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June 13, 2024
Fire activity continues in six geographic areas where 18 large, uncontained wildfires have burned 71,674 acres in eight states. New large fires were reported in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Washington and Wyoming. More than 2,000 wildland firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents across the nation.
To date, 18,077 wildfires have burned 2,045,866 acres. When compared to the 10-year average of 23,601 wildfires and 1,252,870 acres burned, 2024 is above average for acres burned.
The national predictive services staff at the National Interagency Coordination Center released the National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook for June through September. Parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Florida could see above normal potential for wildfires in June. For additional information about the current outlook visit the Outlook page on the NICC site.
Each year, thousands of fires in the United States are caused by people. The major causes of these fires are from loss of control of debris burning; unattended and improperly extinguished or not extinguished campfires; and sparks or heat transfer from the use of vehicles and equipment like chain saws or recreational vehicles including trailers. Become a part of the solution. Learn more on how you can safely play and work around our natural resources on our public lands. Prepare for wildfire - Ready, Set, Go!
Another day of warm, dry conditions will dominate the western United States today. Extreme heat is forecast for parts of southern California, the Central California Valley, western Texas and the desert Southwest, where temperatures are likely to reach 110°F or above. A low-pressure center travels slowly inland from the southern California coast towards the Southwest, bringing strong southwest winds to much of Arizona, the southern Great Basin and the Four Corners area. Sustained winds of 20-25 mph are anticipated through the afternoon. Breezy conditions are also likely to develop Oregon and Washington to the east of the Cascades. A chance exists for isolated, dry, afternoon thunderstorms to develop over the Sierra Nevada. Above normal heat is forecast for much of the Midwest and Central Great Plains through the Mississippi Valley and the middle and northern Atlantic Coast States. A band of showers and thunderstorm activity is forecast to develop in the middle Mississippi Valley, through the Ohio Valley and the lower Great Lakes Region with severe thunderstorms possible in southern Iowa and northern Missouri, while thunderstorms and heavy rain will continue in central and southern Florida where there is a potential for flooding. National Predictive Services Outlook 6 Minutes for Safety: The 6 Minutes for Safety topic of the day is Hazmat Incident Operations.
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Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk |
6 | States currently reporting large fires: |
| Number of active large fires Total does not include individual fires within complexes. |
16 | |
| Acres from active fires | 67,851 | |
| Fires contained | 2 |
| 2024 (1/1/24-6/13/24) | Fires: 18,077 | Acres: 2,045,866 |
| 2023 (1/1/23-6/13/23) | Fires: 20,515 | Acres: 641,329 |
| 2022 (1/1/22-6/13/22) | Fires: 0 | Acres: 2,687,539 |
| 2021 (1/1/21-6/13/21) | Fires: 27,220 | Acres: 935,832 |
| 2020 (1/1/20-6/13/20) | Fires: 21,014 | Acres: 700,292 |
| 2019 (1/1/19-6/13/19) | Fires: 16,873 | Acres: 394,084 |
| 2018 (1/1/18-6/13/18) | Fires: 26,006 | Acres: 1,998,630 |
| 2017 (1/1/17-6/13/17) | Fires: 26,734 | Acres: 2,440,371 |
| 2016 (1/1/16-6/13/16) | Fires: 22,222 | Acres: 1,831,659 |
| 2015 (1/1/15-6/13/15) | Fires: 23,863 | Acres: 503,848 |
| 2014 (1/1/14-6/13/14) | Fires: 23,345 | Acres: 799,609 |
| 2014-2023 | Fires: 23,601 | Acres: 1,252,870 |
Alaska
Arizona
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
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Bear Edit |
Fort Apache Agency Edit |
BIA | 447 | 13 | Thirty miles southwest of Show Low, AZ | 928-333-6280 |
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* North Edit |
Pima Agency Edit |
BIA | 329 | 0 | Ten miles south of Chandler, AZ | |
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Sourdough Edit |
Colorado River Agency Edit |
BIA | 722 | 80 | Four miles northeast of Ehrenberg, AZ | |
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Top Edit |
San Carlos Agency Edit |
BIA | 3,375 | 75 | Four miles northeast of Cutter, AZ | |
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Bravo Edit |
Kaibab National Forest Edit |
USFS | 960 | 100 | Started on DOD land nine miles west of Flagstaff, AZ |
California
Colorado
Florida
New Mexico
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Antone Edit |
Gila National Forest Edit |
USFS | 9,700 | 0 | Fifteen miles northeast of Aragon, NM | |
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Blue 2 Edit |
Lincoln National Forest Edit |
USFS | 7,532 | 92 | Nine miles northwest of Ruidoso, NM | |
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Indios Edit |
Santa Fe National Forest Edit |
USFS | 11,500 | 88 | Seven miles north of Coyote, NM |
Washington
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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* Cold Creek Edit |
Mid Columbia National Wildlife Refuge Complex Edit |
FWS | 572 | 50 | ||
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Pioneer Edit |
Southeast Region-Department of Natural Resources Edit |
ST | 1,468 | 0 | ||
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Palisades Road Edit |
Spokane District Edit |
BLM | 693 | 100 | Started on private land five miles southeast of Trinidad, WA |
