as of May 14 at 7:30 a.m. MDT (on a scale from 1 to 5)
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May 23, 2025
Wildfire activity is climbing across the country. So far this year, more than 1.1 million acres have burned in over 26,500 wildfires—both well above the 10-year average. Nearly 1,700 wildland firefighters and support personnel are currently assigned to wildfires, including three complex incident management teams coordinating large-scale response efforts.
Fire managers are also watching conditions closely in the Southwest and Great Basin, where a new fuels and fire behavior advisory has been issued due to critically dry fine fuels that could support fast-moving wildfires. You can read more here. Check out the National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook to see what's ahead through August 2025.
It’s Wildfire Awareness Month, a timely reminder that we all have a role in preventing wildfires. Whether you’re camping, working outdoors, or just heading out for the weekend, take a moment to be fire-aware. Every spark matters. Every action counts.
In support of this awareness effort, Secretary Doug Burgum of the U.S. Department of the Interior and Secretary Brooke Rollins of the U.S. Department of Agriculture signed a joint memo reaffirming the agencies' commitment to wildfire preparedness in 2025. Their message is simple but powerful: It takes all of us, and together, we prepare.
In other collaborative news, the Incident Management Teams Association has officially joined the National Wildfire Coordinating Group as an associate member. This partnership reflects the value of experience and teamwork in managing wildland fires across the nation.
And, the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer has reopened. It's the largest national effort to better understand and reduce cancer in the firefighting community. Participation is voluntary but impactful. It’s another way we can stand together for firefighter health.
Stay safe, stay aware, and thank you for doing your part. Let’s make this fire year one of resilience, responsibility, and respect for the land we love. Explore the 2025 National Fire Year Themes and learn how we’re working together to create a safer, more fire-adapted future.
Dry and breezy southwest winds gusting to 40 mph amid very low minimum relative humidity of 3-15% will develop across the southern Great Basin, Southwest, and West Slope through Saturday. Widespread elevated to critical conditions are expected across the Southwest where fuels are driest. Winds will diminish some on Sunday, but elevated westerly winds are likely to continue across southern New Mexico. A warming and drying trend will develop across the northern half of the West and California this weekend with temperatures rising to above normal. Widespread showers and thunderstorms will develop across much of the Plains this weekend and into the Lower/Mid-Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys. Dry conditions will persist into the weekend across most of the Southeast, but isolated to scattered thunderstorms will develop across the southern half of Florida. The Upper Midwest will remain dry through the weekend, with locally elevated conditions possible Sunday across northern Minnesota due to northerly winds amid low relative humidity. Mild and dry conditions are expected across Alaska into Saturday, with isolated thunderstorms possible late Sunday across portions of the Interior. Moist and breezy trade winds will continue across Hawai’i, with scattered to numerous showers.
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Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk |
1 | States currently reporting large fires: |
| Total number of large fires under full suppression strategies | 6 | |
| Acres from all active fires | 31,091 | |
| Fires contained | 2 |
| 2025 (1/1/25-5/23/25) | Fires: 26,558 | Acres: 1,121,699 |
| 2024 (1/1/24-5/23/24) | Fires: 11,402 | Acres: 1,896,612 |
| 2023 (1/1/23-5/23/23) | Fires: 17,108 | Acres: 496,022 |
| 2022 (1/1/22-5/23/22) | Fires: 26,688 | Acres: 1,763,456 |
| 2021 (1/1/21-5/23/21) | Fires: 22,832 | Acres: 615,708 |
| 2020 (1/1/20-5/23/20) | Fires: 17,088 | Acres: 363,932 |
| 2019 (1/1/19-5/23/19) | Fires: 13,422 | Acres: 243,163 |
| 2018 (1/1/18-5/23/18) | Fires: 23,003 | Acres: 1,685,345 |
| 2017 (1/1/17-5/23/17) | Fires: 23,666 | Acres: 2,146,258 |
| 2016 (1/1/16-5/23/16) | Fires: 18,999 | Acres: 1,563,770 |
| 2015 (1/1/15-5/23/15) | Fires: 20,447 | Acres: 383,573 |
| 2015-2024 | Fires: 19,662 | Acres: 1,109,330 |
Alaska
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathul | Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone | BLM | 600 | 0 | Started on NPS land 50 miles northwest of Eagle, AK |
Arizona
California
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inn | 725 | 54 | Started on USFS land two miles south of Mono City, CA | (760) 350-2737 |
Florida
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bone Valley | Florida Forest Service | ST | 383 | 90 | Nine miles west of Fort Meade, FL | |
| * New Wales | Florida Forest Service | ST | 930 | 100 |
Minnesota
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp House | 12,071 | 90 | 2 miles NE of Brimson, MN | 218-206-6805 | ||
| Jenkins Creek | Superior National Forest | USFS | 16,089 | 84 | Fifteen miles southeast of Aurora, MN | 218-206-6805 |
