National Fire News

National Preparedness Level 1 

as of October 13, 2023 at 7:30 a.m. MDT (on a scale from 1 to 5)

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January 12, 2024

No new large fires were reported this week. 

The National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook, produced by the predictive services staff at the National Interagency Coordination Center was released on December 1 and above normal wildfire potential is possible in Hawaii over the next three months. The current wildland fire potential outlook and the monthly seasonal outlook podcast is also available. 

    Weather

    Dry and windy post-frontal conditions are expected from southeast New Mexico through southwest, south, central, and into east Texas today. Dry and breezy post-frontal conditions are expected to continue tomorrow in portions of southern New Mexico and Texas ahead of another approaching cold front, with dry and breezy conditions remaining through Sunday in southern New Mexico and southwest Texas. Multiple cold frontal passages will push south and east through the Plains to the US-Mexico border and into the Gulf of Mexico. Well below normal temperatures will spread from the Plains and Midwest this weekend through the entire eastern US by early next week. Thunderstorms, including some severe, are likely in the Southeast today. Snow is expected from the central Plains through the Midwest and Great Lakes, including heavy snow and blizzard conditions in portions of the Midwest and Great Lakes today into the weekend. Rain and possible flooding are forecast for portions of the Northeast today, with snow likely preceding and following today into tomorrow. A Nor’easter is likely early next week with snow for most of the Appalachians, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast. Widespread snow is expected across the northern half to two-thirds of the West into Sunday, with multiple feet of snow likely in the mountains and snow levels down to and below 2000-3000 feet. Periodic frontal passages will bring showers and mostly cooler than normal conditions for the Hawaiian Islands, while precipitation is likely across most of Alaska by early next week. 

    Daily statistics
    Number of new large fires or emergency response
    * New fires are identified with an asterisk
    0 States currently reporting large fires:
    Number of active large fires
    Total does not include individual fires within complexes.
    0
      Acres from active fires 0
      Fires contained 0
      Year-to-date statistics
      2024 (1/1/24-1/16/24) Fires: 250 Acres: 940
      2023 (1/1/23-1/16/23) Fires: 641 Acres: 6,298
      2022 (1/1/22-1/16/22) Fires: 407 Acres: 6,754
      2021 (1/1/21-1/16/21) Fires: 514 Acres: 13,763
      2020 (1/1/20-1/16/20) Fires: 582 Acres: 13,007
      2019 (1/1/19-1/16/19) Fires: 270 Acres: 2,341
      2018 (1/1/18-1/16/18) Fires: 1,034 Acres: 7,403
      2017 (1/1/17-1/16/17) Fires: 494 Acres: 9,174
      2016 (1/1/16-1/16/16) Fires: 187 Acres: 549
      2015 (1/1/15-1/16/15) Fires: 324 Acres: 825
      2014 (1/1/14-1/16/14) Fires: 295 Acres: 3,438
      10-year average Year-to-Date
      2014-2023 Fires: 335 Acres: 3,929
      Current Wildfires