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August 14, 2025
There are currently 38 large fires nationwide across eight geographic areas. 16,530 firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents, including 327 crews, 923 engines, and 122 helicopters. In 2025 so far, 43,509 wildfires have been reported, for a total acreage of 3,655,341. Of this acreage, 1,676,108 acres were burned by human-caused fires.
By making choices that prevent unwanted ignitions, you reduce the workload on firefighters and help ensure that they will be available to fight the most serious fires. Whether you’re towing a trailer, enjoying a campfire, using equipment, or driving in rural areas, take steps to eliminate sparks. Park on bare soil or pavement, drown and stir campfires until they are cool to the touch, and secure chains before hitting the road. Small actions taken now can prevent big consequences later.
Meanwhile, new lightning-caused fires can be expected, with dry lightning activity predicted to peak today, especially over the Great Basin and Western Colorado. Red flag warnings are in place in the Northwest and northern Great Basin.
Predictive Services at the National Interagency Coordination Center is tracking three active fuels and fire behavior advisories covering portions of Nevada, California, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and Wyoming. These advisories highlight conditions that can contribute to rapid fire growth. If you live in or are traveling through these areas, take time to understand the risks and adjust your activities accordingly to help prevent new starts.
To bolster suppression efforts, four U.S. military C-130 aircraft outfitted with Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS) are currently on assignment. Two are operating from Colorado Springs, Colorado, and two from Mesa, Arizona, adding critical airtanker support when aviation resources are at capacity. Learn more about MAFFS.
The 2025 National Fire Year Themes remind us that “it takes all of us” to keep firefighters and the public safe, protect communities, reduce smoke impacts, and enjoy public lands responsibly. Every choice matters, because preventing the next ignition might be as simple as the decision you make today.
Temperatures across much of the West lower a little to around normal to slightly above normal as an upper trough establishes over the West. Winds ease across the Pacific Northwest but still remain breezy, with generally westerly winds of 10-20 mph and gusts of 25-35 mph amid minimum RH of 10-20% away from the coast focused on the east slopes of the Cascades into the Columbia Basin, and modest overnight recovery. Across the Great Basin and into the Central Rockies, winds remain breezy, especially across the eastern Basin and into the Rockies, with west to southwesterly winds 10-20 mph with gusts of 20-45 mph amid RH of 7-15% and poor overnight recovery – widespread elevated conditions are expected for these parts. For most of California away from the coast, temperatures lower a little, however low RH continues with RH of 7-20% and poor overnight recovery. Winds will be mostly light except in areas favored by terrain. Monsoon moisture lies over much of Arizona and into New Mexico and the central Rockies, with some upper moisture moving into the Great Basin area. This will maintain a chance of isolated mixed wet/dry thunderstorms with gusty outflows across the Southwest, as well as parts of the Great Basin and around the Central Rockies, with lightning more likely over these parts than during previous days - isolated dry thunderstorms and new ignitions remain possible on the western/northern fringe of the thunderstorms. Elsewhere, breezy/dry southerly winds are expected across the southern Plains. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected across much of the east, south, and Great Plains.
| Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk |
8 | States currently reporting large fires: |
| Total number of large fires | 38 | |
| Acres from all active large fires | 729,025 | |
| Fires contained | 1 |
| 2025 (1/1/25-8/14/25) | Fires: 43,509 | Acres: 3,655,341 |
| 2024 (1/1/24-8/14/24) | Fires: 24,953 | Acres: 5,468,050 |
| 2023 (1/1/23-8/14/23) | Fires: 34,454 | Acres: 1,624,622 |
| 2022 (1/1/22-8/14/22) | Fires: 42,211 | Acres: 5,909,620 |
| 2021 (1/1/21-8/14/21) | Fires: 40,263 | Acres: 3,923,553 |
| 2020 (1/1/20-8/14/20) | Fires: 35,671 | Acres: 2,371,489 |
| 2019 (1/1/19-8/14/19) | Fires: 29,846 | Acres: 3,666,789 |
| 2018 (1/1/18-8/14/18) | Fires: 40,384 | Acres: 5,778,148 |
| 2017 (1/1/17-8/14/17) | Fires: 41,878 | Acres: 6,288,123 |
| 2016 (1/1/16-8/14/16) | Fires: 37,194 | Acres: 3,873,440 |
| 2015 (1/1/15-8/14/15) | Fires: 40,085 | Acres: 6,706,681 |
| 2015-2024 | Fires: 37,016 | Acres: 4,504,112 |
Arizona
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy | Tonto National Forest | USFS | 19,750 | 21 | Fifteen miles south of Young, AZ | 928-218-4226 |
| Bronco | San Carlos Agency | BIA | 18,131 | 21 | Thirty miles northeast of San Carlos, AZ | (928) 260-0018 |
| Dragon Bravo | Grand Canyon National Park | NPS | 144,432 | 54 | Two miles west of North Rim, AZ | 928-268-5610 |
| Goodwin | San Carlos Agency | BIA | 1,010 | 32 | Twelve miles southeast of Bylas, AZ | 928-218-4240 |
| Indian Creek | Fort Apache Agency | BIA | 2,513 | 25 | 10 miles southwest of Whiteriver, AZ | 928-260-0018 |
California
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon | Ventura County Fire Department | ST | 5,370 | 97 | Three miles northeast of Piru, CA | |
| Gifford | Los Padres National Forest | USFS | 130,440 | 41 | Fifteen miles northeast of Santa Maria, CA | 805-308-5533 |
| Gold | San Bernardino National Forest | USFS | 1,036 | 85 | 1 mile NE of Holcomb Valley Campground | 909-383-5688 |
| Mountain | Modoc National Forest | USFS | 980 | 55 | Seven miles southeast of Newell, CA | 530-708-5613 |
| Orleans Complex | Six Rivers National Forest | USFS | 22,139 | 84 | Ten miles east of Orleans, CA | 707-532-5747 |
Colorado
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk RBX | Rio Blanco County | CNTY | 14,521 | 75 | 10 Miles SE of Meeker, Colorado | 9703418665 |
| Lee | White River Field Office | BLM | 123,222 | 4 | 11 Miles SW of Meeker, Colorado | 9703418665 |
| South Rim | Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park | NPS | 4,232 | 52 | Nine miles east of Montrose, CO | 970-641-2337 |
| Stoner Mesa | San Juan National Forest | USFS | 7,123 | 0 | Eleven miles northeast of Dolores, CO | 702-421-5275 |
| Turner Gulch | Grand Junction Field Office | BLM | 29,068 | 53 | 8 Miles NE of Gateway, CO | 970-852-6920 |
| Waters Canyon | Ute Mountain Ute Agency | BIA | 206 | 90 | Fourteen miles southwest of Mancos, CO |
Florida
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Plummer Creek | Florida Forest Service | ST | 400 | 0 | Four miles north of Jacksonville, FL |
Idaho
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bear | Payette National Forest | USFS | 14,935 | 70 | 59 Miles NE of McCall, Idaho - Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness | 208-634-0820 |
| * Box | Boise District | BLM | 350 | 0 | Fifty-six miles southwest of Grandview, ID | |
| Cedar | Salmon-Challis National Forest | USFS | 732 | 56 | approximately 4 miles northeast of Clyde | 208-756-7853 |
| Island Creek | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | USFS | 658 | 5 | Near Sob Point on the Moose Creek Ranger District. | 208-935-6134 |
| Lightning Creek | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | USFS | 2,482 | 10 | Nine miles north of Clark Fork, ID | 208-923-1343 |
| * Rock | Boise National Forest | USFS | 1,200 | 0 | Five miles northeast of Donnelly, ID |
Louisiana
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backbone | Kisatchie National Forest | USFS | 1,640 | 10 | Fifteen miles south of Natchitoches, LA |
Montana
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Mission Butte | Crow Agency | BIA | 500 | 0 | Three miles east of St | |
| * Pony Creek | Rosebud County | ST | 1,062 | 20 | Started on private land four miles east of Colstrip, MT | |
| * Summer Springs | Treasure County | ST | 1,500 | 0 | Thirteen miles southeast of Custer, MT |
Nevada
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakes | Elko District Office | BLM | 82,217 | 94 | Two miles southwest of Midas, NV | (775) 516-5771 |
New Mexico
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Mesa | Carson National Forest | USFS | 5,031 | 92 | Off Forest Road 218B, Jicarilla Ranger District | (505) 465-9515 |
| Vereda Blanca | Cibola National Forest | USFS | 1,307 | 4 | Forty-three miles northeast of Albuquerque, NM | 505-546-9429 |
Oregon
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duff | Umatilla Agency | BIA | 251 | 100 | Nine miles northeast of Mission, OR |
Utah
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beulah | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | USFS | 4,046 | 0 | Thirty-two miles northeast of Kamas, UT | 435-220-7215 |
| Monroe Canyon | Fishlake National Forest | USFS | 72,195 | 41 | Three miles east of Monroe City, UT | 435-280-2269 |
Washington
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek II | Colville Agency | BIA | 267 | 70 | 18 miles N of Keller, WA | 509-400-6203 |
| Bear Gulch | Olympic National Forest | USFS | 8,257 | 3 | 10 Miles Northwest of Hoodsport, WA | 360-732-1813 |
| * Crescent Road | Northeast Region-Department of Natural Resources | ST | 500 | 0 | Seven miles north of Reardan, WA | |
| Pomas | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | USFS | 3,473 | 0 | Thirty-six miles northwest of Entiat, WA | (509) 219-9543 |
Wyoming
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crosho | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests | USFS | 1,700 | 0 | ||
| * Spring Creek | Washakie County | CNTY | 400 | 0 | Thirty miles east of Worland, WY |
