Nationally, 22 large wildfires are currently active and have burned 1,159,898 acres. About 5,311 wildland firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents, including 7 complex incident management teams, 97 crews, 258 engines, and 55 helicopters.
Wildland firefighters and support personnel continue to assist with hurricane relief efforts in North Carolina. Two Canadian crews are assisting with suppression efforts in the Great Basin area. Visit our 2024 Canada Support Flickr album to see photos of the crews.
You don’t have to be a firefighter to keep your home safe from wildfire. Homeowners and communities play a large role in fire safety. Take simple measures such as keeping streets and roads clear so that fire engines can safely maneuver, and residents can evacuate if needed. Make sure fire hydrants are visible and accessible. Clear flammable vegetation around structures, on large lots, and along roadsides. These simple prevention measures can go a long way toward reducing fire risk for your home and community.
Weather
A frontal system will bring showers and thunderstorms to the Midwest and western Great Lakes states this afternoon through tonight. Dry and breezy northwest flow will be in place across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic with sustained winds of 10 to 20 mph. Much of the Southeast will see very warm conditions with high temperatures in the 80s to near 90 and humidity of 20-30%, though winds will be mostly light. Meanwhile an expansive ridge of high pressure will be in place across the West with dry conditions from the Plains westward. A dry cold front will push through the Rocky Mountains today. That will bring west to northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph over eastern Colorado along with humidity values in the upper single digits and teens. There will also be warm and breezy conditions ahead of the front over the Southern Plains with humidity of 15- 30%. Cooler temperatures will prevail behind that front across the Pacific Northwest, the northern Great Basin, and northernmost California. It will be a warm day for Central and Southern California and the Desert Southwest with temperatures rising well into the 90s in the deserts amid relative humidity of 5-15%.
Daily statistics
Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk
2
States currently reporting large fires:
Total number of large fires under full suppression strategies
The fire is centered around Edwardsburg, but has burned north, east, west and south of the community. It has moved into the Wilderness area. Krassel Ranger District, Payette National Forest
