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as of April 1, 2021 at 6 p.m. MDT (on a scale from 1 to 5)

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April 9, 2021

New large fire activity was reported in Arizona, Florida, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania yesterday. Nationally 23 large fires have burned nearly 37,000 acres in 10 states. To date, 13,233 wildfires have burned 411,705. 

Spring is here and many people are getting outside to enjoy the change in the weather. As you enjoy your public lands, make sure to follow the Leave No Trace Principles and recreate responsibly. 

Weather

A cold front will continue sweeping southeast across the Plains and into the Southwest today with dry and windy conditions ahead of it. Widespread elevated to critical conditions will overspread much of New Mexico into west Texas and southern Colorado. Post-frontal dry and windy conditions are also likely across western North Dakota and portions of the Plains east of the Northern Rockies. A surface low will slowly move north in the Upper Midwest and western Great Lakes today with precipitation spreading over much of this area. A stronger surface low will develop on the southern Plains with severe weather likely in the ArkLaTex through the Lower Mississippi Valley. 

Daily statistics
Number of new large fires or emergency response

* New fires are identified with an asterisk 		8 States currently reporting large fires:
Number of active large fires
Total does not include individual fires within complexes.		 16
Acres from active fires 32,158
Fires contained 10
Year-to-date statistics
2021 (1/1/21-4/09/21) Fires: 13,233 Acres: 411,705
2020 (1/1/20-4/09/20) Fires: 8,275 Acres: 191,665
2019 (1/1/19-4/09/19) Fires: 7,504 Acres: 182,367
2018 (1/1/18-4/09/18) Fires: 13,328 Acres: 539,607
2017 (1/1/17-4/09/17) Fires: 14,914 Acres: 2,184,499
2016 (1/1/16-4/09/16) Fires: 11,025 Acres: 826,348
2015 (1/1/15-4/09/15) Fires: 11,459 Acres: 262,728
2014 (1/1/14-4/09/14) Fires: 13,806 Acres: 224,119
2013 (1/1/13-4/09/13) Fires: 8,541 Acres: 102,305
2012 (1/1/12-4/09/12) Fires: 12,238 Acres: 216,140
2011 (1/1/11-4/09/11) Fires: 19,083 Acres: 738,386
10-year average Year-to-Date
2011-2020 Fires: 11,814 Acres: 541,216
Current Wildfires

Arizona

Fires: 3
Acres: 7,334
New: 0
Contained: 1
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
G-22

Edit 		Fort Apache Agency

Edit 		BIA 1,761 10 Eighteen miles southwest of Heber, AZ
Margo

Edit 		Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Southeast District

Edit 		ST 1,148 80 Dudleyville - Pinal County 602-540-1036
Salt

Edit 		San Carlos Agency

Edit 		BIA 4,425 35 Thirty miles northwest of Safford, AZ
Gila

Edit 		Colorado River District

Edit 		BLM 2,130 100 60 miles east of Yuma, north of Dateland, Ariz. 602-818-8295

Colorado

Fires: 1
Acres: 822
New: 1
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
* County Road 8

Edit 		Rio Blanco County

Edit 		CNTY 822 0 Eight miles southeast of Meeker, CO

Florida

Fires: 0
Acres: 0
New: 0
Contained: 2
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Easter

Edit 		Florida Forest Service

Edit 		ST 310 100 Four miles southeast of Florida City, FL
Lighthouse

Edit 		Florida Forest Service

Edit 		ST 160 100 Two miles west of Wewahitchka, FL

Montana

Fires: 1
Acres: 14,006
New: 1
Contained: 1
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Greenhouse

Edit 		Blackfeet Agency

Edit 		BIA 14,006 90 Two miles east of Browning, MT
* Sink Hole

Edit 		Flathead Agency

Edit 		BIA 316 100

North Dakota

Fires: 1
Acres: 5,000
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Horse Pasture

Edit 		Dakota Prairie National Grasslands

Edit 		USFS 5,000 95 Twelve miles south of Watford City, ND 402-250-5017

Oklahoma

Fires: 5
Acres: 1,847
New: 3
Contained: 3
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
* Bottom Blue

Edit 		Oklahoma Division of Forestry

Edit 		ST 250 80 Thirty-two miles northeast of McAlester, OK
Bull Creek

Edit 		Oklahoma Division of Forestry

Edit 		ST 455 70 One mile southwest of Dunbar, OK
Kelough

Edit 		Okmulgee Field Office

Edit 		BIA 436 40 One mile north of Weleetka, OK
Lynn

Edit 		Wewoka Agency

Edit 		BIA 271 90 Five miles northeast of Konawa, OK
* Top Blue

Edit 		Oklahoma Division of Forestry

Edit 		ST 435 81 Thirty-two miles northeast of McAlester, OK
* Howl

Edit 		Osage Agency

Edit 		BIA 2,109 100
Presbury Hill

Edit 		Osage Agency

Edit 		BIA 2,605 100 Two miles north of Cleveland, OK
Tucker Knob NE

Edit 		Oklahoma Division of Forestry

Edit 		ST 200 100 Twenty-five miles northeast of McAlester, OK

Pennsylvania

Fires: 2
Acres: 537
New: 2
Contained: 1
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
* Hemlock

Edit 		Pennsylvania Division of Forest Fire Protection

Edit 		ST 337 59
* Victoria Flats

Edit 		Pennsylvania Division of Forest Fire Protection

Edit 		ST 200 80 Three miles southwest of Ohiopyle, PA
Cobham Hill

Edit 		Allegheny National Forest

Edit 		USFS 155 100 814-723-0262

South Carolina

Fires: 1
Acres: 1,275
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Moore

Edit 		Ace Basin National Wildlife Refuge

Edit 		FWS 1,275 95 Five miles southwest of Whitehall, SC

Texas

Fires: 2
Acres: 1,337
New: 1
Contained: 1
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
DCNF Wilderness Tram

Edit 		National Forests And Grasslands In Texas

Edit 		USFS 552 70
* South Rim 4

Edit 		Big Bend National Park

Edit 		NPS 785 13 High Chisos Mountain and upper Boot Canyon 432-477-1107
Tecolote

Edit 		Texas A & M Forest Service

Edit 		ST 818 100 Started on private land twenty-eight miles northeast of McAllen, TX 361-212-9270

Utah

Fires: 0
Acres: 0
New: 0
Contained: 1
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Choke Cherry

Edit 		Southwest Area

Edit 		ST 660 100 Sixty miles northwest of Cedar City, UT

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