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as of September 26, 2023 at 7:30 a.m. MDT (on a scale from 1 to 5)

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September 27, 2023

One new large wildfire was reported in Arizona. Thirty-eight large wildfires have burned 388,787 acres in 10 states. To date, 43,831 wildfires have burned 2,386,207 acres. This continues to be below the 10-year averages for wildfires and acres burned. 

About 5,500 wildland firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents nationwide. Ten incident management teams, 97 crews, 223 engines, and 37 helicopters are assisting with suppression efforts. As we head into fall, fire activity is ongoing in several states. Please check for fire restrictions before you go out and enjoy your public lands. If there are no restrictions, keep these campfire safety tips in mind. Select a level, open location away from heavy fuels such as logs, brush or decaying leaves and needles. Clear an area at least 10 feet in diameter. Scrape away grass, leaves or needles down to the mineral soil. Scoop a depression in the center of the cleared area and put a ring of rocks around it. Cut wood in short lengths, pile within cleared area and light the fire.

The predictive services staff at the National Interagency Coordination Center released the National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook for September through December. The current wildland fire potential outlook and the monthly seasonal outlook podcast is also available.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) continues to work with state and local agencies in Hawai‘i. Some national parks in Hawai‘i have been affected by wildfires. For the latest on closure status, recovery, and travel please visit: Wildfires affecting Hawaii - Hawai'i (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov).

Weather

Another Pacific cold front will move through the Pacific Northwest into the northern Rockies and northern Great Basin. Rain will continue west of the Cascades, heaviest in western Washington, with snow above 7,000 feet. Rain will push east across the Columbia Basin into the Idaho Panhandle and northwest Montana as well. Breezy westerly winds gusting 25-35 mph will continue across much of the northern Great Basin, but minimum relative humidity is forecast to be higher at 20-35% due to much cooler temperatures. Above normal temperatures will continue across the southern Great Basin, West Slope, and Southwest, with minimum relative humidity of 8-20% and sustained westerly winds of 10-18 mph. Showers and thunderstorms will continue across much of the Gulf Coast and Florida, spreading into portions of the Southeast Coast as well. Widespread showers with scattered thunderstorms will develop across the Ohio Valley and central Appalachians, with light rain into portions of the Mid-Atlantic. National Predictive Services Outlook 6 Minutes for Safety: Access the 6 Minutes for Safety topic of the day at Over the Counter Medication.

Daily statistics
Number of new large fires or emergency response

* New fires are identified with an asterisk 		2 States currently reporting large fires:
Number of active large fires
Total does not include individual fires within complexes.		 38
Acres from active fires 395,936
Fires contained 2
Year-to-date statistics
2023 (1/1/23-9/27/23) Fires: 43,831 Acres: 2,386,207
2022 (1/1/22-9/27/22) Fires: 53,090 Acres: 6,855,925
2021 (1/1/21-9/27/21) Fires: 45,971 Acres: 5,879,222
2020 (1/1/20-9/27/20) Fires: 44,520 Acres: 7,459,248
2019 (1/1/19-9/27/19) Fires: 39,476 Acres: 4,358,415
2018 (1/1/18-9/27/18) Fires: 48,946 Acres: 7,740,460
2017 (1/1/17-9/27/17) Fires: 49,362 Acres: 8,450,514
2016 (1/1/16-9/27/16) Fires: 44,777 Acres: 4,865,089
2015 (1/1/15-9/27/15) Fires: 48,941 Acres: 9,021,384
2014 (1/1/14-9/27/14) Fires: 40,565 Acres: 3,024,440
2013 (1/1/13-9/27/13) Fires: 38,745 Acres: 4,092,640
10-year average Year-to-Date
2013-2022 Fires: 45,320 Acres: 6,158,249
Current Wildfires

Arizona

Fires: 1
Acres: 8,982
New: 0
Contained: 1
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Valentine

Edit 		Tonto National Forest

Edit 		USFS 8,982 92 Eleven miles northeast of Young, AZ 928-421-4579
Mixon

Edit 		Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Northern District

Edit 		ST 597 100 Nineteen miles north of Ash Fork, AZ

California

Fires: 6
Acres: 169,173
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
2023 SRF Lightning Complex

Edit 		Six Rivers National Forest

Edit 		USFS 47,020 15 Twenty-two miles north of (707) 440-9976
Happy Camp Complex

Edit 		Klamath National Forest

Edit 		USFS 21,386 82 Twenty-one miles west of Yreka,
Quarry

Edit 		Stanislaus National Forest

Edit 		USFS 400 0
Redwood

Edit 		Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks

Edit 		NPS 1,870 0 Sixteen miles northeast of Three Rivers, CA 559 565 3129
Smith River Complex

Edit 		Six Rivers National Forest

Edit 		USFS 94,568 85 Seven miles northeast of 707-383-9727
South Fork Complex

Edit 		Shasta-Trinity National Forest

Edit 		USFS 3,929 90 Fifteen miles west of Hayfork, CA 530-330-5450

Colorado

Fires: 2
Acres: 3,943
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Bear Creek

Edit 		San Juan National Forest

Edit 		USFS 1,093 83 Twenty miles northwest of Pagosa Springs, CO
Quartz Ridge

Edit 		San Juan National Forest

Edit 		USFS 2,850 77 Eleven miles northeast of Pagosa Springs, CO

Idaho

Fires: 1
Acres: 1,306
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Black Mountain

Edit 		Sawtooth National Forest

Edit 		USFS 1,306 38 Twenty-three miles southeast of Twin Falls, ID

Louisiana

Fires: 2
Acres: 38,414
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Hwy 113

Edit 		Louisiana Office of Forestry

Edit 		ST 7,124 95 Fourteen miles northwest of Oakdale, LA 318-239-9263
Tiger Island

Edit 		Louisiana Office of Forestry

Edit 		ST 31,290 84 318-239-9263

Montana

Fires: 3
Acres: 22,730
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
East Fork

Edit 		Kootenai National Forest

Edit 		USFS 5,259 75 Twelve miles south of Trego, MT 406-296-2567
Lupine

Edit 		Lolo National Forest

Edit 		USFS 158 90 Twenty-six miles west of Missoula, MT
River Road East

Edit 		Lolo National Forest

Edit 		USFS 17,313 92 Six miles southeast of Plains, MT 406-345-5972

Nevada

Fires: 0
Acres: 0
New: 0
Contained: 1
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Huntsman

Edit 		Lower Colorado Region

Edit 		BoR 469 100 Five miles northeast of Overton, NV

Oregon

Fires: 12
Acres: 126,823
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Anvil

Edit 		Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

Edit 		USFS 21,842 27 Two miles southeast of Agness, OR 541-216-4579
Bedrock

Edit 		Willamette National Forest

Edit 		USFS 31,590 98 Twelve miles south of Vida, OR 541-215-6735
Brice Creek

Edit 		Umpqua National Forest

Edit 		USFS 571 95 Eight miles southwest of Oakridge, OR 541-900-5862
Camp Creek

Edit 		Mt. Hood National Forest

Edit 		USFS 2,055 62 Ten miles northeast of Sandy, OR (971) 334-7674
Chilcoot

Edit 		Umpqua National Forest

Edit 		USFS 1,940 67 Twenty miles northeast of Glide, OR
Dinner

Edit 		Umpqua National Forest

Edit 		USFS 304 95 Twenty miles northeast of Glide, OR 541-900-5862
Flat

Edit 		Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

Edit 		USFS 34,242 75 Two miles southeast of Agness, OR
Grizzly

Edit 		Umpqua National Forest

Edit 		USFS 324 0 Eleven miles southwest of Oakridge, OR 541 900 5862
Lookout

Edit 		Willamette National Forest

Edit 		USFS 25,751 50 Four miles north of McKenzie Bridge, OR 541-215-6735
Marsh

Edit 		Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge

Edit 		FWS 2,661 30 Eight miles northeast of Chiloquin, OR
Morgan

Edit 		Fremont-Winema National Forest

Edit 		USFS 2,289 75 Nineteen miles east of Bly, OR 541-460-7602
Petes Lake

Edit 		Willamette National Forest

Edit 		USFS 3,254 80 Twenty-five miles west of Bend, OR 541-215-6735

Utah

Fires: 2
Acres: 2,103
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Light House Canyon

Edit

Edit

1,803 40 Fourteen miles southeast of East Carbon, UT
Steep Creek

Edit 		Fishlake National Forest

Edit 		USFS 300 0 Ten miles north of Boulder, UT

Washington

Fires: 9
Acres: 22,462
New: 2
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Airplane Lake

Edit 		Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

Edit 		USFS 6,956 0 Forty-seven miles northwest of Chelan, WA
Blue Lake

Edit 		Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

Edit 		USFS 1,074 80 Twenty-three miles northwest of Winthrop, WA 509-996-4000
Cowlitz Complex

Edit 		Gifford Pinchot National Forest

Edit 		USFS 731 39 Nine miles east of Randle, WA 360-208-8075
* Delabarre

Edit 		Olympic National Park

Edit 		NPS 4,168 0 Twenty-seven miles south of Port Angeles, WA
Dome Peak

Edit 		Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

Edit 		USFS 1,477 0 Twenty-six miles northwest of Darrington, WA
Eagle Point

Edit 		Olympic National Park

Edit 		NPS 128 0 Twelve miles southeast of Port Angeles, WA
Kindy Creek

Edit 		Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

Edit 		USFS 210 0 Twenty-two miles northeast of Darrington, WA
* Low Divide

Edit 		Olympic National Park

Edit 		NPS 341 0 Twenty-nine miles south of Port Angeles, WA
Sourdough

Edit 		North Cascades National Park

Edit 		NPS 7,377 25 Six miles northeast of Newhalem, WA 360-370-4169

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