans, CA 707-532-5747
Fires: 4
Acres: 14,914
New: 1
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
South Rim Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park NPS 4,160 0 Nine miles east of Montrose, CO 970-773-5823
Sowbelly Uncompahgre Field Office BLM 2,274 13 Sixteen miles west of Delta, CO 970-240-1070
Turner Gulch Grand Junction Field Office BLM 8,139 0 8 Miles NE of Gateway, CO  
* Wright Draw Grand Junction Field Office BLM 341 0 Eight miles northeast of Gateway, CO  
Fires: 0
Acres: 0
New: 0
Contained: 1
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
13 Mile Florida Forest Service ST 13,000 100 Twenty-one miles south of Belle Glade, FL  
Fires: 4
Acres: 2,703
New: 2
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Big Bear Payette National Forest USFS 1,038 0 Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness  
* Cherry Ponderosa Area Office ST 130 0 Twenty-seven miles northwest of Orofino, ID  
Rush Payette National Forest USFS 535 0 Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness  
* Tindall Boise District BLM 1,000 0 Fourteen miles southwest of Mountain Home, ID  
Fires: 1
Acres: 124
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Garnet Southwestern Land Office ST 124 0 Twelve miles southeast of Ovando, MT 406-708-8508
Fires: 4
Acres: 44,495
New: 1
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Big Carson City District Office BLM 365 85 Eight miles southwest of Hawthorne, NV  
* Cornucopia Elko District Office BLM 550 0 Sixteen miles north of Tuscarora, NV  
Gothic Nellis Air Force Base DoD 30,786 10 Twenty-five miles southwest of Rachel, NV (702)279-4157
Hot Canyon Elko District Office BLM 12,794 71 Ten miles northwest of Montello, NV (775) 899-4901
Fires: 3
Acres: 40,321
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Goose Gila National Forest USFS 711 0 18 miles northwest of Silver City, NM 575-210-8624
Laguna Santa Fe National Forest USFS 15,482 40 Eight miles north of Gallina, NM 505-607-0879
Turkey Feather Gila National Forest USFS 24,128 19 Twenty-two miles southeast of Reserve, NM  
Fires: 7
Acres: 47,054
New: 2
Contained: 1
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Cram Prineville District BLM 41,377 0 Fifteen miles north of Madras, OR  
* Daybreak Vale District BLM 500 40 Twelve miles north of Huntington, OR  
Elk Klamath Unit ST 2,699 39 Seven miles southwest of Beatty, OR 661-795-1330
Grizzly Complex Medford Unit ST 887 58 Twenty miles west of Medford, OR  
* Hagelstein Klamath Unit ST 523 0 Four miles southeast of Modoc Point, OR  
Highland Prineville District BLM 719 75 Started on private land one mile south of Prineville, OR  
Long Point     349 86 Eight miles east of Spray, OR  
Coyote Vale District BLM 835 100 Nineteen miles south of Jordan Vally, OR  
Fires: 1
Acres: 1,100
New: 2
Contained: 1
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
* New Holland Pine Ridge Agency BIA 1,100 0 Four miles north of Wanblee, SD  
* East Shelby Jerauld County CNTY 733 100    
Fires: 4
Acres: 35,110
New: 0
Contained: 1
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Deer Creek Southeast Area ST 12,906 7 Twenty-five miles southeast of Moab, UT  
Forsyth Dixie National Forest USFS 15,676 81 Thirty miles north of St (435) 280-2263
Mica Dugway Proving Ground DoD 1,500 78 Fifteen miles east of Dugway, UT  
Monroe Canyon Fishlake National Forest USFS 5,028 0 Three miles east of Monroe, UT  
Gap     671 100 Started on state land five miles southeast of Scipio, UT  
Fires: 6
Acres: 18,423
New: 1
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Bear Gulch Olympic National Forest USFS 445 19 Ten miles northwest of Hoodsport, WA 360-732-1813
* Boundary Road Yakama Agency BIA 500 0 Thirty miles southeast of Toppenish, WA  
Greenacres Northeast Region-Department of Natural Resources ST 1,013 50 Started on county land five miles north of Omak, WA  
Hope Northeast Region-Department of Natural Resources ST 7,236 16 Approximately 15 Miles north of Kettle Falls, WA and 5 miles southwest of Northport, WA 509-219-9554
Pomas Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest USFS 3,448 0 Thirty-six miles northwest of Entiat, WA (509) 219-9543
Western Pines Northeast Region-Department of Natural Resources ST 5,781 40 10 miles northeast of Davenport