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August 13, 2025
So far this year, human activity has sparked more than 39,000 wildfires, burning over 1.6 million acres. These preventable incidents require time and resources that are essential to managing wildland fire across the country.
Today, 16,953 wildland firefighters and support personnel are on assignment across the country, tackling wildfires in challenging terrain and conditions. Every human-caused wildfire adds to that workload. States like California, Texas, Florida, Georgia, and Oklahoma have seen the highest number of these preventable ignitions this year, each one a reminder of how much difference safe choices can make.
Whether you’re towing a trailer, enjoying a campfire, using equipment, or driving in rural areas, take steps to eliminate sparks. Park on bare soil or pavement, drown and stir campfires until they are cool to the touch, and secure chains before hitting the road. Small actions taken now can prevent big consequences later.
Predictive Services at the National Interagency Coordination Center is tracking three active fuels and fire behavior advisories covering portions of Nevada, California, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and Wyoming. These advisories highlight conditions that can contribute to rapid fire growth. If you live in or are traveling through these areas, take time to understand the risks and adjust your activities accordingly to help prevent new starts.
To bolster suppression efforts, four U.S. military C-130 aircraft outfitted with Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS) are currently on assignment. Two are operating from Colorado Springs, Colorado, and two from Mesa, Arizona, adding critical airtanker support when aviation resources are at capacity. Learn more about MAFFS.
The 2025 National Fire Year Themes remind us that “it takes all of us” to keep firefighters and the public safe, protect communities, reduce smoke impacts, and enjoy public lands responsibly. Every choice matters, because preventing the next ignition might be as simple as the decision you make today.
Above normal temperatures continue and breezy winds develop in the Pacific Northwest as the ridge breaks down, with generally westerly winds of 10-25 mph and gusts of 30-45 mph amid minimum RH of 10-15% away from the coast focused on the east slopes of the Cascades into the Columbia Basin, and modest overnight recovery. Across the Great Basin and into the central Rockies, winds increase with southwest to northwesterly winds 10- 20 mph with gusts of 20-40 mph amid RH of 7-15% and poor overnight recovery. For most of California away from the coast, hot, above normal temperatures and low RH continue, with RH of 7-15% and poor overnight recovery. Winds will be mostly light except in areas favored by terrain. Monsoon moisture lies over much of Arizona and into New Mexico and the central Rockies, with a slight increase in upper moisture across inland parts of the West, bringing a chance of isolated mixed wet/dry thunderstorms with gusty outflows across the Southwest, as well as parts of the Great Basin and around the central Rockies - isolated dry thunderstorms and new ignitions remain possible in in those parts. Elsewhere, scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected across much of the east, south, and Great Plains.
| 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 | 34 | |
| Acres from all active large fires | 734,640 | |
| Fires contained | 3 |
| 2025 (1/1/25-8/13/25) | Fires: 43,381 | Acres: 3,642,224 |
| 2024 (1/1/24-8/13/24) | Fires: 24,766 | Acres: 5,382,815 |
| 2023 (1/1/23-8/13/23) | Fires: 34,234 | Acres: 1,617,369 |
| 2022 (1/1/22-8/13/22) | Fires: 42,104 | Acres: 5,905,686 |
| 2021 (1/1/21-8/13/21) | Fires: 40,090 | Acres: 3,893,239 |
| 2020 (1/1/20-8/13/20) | Fires: 35,387 | Acres: 2,349,698 |
| 2019 (1/1/19-8/13/19) | Fires: 29,572 | Acres: 3,655,609 |
| 2018 (1/1/18-8/13/18) | Fires: 40,392 | Acres: 5,623,512 |
| 2017 (1/1/17-8/13/17) | Fires: 41,688 | Acres: 6,267,405 |
| 2016 (1/1/16-8/13/16) | Fires: 37,075 | Acres: 3,857,015 |
| 2015 (1/1/15-8/13/15) | Fires: 39,830 | Acres: 6,506,392 |
| 2015-2024 | Fires: 36,822 | Acres: 4,480,753 |
Alaska
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripple | Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone | BLM | 3,949 | 0 | Started on FWS land 45 miles southeast of Mountain Village, AK |
Arizona
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy | Tonto National Forest | USFS | 17,210 | 13 | Fifteen miles south of Young, AZ | 928-218-4226 |
| Bronco | San Carlos Agency | BIA | 18,131 | 16 | Thirty miles northeast of San Carlos, AZ | (928) 260-0018 |
| Dragon Bravo | Grand Canyon National Park | NPS | 143,974 | 44 | Two miles west of North Rim, AZ | 928-268-5610 |
| Goodwin | San Carlos Agency | BIA | 1,010 | 32 | Twelve miles southeast of Bylas, AZ | 928-218-4240 |
| Indian Creek | Fort Apache Agency | BIA | 2,513 | 25 | 10 miles southwest of Whiteriver, AZ | 928-260-0018 |
| Kirkland | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Northwest District | ST | 913 | 100 | 2 miles northeast of Hillside | 602-540-1036 |
California
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon | Ventura County Fire Department | ST | 5,370 | 97 | Three miles northeast of Piru, CA | |
| Gifford | Los Padres National Forest | USFS | 125,272 | 37 | Fifteen miles northeast of Santa Maria, CA | 805-308-5533 |
| Gold | San Bernardino National Forest | USFS | 1,050 | 79 | 1 mile NE of Holcomb Valley Campground | 909-383-5688 |
| Mountain | Modoc National Forest | USFS | 980 | 30 | Seven miles southeast of Newell, CA | 530-708-5613 |
| Orleans Complex | Six Rivers National Forest | USFS | 22,126 | 83 | Ten miles east of Orleans, CA | 707-532-5747 |
| Panoche | San Benito-Monterey Unit | ST | 423 | 100 | Two miles east of Antelope, CA | |
| Rosa | Riverside Unit | ST | 1,671 | 100 | Santa Rosa | 951-940-6985 |
Colorado
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk RBX | Rio Blanco County | CNTY | 14,549 | 75 | 10 Miles SE of Meeker, Colorado | 9703418665 |
| Lee | White River Field Office | BLM | 120,650 | 4 | 11 Miles SW of Meeker, Colorado | 9703418665 |
| South Rim | Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park | NPS | 4,232 | 52 | Nine miles east of Montrose, CO | 970-641-2337 |
| Stoner Mesa | San Juan National Forest | USFS | 6,618 | 0 | Eleven miles northeast of Dolores, CO | 702-421-5275 |
| Turner Gulch | Grand Junction Field Office | BLM | 28,792 | 51 | Eight miles northeast of Gateway, CO | 970-852-6920 |
| Waters Canyon | Ute Mountain Ute Agency | BIA | 206 | 90 | Fourteen miles southwest of Mancos, CO |
Idaho
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bear | Payette National Forest | USFS | 14,935 | 70 | 59 Miles NE of McCall, Idaho - Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness | 208-634-0820 |
| Cedar | Salmon-Challis National Forest | USFS | 732 | 56 | approximately 4 miles northeast of Clyde | 208-756-7853 |
| Island Creek | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | USFS | 652 | 5 | Near Sob Point on the Moose Creek Ranger District. | 208-935-6134 |
| Lightning Creek | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | USFS | 2,461 | 10 | Nine miles north of Clark Fork, ID | 208-923-1343 |
| Rush | Payette National Forest | USFS | 7,392 | 90 | 57 Miles NW of McCall, Idaho - Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness | 208-634-0820 |
Louisiana
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backbone | Kisatchie National Forest | USFS | 1,348 | 7 | Fifteen miles south of Natchitoches, LA |
Nevada
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cat Canyon | Nevada National Security Site | Department of Energy | 16,260 | 75 | Approximately 20 miles NE of Beatty, NV | 702-279-4157 |
| Jakes | Elko District Office | BLM | 82,217 | 92 | Two miles southwest of Midas, NV | (775) 516-5771 |
New Mexico
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Mesa | Carson National Forest | USFS | 5,031 | 66 | Off Forest Road 218B, Jicarilla Ranger District | (505) 465-9515 |
| Vereda Blanca | Cibola National Forest | USFS | 1,209 | 4 | Forty-three miles northeast of Albuquerque, NM | 505-546-9429 |
Oregon
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Duff | Umatilla Agency | BIA | 300 | 0 | Nine miles northeast of Mission, OR |
Utah
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beulah | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | USFS | 3,352 | 0 | Thirty-two miles northeast of Kamas, UT | 435-220-7215 |
| Monroe Canyon | Fishlake National Forest | USFS | 71,884 | 38 | Three miles east of Monroe City, UT | 435-280-2269 |
Washington
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek II | Colville Agency | BIA | 267 | 32 | 18 miles N of Keller, WA | 509-400-6203 |
| Bear Gulch | Olympic National Forest | USFS | 6,196 | 3 | 10 Miles Northwest of Hoodsport, WA | 360-732-1813 |
| Pomas | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | USFS | 3,472 | 0 | Thirty-six miles northwest of Entiat, WA | (509) 219-9543 |
Wyoming
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Crosho | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests | USFS | 300 | 0 |
