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National Preparedness Level 2

as of March 28, 2022 at 5 p.m. MDT (on a scale from 1 to 5)

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June 29, 2022

Fifty large fires and complexes have burned 1,952,016 acres in 10 states. Seven new large fires were reported, four in Alaska, two in California, and one in Oregon. More than 4,500 wildland firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents across the nation. 

The number of wildfires and acres burned this year is well above the 10-year average. As of today, 33,360 wildfires have burned 3,625,819 acres, the most in the past 10 years. 

The Huron and Hilltop fires in Alaska and the Willow Creek fire in Oregon displayed extreme fire behavior yesterday. With very hot and dry conditions in many states, it's important to know the current and expected weather, fuels and fire danger information. Stay up-to-date with the Predictive Services outlooks, weather forecasts, and fuels and fire danger briefings. 

The 4th of July is right around the corner. Now more than ever, wildland firefighters need your help to prevent wildfires. Remember that fireworks have no place in our wildlands. Check for local fire restrictions before heading out this weekend. And remember to never leave your campfire unattended, properly dispose barbecue charcoal, use equipment safely and prevent malfunctions, and keep vehicles off of dry grass. We all play a role in wildfire prevention and safety.

 

Weather

Dry and breezy conditions are likely across the Great Basin into portions of the northern Rockies and southeast California. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions are expected across portions of eastern Wyoming, northeast Colorado, western Nebraska, and western South Dakota as south- southwest winds strengthen amid a dry airmass. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are likely, mostly along and west of the Divide in the Southwest, Four Corners, and Colorado Rockies into southern Wyoming. Drier storms are possible on the northwest and northern periphery of this area. Strong to severe thunderstorms are likely on portions of the northern Plains into the western Great Lakes, with thunderstorms likely continuing near the Gulf and southeast Atlantic Coasts. Warm and dry conditions will continue across much of the Interior, southwest, and south-central Alaska, with isolated thunderstorms likely across south-central and southeast Alaska.

Daily statistics
Number of new large fires or emergency response

* New fires are identified with an asterisk 		7 States currently reporting large fires:
Number of active large fires
Total does not include individual fires within complexes.		 50
Acres from active fires 1,952,016
Fires contained 1
Year-to-date statistics
2022 (1/1/22-6/29/22) Fires: 33,360 Acres: 3,625,819
2021 (1/1/21-6/29/21) Fires: 30,414 Acres: 1,424,125
2020 (1/1/20-6/29/20) Fires: 24,056 Acres: 1,421,675
2019 (1/1/19-6/29/19) Fires: 19,342 Acres: 900,624
2018 (1/1/18-6/29/18) Fires: 28,887 Acres: 2,441,731
2017 (1/1/17-6/29/17) Fires: 29,829 Acres: 2,786,814
2016 (1/1/16-6/29/16) Fires: 25,426 Acres: 2,110,041
2015 (1/1/15-6/29/15) Fires: 27,590 Acres: 2,048,899
2014 (1/1/14-6/29/14) Fires: 25,978 Acres: 886,021
2013 (1/1/13-6/29/13) Fires: 21,729 Acres: 1,351,576
2012 (1/1/12-6/29/12) Fires: 27,176 Acres: 1,876,169
10-year average Year-to-Date
2012-2021 Fires: 25,844 Acres: 1,640,014
Current Wildfires

Alaska

Fires: 35
Acres: 1,166,677
New: 4
Contained: 1
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Adak

Edit 		Southwest Area

Edit 		ST 919 0 Started on FWS land nine miles north of Adak, AK
Apoon Pass

Edit 		Alaska Fire Service - Galena Zone

Edit 		BLM 84,138 0
Bean Complex

Edit 		Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone

Edit 		BLM 43,364 0 503-894-6694
Boatman

Edit 		Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone

Edit 		BLM 1,334 0 Twenty-three miles southeast of Coldfoot, AK
Central Creek Airstrip

Edit 		Delta Area

Edit 		ST 2,995 0 Thirty-one miles northeast of Delta Junction, AK
Clear

Edit 		Fairbanks Area

Edit 		ST 9,555 7 10 NM from City of Anderson along the Teklanika River 907-290-2921
Contact Creek

Edit 		Southwest Area

Edit 		ST 10,322 0 40 miles southeast of King Salmon 907-246-3305
Curky

Edit 		Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone

Edit 		BLM 2,524 0 Forty-five miles northwest of Stevens Village, AK
Douglas

Edit 		Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone

Edit 		BLM 364 0 Twenty-seven miles southeast of Evansville, AK
Fish Creek

Edit 		Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone

Edit 		BLM 1,054 0 Fifteen miles southwest of Lake Minchumina, AK
Fork Creek

Edit 		Southwest Area

Edit 		ST 2,244 0
Fourth of July Creek

Edit 		Southwest Area

Edit 		ST 51,146 0 Thirty-five miles west of McGrath, AK
* Hilltop

Edit 		Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone

Edit 		BLM 2,217 0 Sixty-five miles southwest of Tanana, AK
Hog Butte

Edit 		Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone

Edit 		BLM 70,152 0 Twenty-one miles northwest of Telida, AK
* Holonada

Edit 		Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone

Edit 		BLM 566 0 Fifty-two miles north of Tanana, AK
* Huron

Edit 		Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone

Edit 		BLM 2,416 0 Twenty miles northeast of Rampart, AK
Iowithla River

Edit 		Southwest Area

Edit 		ST 36,559 0 Seventeen miles northeast of Dillingham, AK
Kokwok

Edit 		Southwest Area

Edit 		ST 31,497 0 Fifty miles north of Dillingham, AK
Lansing Creek

Edit 		Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone

Edit 		BLM 443 0 Thirty miles southeast of Coldfoot, AK
Lime Complex

Edit 		Southwest Area

Edit 		ST 588,150 0 Sleetmute to King Salmon, Napaimute to Port Alsworth 907-290-2699
Melozitna

Edit 		Alaska Fire Service - Galena Zone

Edit 		BLM 2,247 0
Minto Lakes

Edit 		Fairbanks Area

Edit 		ST 10,591 0 Minto Lakes/Chatanika River 541-410-5311
North Fork

Edit 		Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone

Edit 		BLM 373 0
Ongivinuk River

Edit 		Southwest Area

Edit 		ST 735 10
Ongoke River

Edit 		Southwest Area

Edit 		ST 1,426 0 Started on FWS land 38 miles northwest of Dillingham, AK
Paddle

Edit 		Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone

Edit 		BLM 1,944 0 Thirty-six miles northeast of Circle, AK
Pauls Creek

Edit 		Southwest Area

Edit 		ST 10,057 0 Fifty-eight miles northeast of Egeglik, AK
Ponglevik River

Edit 		Southwest Area

Edit 		ST 629 0 Started on FWS land 74 miles northeast of Hooper Bay, AK
Poorman Complex

Edit 		Alaska Fire Service - Galena Zone

Edit 		BLM 12,261 0
Sawpit Creek

Edit 		Southwest Area

Edit 		ST 23,580 0
Schilling Creek

Edit 		Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone

Edit 		BLM 430 0 Four miles southeast of Caro, AK
Submarine Creek

Edit 		Southwest Area

Edit 		ST 22,945 0 Forty-five miles west of Telida, AK
Tatlawiksuk

Edit 		Southwest Area

Edit 		ST 130,194 0 Forty-one miles south of McGrath, AK
* Troublesome

Edit 		Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone

Edit 		BLM 1,143 0 Thirteen miles east of Rampart, AK
Tuklung River

Edit 		Southwest Area

Edit 		ST 6,163 0
Fish

Edit 		Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone

Edit 		BLM 231 100

Arizona

Fires: 5
Acres: 62,838
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Contreras

Edit 		Papago Agency

Edit 		BIA 29,482 95 20 miles east of Sells, Arizona on the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation; 8 miles SE of Kitt Peak Observatory 520-302-5120
Haywire

Edit 		Coconino National Forest

Edit 		USFS 5,575 95 7.5 miles northeast of Doney Park. Cinder Hills, Haywire crater east of Sunset Crater 928-224-8306
Hog Spring

Edit 		Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest

Edit 		USFS 461 48 Ten miles east of Show Low, AZ 928-245-1585
Pipeline

Edit 		Coconino National Forest

Edit 		USFS 26,532 90 Five miles north of Flagstaff, AZ 928-224-8306
Steamboat

Edit 		Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Northwest District

Edit 		ST 788 0 Sixteen miles north of Bagdad, AZ

California

Fires: 2
Acres: 827
New: 2
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
* Burrows

Edit 		Tehama-Glenn Unit

Edit 		ST 317 65 Eight miles north of Elk Creek, CA
* Rices

Edit 		Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit

Edit 		ST 510 0 Eight miles southeast of North San Juan, CA

Georgia

Fires: 1
Acres: 2,213
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
St. Catherines Island

Edit 		Georgia Forestry Commission

Edit 		ST 2,213 80

Nevada

Fires: 1
Acres: 1,800
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Goshute

Edit 		Elko District Office

Edit 		BLM 1,800 12 West of U.S. Highway 93 Alternate, 25 miles south of Wendover, Nevada 775-753-0386

New Mexico

Fires: 2
Acres: 666,871
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Black

Edit 		Gila National Forest

Edit 		USFS 325,136 70 24 miles N of Mimbres 575-388-8201
Hermits Peak

Edit 		Santa Fe National Forest

Edit 		USFS 341,735 93 12 miles northwest of Las Vegas, NM 505-356-2636

North Carolina

Fires: 1
Acres: 1,938
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Ferebee Road

Edit 		North Carolina Forest Service

Edit 		ST 1,938 24 Five miles northeast of Rodanthe, NC

Oregon

Fires: 1
Acres: 33,000
New: 1
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
* Willow Creek

Edit 		Vale District

Edit 		BLM 33,000 0 Started on private land 12 miles north of Vale, OR

Texas

Fires: 1
Acres: 11,598
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Dempsey

Edit 		Texas A & M Forest Service

Edit 		ST 11,598 36 7 miles west of Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County 979-255-0591

Utah

Fires: 1
Acres: 4,254
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Left Fork

Edit 		Dixie National Forest

Edit 		USFS 4,254 50 10 Miles Southwest of Bryce Canyon City in Kanab Creek Drainage 435-261-7809

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