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July 26, 2024

As of this morning, 111 large active wildfires are being managed and have burned 1,820,955 acres. Fire managers are using full suppression strategies on 104 of these wildfires.

Nearly 24,395 wildland firefighters and support personnel are assigned to wildfires nationwide, including 29 complex and 5 Type 1 incident management teams, 552 crews, 1,428 engines, numerous aviation resources, and four Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems, or MAFFS.

Many wildfires in the Northwest area continue to exhibit active to extreme fire behavior, with evacuation orders in effect on 15 wildfires. Several teams are managing multiple fire starts as complexes. Evacuation orders are also in effect for several fires in California and the Great Basin. If you live in an area that has been evacuated, please follow the instructions from local authorities. They will provide the latest recommendations based on the threat to your community and appropriate safety measures.

There are fuels and fire behavior advisories in place for Southwest Oregon, the region east of the Cascades in Oregon and Washington, Nevada, Southern Idaho, Utah, and California. Residents, travelers, or workers on their way to any of these states should be advised and familiarize themselves with the elevated risks.

The national predictive services staff at the National Interagency Coordination Center released the National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook for July through October. For additional information about the current outlook visit the Outlook page on the NICC site.

Looking for information on a specific fire? InciWeb is an official source of public information for federally managed incidents. If you live in California, the incident may be listed by CALFIRE. Many jurisdictions will also use their social media platforms to post updates about their fires. Feeling anxious about how emergencies could affect you and your family? Use ready.gov to find advice and instructions on how to prepare for these events, including wildfires and evacuations. If you are looking for information on smoke impacts, fire.airnow.gov is an excellent resource.

Weather

Westerly winds gusting from 25 to 45 mph will redevelop in eastern Idaho, western Wyoming and parts of Montana Friday, with higher gusts possible near thunderstorms. Gusty southwesterly winds will impact Southern California into parts of the southern Great Basin. Minimum relative humidity across much of the Intermountain West, including inland California, is forecast to drop to between 5 and 20%, lowest from northern California into Nevada, southern Oregon and far southwest Idaho. Lighter winds and cooler temperatures are forecast across the Northwest behind the cold front, but this may result in increasing smoke and visibility issues near and downwind of ongoing wildfires during the morning and overnight hours. Isolated to scattered mixed wet and dry thunderstorms are expected across south-central Montana into Wyoming, eastern Utah and Idaho, the West Slope, and northern portions of the Southwest. Scattered mainly wet thunderstorms will develop farther south and east into southeast Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado. Moderate to high-risk significant fire potential is forecast from northeastern California through portions of the Great Basin and northern Rockies Friday. Rain will become more widespread across Alaska, though the eastern Interior will see one last warm day with isolated afternoon or evening thunderstorms. Another round of flooding rainfall is expected from eastern Texas to the coastal Carolinas. Enhanced trade winds will maintain dry and breezy conditions in the lee of Hawaii’s higher terrain. The Great Lakes and Northeast will see dry and seasonable conditions.

Daily statistics

Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk	22	States currently reporting large fires:
Number of active large fires Total does not include individual fires within complexes.	96	Oregon (36) California (14) Arizona (12) Washington (10) Idaho (7) Utah (5) Nevada (4) New Mexico (3) Montana (3) Alaska (1) Wyoming (1)
Acres from active fires	1,455,457
Fires contained	11

Year-to-date statistics

2024 (1/1/24-7/26/24)	Fires: 27,187	Acres: 3,717,560
2023 (1/1/23-7/26/23)	Fires: 29,314	Acres: 946,183
2022 (1/1/22-7/26/22)	Fires: 38,579	Acres: 5,585,727
2021 (1/1/21-7/26/21)	Fires: 36,610	Acres: 2,797,026
2020 (1/1/20-7/26/20)	Fires: 30,509	Acres: 1,936,359
2019 (1/1/19-7/26/19)	Fires: 25,013	Acres: 2,983,004
2018 (1/1/18-7/26/18)	Fires: 36,689	Acres: 4,151,098
2017 (1/1/17-7/26/17)	Fires: 37,164	Acres: 5,211,580
2016 (1/1/16-7/26/16)	Fires: 32,548	Acres: 3,096,980
2015 (1/1/15-7/26/15)	Fires: 34,421	Acres: 5,628,017
2014 (1/1/14-7/26/14)	Fires: 31,787	Acres: 1,671,523

10-year average Year-to-Date

2014-2023

Fires: 33,751

Acres: 3,408,472

Current Wildfires

Alaska

Fires: 1

Acres: 577

New: 0

Contained: 0

Fire	Unit	Agency	Size	% Ctn	Location	Information
Sinnott Edit	Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone Edit	BLM	577	0	Started on state land four miles northwest of Eagle, AK

Arizona

Fires: 12

Acres: 25,743

New: 3

Contained: 1

Fire	Unit	Agency	Size	% Ctn	Location
* Adessa Edit	Tonto National Forest Edit	USFS	616	0	Twenty-one miles east of Apache Junction, AZ
Allen Trap Edit	San Carlos Agency Edit	BIA	1,654	0	Twenty-five miles northeast of San Carlos, AZ
Black Edit	Tonto National Forest Edit	USFS	11,162	85	Twenty-five miles northwest of Globe, AZ
Buckhorn Edit	San Carlos Agency Edit	BIA	1,006	51	Thirty miles southwest of Alpine, AZ
Butcher Edit	Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Northwest District Edit	ST	653	80	Nine miles northeast of Dolan Springs, AZ
Davenport Edit	Tonto National Forest Edit	USFS	447	0	Eleven miles southwest of Rye, AZ
* Muders Tank Edit	Kaibab National Forest Edit	USFS	240	51	Twelve miles southwest of Tusayan, AZ
Quail Springs Edit	Arizona Strip Field Office Edit	BLM	1,508	80
Rabbit Edit	Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Northern District Edit	ST	3,016	90	Thirty-six miles northwest of Flagstaff, AZ
Rock Edit	San Carlos Agency Edit	BIA	4,317	0
* Waterman Edit	Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Northwest District Edit	ST	300	0	Four miles northwest of Date, AZ
Windy Mesa Edit	Colorado River District Edit	BLM	824	50	Eight miles east of Wikieup, AZ
Romero Edit	Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Southeast District Edit	ST	7,392	100	Thirteen miles west of Dudleyville, AZ

California

Fires: 14

Acres: 225,485

New: 0

Contained: 1

Fire	Unit	Agency	Size	% Ctn	Location	Information
Apache Edit	Los Padres National Forest Edit	USFS	1,499	0	Six miles southeast
Borel Edit	Sequoia National Forest Edit	USFS	3,092	0	Eighteen miles north of Kernville, CA
Fork Edit	Angeles National Forest Edit	USFS	301	85	Ten miles northeast of Asuza, CA	209-372-0327
Gold Complex Edit	Plumas National Forest Edit	USFS	3,007	11	Four miles northwest of Portola, CA
Grove 2 Edit	Edit		863	20	Four miles northeast of Oak Grove, CA
Hawarden Edit	Riverside Unit Edit	ST	569	85	Started on county land three miles south of Riverside, CA
Hill Edit	Six Rivers National Forest Edit	USFS	7,111	14	Eleven miles south of Willow
Lake Edit	Los Padres National Forest Edit	USFS	38,664	90	Ten miles northeast of Clearlake, CA
Long Edit	Sequoia National Forest Edit	USFS	9,204	30	Eighteen miles north of Kernville, CA
Park Edit	Butte Unit Edit	ST	120,315	0
Pencil Edit	Modoc National Forest Edit	USFS	396	60	Six miles northwest of Davis Creek, CA
Ridge Edit	Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit Edit	ST	2,756	65	Ten miles northeast of Clearlake, CA
Shelly Edit	Klamath National Forest Edit	USFS	15,477	66	Eight miles west of Etna, CA
Trout Edit	Sequoia National Forest Edit	USFS	22,231	20	Eighteen miles north of
Metz Edit	San Benito-Monterey Unit Edit	ST	1,100	100	One mile southeast of Metz, CA

Idaho

Fires: 7

Acres: 20,252

New: 5

Contained: 4

Fire	Unit	Agency	Size	% Ctn	Location
Bench Lake Edit	Sawtooth National Forest Edit	USFS	2,595	58	Eight miles south of Stanley, ID
Clarks Edit	Sawtooth National Forest Edit	USFS	160	0
* Limepoint Edit	Payette National Forest Edit	USFS	400	0	Three miles southwest of Cuprim, ID
Sugar Edit	Southwest Supervisory Area Office Edit	ST	15,000	10	Thirty miles southwest of Mountain Home, ID
Texas Edit	Ponderosa Area Office Edit	ST	1,582	90	Two miles east of Kendrick, ID
* Thunder Edit	Salmon-Challis National Forest Edit	USFS	115	0	Twelve miles southwest of Salmon, ID
* Wolf Creek Edit	Payette National Forest Edit	USFS	400	0	Eleven miles northwest of Cascade, ID
Dove Edit	Twin Falls District Edit	BLM	3,260	100	Fourteen miles south of Glenns Ferry, ID
* Saylor Edit	Boise District Edit	BLM	612	100
* Twentymile Edit	Twin Falls District Edit	BLM	4,142	100
Twin Butte Edit	Twin Falls District Edit	BLM	413	100	Fourteen miles south of Glenns Ferry, ID

Montana

Fires: 3

Acres: 18,111

New: 1

Contained: 1

Fire	Unit	Agency	Size	% Ctn	Location
Butler Creek Edit	Southwestern Land Office Edit	ST	284	90
Horse Gulch Edit	Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest Edit	USFS	15,167	95	Seventeen miles northeast of Helena, MT
Miller Peak Edit	Lolo National Forest Edit	USFS	2,660	25	Seven miles southeast of Missoula, MT
* Fox Edit	Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge Edit	FWS	986	100

Nevada

Fires: 4

Acres: 7,957

New: 4

Contained: 1

Fire	Unit	Agency	Size	% Ctn	Location
* Able Flat Edit	Winnemucca District Office Edit	BLM	997	0	Ten miles northwest of Winnemucca, NV
* Long Edit	Winnemucca District Office Edit	BLM	552	0	Thirteen miles north of Orovada, NV
* Sterritt Peak Edit	Elko District Office Edit	BLM	408	65	Twelve miles north of Battle Mountain, NV
Stockade Canyon Edit	Winnemucca District Office Edit	BLM	6,000	0	Nineteen miles northwest of Gerlach, NV
* Cormier Edit	Winnemucca District Office Edit	BLM	377	100

New Mexico

Fires: 3

Acres: 7,839

New: 1

Contained: 0

Fire	Unit	Agency	Size	% Ctn	Location
Mestenas Canyon Edit	Carson National Forest Edit	USFS	837	65	Nineteen miles southwest of Dulce, NM
Ridge Edit	Gila National Forest Edit	USFS	4,257	85	Twenty-four miles south of Reserve, NM
* Tanques Edit	Santa Fe National Forest Edit	USFS	2,745	35	Twenty-seven miles north of Cuba, NM

Oregon

Fires: 36

Acres: 961,965

New: 6

Contained: 3

Fire	Unit	Agency	Size	% Ctn	Location	Information
* 208 Edit	Willamette National Forest Edit	USFS	138	0	Twenty miles southeast of Oakridge, OR
Adam Mountain Edit	Umpqua National Forest Edit	USFS	266	0	Six miles southeast of Dorena, OR
Badland Complex Edit	Vale District Edit	BLM	51,196	0	Three miles northeast of Durkee, OR
Battle Mountain Complex Edit	Pendleton Unit Edit	ST	140,879	5
Camp Creek Edit	Prineville District Edit	BLM	1,581	10	Ten miles southwest of Paulina, OR	(971) 334-7674
Cedar Creek Edit	Vale District Edit	BLM	2,000	0	Twenty-three miles southwest of Juntura, OR	541-201-2335
Chalk Edit	Willamette National Forest Edit	USFS	2,701	0	Nine miles northeast of Oakridge, OR
Clark 900 Edit	Northwest Oregon District Edit	BLM	1,072	0	Nineteen miles southwest of Oakridge, OR
* Cliff Mountain Edit	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Edit	USFS	817	0	Twenty-five miles east of Joseph, OR
Coffeepot Edit	Willamette National Forest Edit	USFS	1,312	0	Ten miles southeast of Oakridge, OR
Courtrock Edit	Fossil Unit Edit	ST	9,915	9	Seven miles south of Monument, OR
Cow Valley Edit	Vale District Edit	BLM	133,490	99	Started on private land one mile west of Durkee, OR
Crazy Creek Edit	Ochoco National Forest Edit	USFS	10,000	0	Sixteen miles northeast of Paulina, OR
* Deer Creek Edit	Vale District Edit	BLM	411	75	Eighteen miles southwest of Adrian, OR
Diamond Complex Edit	Umpqua National Forest Edit	USFS	4,156	3
Durkee Edit	Vale District Edit	BLM	284,273	20	Started on private land one mile west of Durkee, OR
Falls Edit	Malheur National Forest Edit	USFS	140,422	55	Twenty-six miles northwest of Burns, OR
Hole-In-The-Ground Edit	Vale District Edit	BLM	20,000	0	Twenty-four miles west of Jordan Valley, OR
Homestead Complex Edit	Umpqua National Forest Edit	USFS	1,044	0	Thirty miles northeast of Glide, OR
Jack Saddle Edit	Umpqua National Forest Edit	USFS	1,001	0	Fifteen miles southeast of Springfield, OR
Knot Edit	Klamath Unit Edit	ST	1,551	85	Four miles southwest of Sprague River, OR
Lane 1 Edit	Medford Unit Edit	ST	1,421	0	Ten miles southeast of Dorena, OR
Lone Rock Edit	Prineville District Edit	BLM	136,377	45	Started on county land 10 miles southeast of Condon, OR
Microwave Tower Edit	The Dalles Unit Edit	ST	762	53	Five miles southwest of Mosier, OR
* Middle Fork Edit	Crater Lake National Park Edit	NPS	605	1	Fourteen miles northeast of Union Creek, OR
Mineral Edit	Umpqua National Forest Edit	USFS	665	0	Fifteen miles southeast of Springfield, OR
Moss Mountain Edit	Willamette National Forest Edit	USFS	190	0	Fourteen miles southeast of Oakridge, OR
Ore Edit	Willamette National Forest Edit	USFS	1,050	3	Seven miles south of Monument, OR
* Puddin Edit	Umpqua National Forest Edit	USFS	210	0	Thirteen miles southeast of Dorena, OR
Pyramid Edit	Willamette National Forest Edit	USFS	615	5	Seventeen miles northeast of Cascadia, OR
Quartz Edit	Umpqua National Forest Edit	USFS	759	0	Fifteen miles southeast of Springfield, OR
Red Edit	Deschutes National Forest Edit	USFS	398	0	Eighteen miles west of Crescent, OR
Ritter Edit	Burns District Edit	BLM	556	0	Thirteen miles northeast of Crane, OR
Telephone Edit	Malheur National Forest Edit	USFS	9,000	0	Twenty-six miles northwest of Burns, OR
Whisky Creek Edit	Mt. Hood National Forest Edit	USFS	856	0	Six miles southeast of Cascade Locks, OR
Wickiup Edit	Deschutes National Forest Edit	USFS	276	60	Eight miles west of La Pine, OR
Cat Rock Edit	Prineville Unit Edit	ST	219	100	Seven miles north of Prineville, OR
Durgan Edit	Ochoco National Forest Edit	USFS	3,200	100	Eight miles northeast of Paulina, OR
* Gilespie Springs Edit	Vale District Edit	BLM	2,556	100

Utah

Fires: 5

Acres: 25,207

New: 1

Contained: 0

Fire	Unit	Agency	Size	% Ctn	Location
* Dikker Hill Edit	Northeast Area Edit	ST	361	55	Four miles northwest of Coalville, UT
Graff Point Edit	Southwest Area Edit	ST	542	85	Five miles south of Cedar City, UT
Little Twist Edit	Fishlake National Forest Edit	USFS	5,367	85	Five miles southeast of Beaver, UT
Silver King Edit	Fishlake National Forest Edit	USFS	18,222	83	Ten miles west of Marysvale, UT
Speirs Edit	Ashley National Forest Edit	USFS	715	68	Thirty miles north of Vernal, UT

Washington

Fires: 10

Acres: 156,321

New: 1

Contained: 0

Fire	Unit	Agency	Size	% Ctn	Location
Big Horn Edit	Washington State Fire Marshal's Office Edit	ST	49,063	21	Seven miles southeast of Bickleton, WA
Black Canyon Edit	Southeast Region-Department of Natural Resources Edit	ST	9,600	0	Ten miles northwest of Naches, WA
Bridge Creek Edit	Northeast Region-Department of Natural Resources Edit	ST	3,903	20	Ten miles north of Keller, WA
Cougar Creek Edit	Southeast Region-Department of Natural Resources Edit	ST	14,026	26
Easy Edit	Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest Edit	USFS	397	0	Seventeen miles west of Mazama, WA
* Gooseneck Edit	Southeast Region-Department of Natural Resources Edit	ST	1,582	75	Ten miles southwest of Clarkston, WA
Miners Edit	Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Edit	USFS	500	0	Fifteen miles northeast of Bedal, WA
Pioneer Edit	Southeast Region-Department of Natural Resources Edit	ST	31,583	14
Retreat Edit	Southeast Region-Department of Natural Resources Edit	ST	15,000	0	Started on private land 14 miles southeast of Naches, WA
Swawilla I Edit	Colville Agency Edit	BIA	30,667	10	Ten miles southwest of Keller, WA

Wyoming

Fires: 1

Acres: 6,000

New: 0

Contained: 0

Fire	Unit	Agency	Size	% Ctn	Location	Information
Badger Edit	Sheridan County Edit	CNTY	6,000	0	Fifteen miles northeast of Sheridan, WY