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as of July 12 at 7:30 a.m. MDT (on a scale from 1 to 5)

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July 12, 2025

As of this morning, the National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group has raised the National Preparedness Level (PL) to 4. This shift reflects the growing demands on firefighting resources due to significant wildland fire activity in multiple geographic areas. With more requests coming in from across the country and several regions experiencing hot, dry conditions, the increase signals both heightened activity and highlights the interagency coordination and cooperation across agencies and partners.

Today, 7 new large fires were reported, bringing the total to 34 uncontained incidents. An additional 71 are being managed with strategies tailored to their unique landscapes and resource objectives. More than 12,600 wildland firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents across the country.

As we head deeper into summer, the risk for wildfires remains elevated in many areas. A spark in the wrong place can become a fast-moving fire. That’s why it’s critical to take extra care when using vehicles, campfires, or equipment outdoors. Most wildfires are human-caused, and preventable. At PL 4, this is a call to action, not just for firefighters, but for all of us who live, work, and play on public lands.

Let’s each do our part to prevent wildfires and reduce risk. As the 2025 fire year reminds us: It takes all of us to protect the land, support our firefighters, and keep our communities safe. 2025 National Fire Year Themes. 

A new fuels and fire behavior advisory has been issued for eastern Nevada, where fine fuels, especially grasses, are critically dry and continuous. In these areas, even small ignitions can lead to fast-moving wildfires with extreme behavior. You can read the full advisory here: Fuels & Fire Behavior Advisory – Eastern Nevada

Weather

Above normal temperatures will spread across the West, with the greatest anomalies of 10-15°F above normal in California and the Northwest. Minimum relative humidity of 5-20% will be widespread across the Intermountain West, lowest from California through the Great Basin into the central and southern Rockies. Poor overnight recovery is expected from California to the southern Rockies, as well. Winds overall are expected to be light across the West, but locally breezy westerly winds gusting to 25 mph will occur in the Greater Four Corners. Isolated mixed wet and dry thunderstorms will develop near and east of the Divide in Colorado and New Mexico, with isolated storms possible on the Mogollon Rim. The thunderstorms will be wetter in the adjacent High Plains. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, a few severe, will develop along and ahead of a cold front from the central and southern Plains northeast into the Great Lakes, while isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected across much of the rest of the eastern US. The warming and drying trend will continue in Alaska, with minimum relative humidity of 25-35% across the Interior amid widespread temperatures in the 70s. 

Daily statistics
Number of new large fires or emergency response 
* New fires are identified with an asterisk		 6 States currently reporting large fires:
Total number of large fires  93
Acres from all active large fires 878,871
Fires contained 5
Year-to-date statistics
2025 (1/1/25-7/12/25) Fires: 37,388 Acres: 2,422,024
2024 (1/1/24-7/12/24) Fires: 18,211 Acres: 3,018,498
2023 (1/1/23-7/12/23) Fires: 25,977 Acres: 739,913
2022 (1/1/22-7/12/22) Fires: 36,173 Acres: 5,074,367
2021 (1/1/21-7/12/21) Fires: 33,772 Acres: 1,953,681
2020 (1/1/20-7/12/20) Fires: 27,423 Acres: 1,662,497
2019 (1/1/19-7/12/19) Fires: 22,178 Acres: 2,114,484
2018 (1/1/18-7/12/18) Fires: 32,792 Acres: 3,318,469
2017 (1/1/17-7/12/17) Fires: 33,711 Acres: 3,953,114
2016 (1/1/16-7/12/16) Fires: 28,761 Acres: 2,418,302
2015 (1/1/15-7/12/15) Fires: 31,362 Acres: 4,646,377
10-year average Year-to-Date
2015-2024 Fires: 29,385 Acres: 2,815,488
Current Wildfires

Alaska

Fires: 60
Acres: 599,523
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Aggie Creek Fairbanks Area ST 38,498 2 23 Miles NW of Fairbanks, AK 907-921-7881
Bear Creek Fairbanks Area ST 30,988 23 14 Miles NW of Healy, Alaska 907-318-2018
Bonnifield Creek Fairbanks Area ST 16,217 0 Thirty-three miles southwest of Salcha, AK  
Boulder Creek Fairbanks Area ST 4,029 0    
Chabanika Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 2,469 0 Twenty-eight miles northwest of Allakaket, AK  
Chitantala Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 122 0 Forty-five miles north of Lake Minchumina, AK  
Christian Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone BLM 16,983 0 Started on FWS land 50 miles northeast of Venetie, AK  
Doc Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone BLM 259 0 Started on FWS land 13 miles southwest of Birch Creek, AK  
Dry Creek Fairbanks Area ST 12,043 0 Thirty-three miles southwest of Salcha, AK  
Elephant Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 8,687 80 Started on Alaska DNR land twenty miles south of Rampart, AK  
Goldrun Complex Alaska Fire Service - Galena Zone BLM 10,549 0 Started on NPS land 13 miles northwest of Ambler, AK  
Helmet Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone BLM 203 0 Started on FWS land 50 miles southeast of Arctic Village, AK  
Himalaya Road Fairbanks Area ST 6,085 0 12 Miles NW of Fox, AK 907-921-7881
Hogatza Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 10,878 0    
Kandik Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone BLM 4,407 0 Started on NPS land 53 miles northeast of Eagle, AK  
Kechumstuck Creek Tok Area ST 12,604 0    
Klikhtentotzna Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 26,540 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 39 miles north of Hughes, AK  
Lake Mansfield Tok Area ST 850 0 Twenty-six miles northwest of Tok, AK  
Live Trap Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 2,416 0 Started on NPS land 26 miles northwest of Lake Minchumina, AK  
Lush Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 26,079 10 Started on Alaska Native Corporation land one mile northwest of Rampart, AK  
Marshall Mountain Fairbanks Area ST 691 0 Thirty miles east of Eielson Air Force Base, AK  
Mauneluk Alaska Fire Service - Galena Zone BLM 2,724 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 30 miles northeast of Koyuk, AK  
McAdams Creek Fairbanks Area ST 193 0    
McArthur Creek Tok Area ST 7,123 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 40 miles east of Tetlin, AK  
Meadow Creek Southwest Area ST 19,634 0    
Monte Cristo Creek Fairbanks Area ST 6,759 0    
Moran Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 6,850 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 27 miles northwest of Tanana, AK  
Nelchina Glacier Valdez-Copper River Area ST 3,920 12    
Nenana Ridge Complex Fairbanks Area ST 32,715 0 Southwest of Fairbanks, AK  
Ninety-Eight Alaska Fire Service - Military Zone BLM 15,610 40 Started on DOD land 25 miles northeast of Salcha, AK  
Norutak Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 355 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 46 miles southeast of Alatna, AK  
Obrien Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone BLM 8,125 0 Twenty-four miles southeast of Livengood, AK  
Orum Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 5,640 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 30 miles southwest of Rampart, AK  
Our Creek Southwest Area ST 503 0 Fifty-eight miles north of McGrath, AK  
Pilot Creek Southwest Area ST 3,694 4 Started on Alaska DNR land 74 miles north of McGrath, AK  
Ptarmigan Complex Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone BLM 41,486 5 Two miles south of Central, AK  
Red Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 624 0 Twenty-three miles northeast of Hughes, AK  
Ricks Creek Fairbanks Area ST 16,720 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 62 miles northeast of Salcha, AK  
Ridgeline Tok Area ST 4,755 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 48 miles east of Tok, AK  
River Trail Tok Area ST 22,728 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 32 miles northeast of Tok, AK  
Roundabout Complex Alaska Fire Service - Galena Zone BLM 49,457 11 Started on FWS land eight miles southwest of Huslia, AK  
Runt Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone BLM 11,370 0 Eighty-seven miles southwest of Circle, AK  
Saint George Creek Fairbanks Area ST 25,991 0 Thirty-three miles southwest of Salcha, AK  
Sand Lake Delta Area ST 6,293 0 Forty-four miles southeast of Delta Junction, AK  
Seven Mile Lookout Tok Area ST 3,924 55 Started on Alaska DNR land seven miles southwest of Tok, AK  
Shellman Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 132 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 23 miles northwest of Telida, AK  
Shortcut Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 495 0    
Sikik Alaska Fire Service - Galena Zone BLM 1,102 0 Started on NPS land 60 miles north of Ambler, AK  
Susulatna Southwest Area ST 3,031 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 59 miles northwest of Nikolai, AK  
Susulatna Hills Southwest Area ST 8,711 0    
Takoma Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone BLM 19,161 0 Started on Alaska, DNR land 26 miles west of Central, AK  
Tango Southwest Area ST 512 0    
Threetime Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 478 0 Started Alaska DNR land 13 miles northwest of Bettles, AK  
Timber Alaska Fire Service - Galena Zone BLM 626 0 land 20 miles southwest of Fairbanks, AK  
Tsukon Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone BLM 1,319 0    
Twelve Mile Lake Delta Area ST 23,423 0 Thirty-seven miles southeast of Delta Junction, AK  
Uncle Sam Creek Fairbanks Area ST 685 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 20 miles east of Salcha, AK  
Wheeler Alaska Fire Service - Galena Zone BLM 2,500 0 Thirty miles north of Huslia, AK  
Yellow Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone BLM 7,830 0 Forty-three miles southwest of Birch Creek, AK  
Yukon Fork Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone BLM 728 0 Twenty-six miles southeast of Circle Hot Springs, AK  

Arizona

Fires: 2
Acres: 9,320
New: 1
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
* Billy Tonto National Forest USFS 320 0 Fifteen miles south of Young, AZ  
White Sage Arizona Strip Field Office BLM 9,000 0 Fifteen miles southeast of Fredonia, AZ  

California

Fires: 4
Acres: 92,918
New: 0
Contained: 1
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Green Shasta-Trinity National Forest USFS 7,374 0 13 Miles East of Lakehead, CA (530) 238-5254
Madre Los Padres National Forest USFS 80,786 74 Cuyama Highway and Gypsum Canyon, West of New Cuyama 805-308-5525
Marble Complex Klamath National Forest USFS 671 25 Klamath National Forest 530-395-1268
Orleans Complex Six Rivers National Forest USFS 4,087 0 10 miles East of Orleans, CA. 707-532-5747
Bridge Humboldt-Del Norte Unit ST 403 100 Two miles southeast of Alderpoint, CA 626-698-8482

Colorado

Fires: 2
Acres: 6,687
New: 1
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
South Rim Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park NPS 4,495 0 South rim of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, 9 miles east of Montrose, CO (970) 240-1070
* Sow Belly Uncompahgre Field Office BLM 2,192 0 Sixteen miles west of Delta, CO  

Florida

Fires: 2
Acres: 13,250
New: 0
Contained: 1
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
13 Mile Florida Forest Service ST 12,500 60 Twenty-one miles south of Belle Glade, FL  
Iron Everglades National Park NPS 750 40 Fifteen miles north of Homestead, FL  
Palm Tree Florida Forest Service ST 1,800 100 Fifteen miles west of Weston, FL  

Idaho

Fires: 1
Acres: 2,018
New: 2
Contained: 1
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
* Grassy Idaho Falls District BLM 2,018 0 Seven miles north of St  
* Rattle Boise District BLM 443 100    

Montana

Fires: 1
Acres: 124
New: 1
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
* Garnet Southwestern Land Office ST 124 0 Twelve miles southeast of Ovando, MT 406-708-8508

Nevada

Fires: 2
Acres: 43,316
New: 0
Contained: 1
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Gothic Nellis Air Force Base DoD 30,522 0 Nye County, Nev. (702)279-4157
Hot Canyon Elko District Office BLM 12,794 30 10 miles NW of Montello, NV (775) 899-4901
Barber Winnemucca District Office BLM 17,583 100 11 Miles S of Winnemucca, NV  

New Mexico

Fires: 3
Acres: 22,478
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Chicken Gila National Forest USFS 272 0 Twenty miles southeast of Reserve, NM  
Laguna Santa Fe National Forest USFS 11,634 87 Coyote Ranger District, Santa Fe National Forest 505-607-0879
Turkey Feather Gila National Forest USFS 10,572 0 Twenty-two miles southeast of Reserve, NM  

Oregon

Fires: 5
Acres: 8,251
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Elk Klamath Unit ST 2,592 7 7 miles SW of Beatty, Oregon 661-795-1330
Grizzly Complex Medford Unit ST 594 5 Twenty miles west of Medford, OR  
Long Point     355 0 Eight miles east of Spray, OR  
Sunrise Prineville District BLM 307 99 Eight miles south of Paulina, OR  
Willow Prineville District BLM 4,403 30 Twenty miles south of Paulina, OR  

Utah

Fires: 5
Acres: 59,477
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Deer Creek Southeast Area ST 7,000 0 One mile north of Old La Sal, UT  
Forsyth Dixie National Forest USFS 15,363 67 30 Miles N of St. George, UT (435) 280-2263
France Canyon Dixie National Forest USFS 34,943 90 7 miles southeast of Hatch, Utah (435) 258-9909
Gap     671 30 Started on state land five miles southeast of Scipio, UT  
Mica Dugway Proving Ground DoD 1,500 78 Fifteen miles east of Dugway, UT  

Washington

Fires: 5
Acres: 18,712
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Apple Acres Spokane District BLM 3,410 80 Five miles south of Pateros, WA  
Bear Gulch Olympic National Forest USFS 440 0 The fire is burning on a steep, rocky slope near the Mt. Rose Trailhead along the Lake Cushman Corridor (FS-24). 360-732-1813
Hope Northeast Region-Department of Natural Resources ST 5,634 0 Approximately 15 Miles north of Kettle Falls, WA and 5 miles southwest of Northport, WA 509-219-9554
Pomas Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest USFS 3,361 0 Approximately 36 miles northwest of Entiat, WA (509) 219-9543
Western Pines Northeast Region-Department of Natural Resources ST 5,867 0 10 miles northeast of Davenport  

Wyoming

Fires: 1
Acres: 2,797
New: 1
Contained: 1
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Horse Bridger-Teton National Forest USFS 2,797 70 Big Piney Ranger District, Sublette County WY, 2 miles west of Prospect Peak, 7 miles west of Merna, WY 307-739-5564
* Rolling Hills Converse County CNTY 700 100    

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