as of October 13, 2023 at 7:30 a.m. MDT (on a scale from 1 to 5)
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March 29, 2024
Currently 10 uncontained large fires and complexes have burned 22,372 acres in five states. The 2024 year-to-date wildfires is 5,260 which is well below the 10-year average of 9,629 wildfires. The 1,659,645 acres burned is significantly higher than the 10-year average of 474,563 due to the wildfires in Texas in late February.
Since January 1, more than 3,400 wildfires were caused by people. These fires burned about 1.6 million acres. In comparison, 10 wildfires were ignited by lightning and account for about 388 acres. States with the most human-caused wildfires include Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, North Carolina and California.
A fuels and fire behavior advisory is still in effect for Northwest Texas, western Oklahoma, southwest Kansas, southeastern Colorado and far eastern New Mexico. Wildland fire personnel should expect extreme to unprecedented fire growth and intensity in these areas.
You don’t have to be a firefighter to keep your home safe from wildfire. Homeowners and communities play a large role in fire prevention and safety. Take simple measures such as keeping streets and roads clear to fire engines can safely maneuver and residents can evacuate if needed. Make sure fire hydrants are visible and accessible. More importantly, clear flammable vegetation around structures, on large lots and along roadsides. These simple prevention measures can go along way toward reducing damages of fire to your home and community.
Visit the NIFC website prevention page to learn how you can plan and prepare for wildfires and prevent unwanted human-caused fires: https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/fire-prevention-education-mitigation.
Breezy southwest winds are forecast for the central Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic today, but relative humidity will increase, with widespread rain forecast for much of the Southeast, Appalachians, and East Coast tonight into Saturday. A fast-moving storm will also bring snow to the Great Lakes and rain to the Ohio Valley today, with snow in northern New England tomorrow. A large Pacific storm will move across the West this weekend with widespread precipitation, falling as snow in the mountains. As this storm emerges onto the Plains, strong southwesterly winds and dry conditions are forecast for the southern High Plains with elevated to critical fire weather conditions. Widespread precipitation will fall across the rest of the Plains into the Mississippi Valley early next week with this storm, with heavy snow and blizzard conditions possible for the northern Plains and portions of Minnesota. Another round of widespread rain is likely for the Appalachians to East Coast mid to late next week as this storm continues moving eastward. A second Pacific storm will bring rain and mountain snow to the northern two-thirds of the West mid to late next week, with strong westerly winds likely across much of the Southwest into the southern Plains. Much of central and eastern Interior Alaska will remain mild and dry the next week with continued storms for southwest Alaska.
| Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk |
35 | States currently reporting large fires: |
| Number of active large fires Total does not include individual fires within complexes. |
10 | |
| Acres from active fires | 22,372 | |
| Fires contained | 41 |
| 2024 (1/1/24-3/29/24) | Fires: 5,260 | Acres: 1,659,645 |
| 2023 (1/1/23-3/29/23) | Fires: 7,672 | Acres: 113,795 |
| 2022 (1/1/22-3/29/22) | Fires: 15,068 | Acres: 544,164 |
| 2021 (1/1/21-3/29/21) | Fires: 9,912 | Acres: 261,041 |
| 2020 (1/1/20-3/29/20) | Fires: 6,232 | Acres: 129,847 |
| 2019 (1/1/19-3/29/19) | Fires: 5,218 | Acres: 118,776 |
| 2018 (1/1/18-3/29/18) | Fires: 11,195 | Acres: 432,420 |
| 2017 (1/1/17-3/29/17) | Fires: 13,253 | Acres: 2,164,725 |
| 2016 (1/1/16-3/29/16) | Fires: 8,805 | Acres: 724,991 |
| 2015 (1/1/15-3/29/15) | Fires: 8,705 | Acres: 162,346 |
| 2014 (1/1/14-3/29/14) | Fires: 11,791 | Acres: 170,681 |
| 2014-2023 | Fires: 9,629 | Acres: 474,563 |
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Yellow Mountain Edit |
Kentucky Division of Forestry Edit |
ST | 269 | 90 | Started on private land six miles northeast of Dorton, KY | |
| * Big Branch Road Edit |
Kentucky Division of Forestry Edit |
ST | 102 | 100 | ||
| * Brushy Creek 1 Edit |
Kentucky Division of Forestry Edit |
ST | 113 | 100 | ||
| * Brushy Creek 2 Edit |
Kentucky Division of Forestry Edit |
ST | 144 | 100 | ||
| * Brushy Creek 3 Edit |
Kentucky Division of Forestry Edit |
ST | 121 | 100 | ||
| * Kentucky 611 Edit |
Kentucky Division of Forestry Edit |
ST | 129 | 100 |
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe Lake Edit |
North Carolina Forest Service Edit |
ST | 579 | 100 | Fourteen miles north of Elizabethtown, NC | |
| Huckleberry Mountain Edit |
North Carolina Forest Service Edit |
ST | 451 | 100 | Twenty-three miles northeast of Rutherfordton, NC | |
| * Morton Rd Edit |
North Carolina Forest Service Edit |
ST | 110 | 100 |
Ohio
Oklahoma
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Rooster Edit |
Oklahoma Division of Forestry Edit |
ST | 180 | 50 | Thirteen miles northeast of Sallisaw, OK | |
| Beaver Mtn Edit |
Oklahoma Division of Forestry Edit |
ST | 776 | 100 | Twenty-nine miles northeast of McAlester, OK | |
| Cimarron Bluff Edit |
Oklahoma Division of Forestry Edit |
ST | 4,113 | 100 | Two miles east of Selman, OK | |
| * Denison Hollow Edit |
Oklahoma Division of Forestry Edit |
ST | 580 | 100 | ||
| Flying G Edit |
Okmulgee Field Office Edit |
BIA | 1,110 | 100 | ||
| Frisco Line Edit |
Oklahoma Division of Forestry Edit |
ST | 125 | 100 | Twenty-nine miles southeast of McAlester, OK | |
| * Lost Arrow Edit |
Oklahoma Division of Forestry Edit |
ST | 120 | 100 | ||
| * Round Springs Edit |
Oklahoma Division of Forestry Edit |
ST | 217 | 100 | ||
| Salt Fork Edit |
Oklahoma Division of Forestry Edit |
ST | 210 | 100 | Seven miles south of Jay, OK | |
| Spent Edit |
Cherokee Nation Tribe Edit |
BIA | 1,126 | 100 | Nine miles south of Jay, OK |
Tennessee
Virginia
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Knob Edit |
George Washington & Jefferson National Forests Edit |
USFS | 500 | 75 | ||
| * North Zone Complex Edit |
George Washington & Jefferson National Forests Edit |
USFS | 16,040 | 87 | ||
| Rocky Branch Edit |
Shenandoah National Park Edit |
NPS | 1,031 | 85 | Four miles east of Luray, VA | |
| * 24ER00310 Edit |
Virginia Department of Forestry Edit |
ST | 100 | 100 | ||
| * Coal Mine Edit |
Virginia Department of Forestry Edit |
ST | 200 | 100 | ||
| * Crooked Run Edit |
Virginia Department of Forestry Edit |
ST | 100 | 100 | ||
| * East Rocky Ridge Edit |
Virginia DOF Edit |
ST | 700 | 100 | ||
| * Shenandoah Edit |
Virginia DOF Edit |
ST | 120 | 100 | ||
| Taylor’s Gap Edit |
Virginia Department of Forestry Edit |
ST | 260 | 100 | Seven miles northeast of Crozet, VA | |
| * West Briar Edit |
Virginia Department of Forestry Edit |
ST | 980 | 100 | ||
| West Old Mountain Road Edit |
Virginia Department of Forestry Edit |
ST | 450 | 100 | Seven miles south of Louisa, VA | |
| * Yeawood Edit |
Virginia Department of Forestry Edit |
ST | 200 | 100 |
West Virginia
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Dove Hollow Edit |
Edit | 2,950 | 10 | Started on private land one mile northeast of Mathias, WV | ||
| Grace Mountain Edit |
West Virginia Division of Forestry Edit |
ST | 600 | 20 | Two miles southeast of Milam, WV | |
| * Old 52 Edit |
West Virginia Division of Forestry Edit |
ST | 127 | 91 | Started on private land one mile northeast of Laeger, WV | |
| Spring Run Edit |
West Virginia Division of Forestry Edit |
ST | 500 | 75 | Five miles southeast of Petersburg, WV | |
| * Anderson Branch Edit |
West Virginia DOF Edit |
ST | 275 | 100 | ||
| * Chauncey Edit |
West Virginia DOF Edit |
ST | 427 | 100 | ||
| Smokehouse Fork Edit |
West Virginia Division of Forestry Edit |
ST | 122 | 100 | Seven miles southwest of Chapmanville, WV |