as of March 20, 2026 at 7:30 a.m. MDT (on a scale from 1 to 5)
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June 05, 2026
There are 6 uncontained large fires currently burning nationwide. 2,336 personnel are assigned to incidents across the country, including one complex incident management team committed to the Seven Cabins Fire in New Mexico.
So far this year, 31,511 fires have burned almost 2.5 million acres nationwide. While national fire activity has been light over the past week, these year-to-date numbers are above the 10-year averages of 22,270 fires and 1.27 million acres. Low relative humidities and dry conditions are predicted across the country for the following week with few exceptions. Interested in more detailed short and longterm fire potential predictions? Explore the Outlooks page from the National Interagency Coordination Center.
It's feeling more like summer every day, and June 8 is National Get Outdoors Day. With much of the nation reporting seriously dry conditions, people getting outdoors bring with them a risk for new fire starts. Each year, thousands of fires in the United States are caused by people. Major causes of these fires include loss of control of debris burning, unattended or unextinguished campfires, and sparks or heat transfer from vehicles and equipment like chainsaws or recreational vehicles. Become a part of the solution by going to extra mile to be fire safe on your public lands. Recreate Responsibly: Wildfire Edition
Elevated fire weather conditions will persist across areas of the Southwest and southern Great Basin due to strong winds, dry conditions, and very warm temperatures. Minimum relative humidity will fall to 5-15% across Arizona, Utah, and Nevada, with southwest winds 10-20 mph and gusts to 30-35 mph across exposed terrain and ridges, with the strongest winds in southern Nevada, southwest Utah, and northwest Arizona. A cold front will approach the Pacific Northwest on Friday, with breezy west winds from the Columbia Basin to Sierra Front creating areas of elevated conditions as minimum relative humidity falls to 10-20%. Unseasonable warmth will spread from Upper Midwest into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, with dry conditions along much of the East Coast as relative humidity falls to 20-35%. However, scattered showers and thunderstorms will move through the Great Lakes providing some relief from the recent dry conditions, mainly across Wisconsin and Lower Michigan. Mild and dry conditions will continue across Alaska today, but winds will be lighter across southwest and south-central Alaska, generally less than 10 mph.
| 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 | 5 | |
| Acres from all active fires | 39,511 | |
| Fires contained | 0 |
| 2026 (1/1/26-6/05/26) | Fires: 31,511 | Acres: 2,474,611 |
| 2025 (1/1/25-6/05/25) | Fires: 29,239 | Acres: 1,240,993 |
| 2024 (1/1/24-6/05/24) | Fires: 16,905 | Acres: 1,975,251 |
| 2023 (1/1/23-6/05/23) | Fires: 19,191 | Acres: 580,085 |
| 2022 (1/1/22-6/05/22) | Fires: 28,459 | Acres: 1,952,998 |
| 2021 (1/1/21-6/05/21) | Fires: 26,228 | Acres: 740,522 |
| 2020 (1/1/20-6/05/20) | Fires: 19,777 | Acres: 502,067 |
| 2019 (1/1/19-6/05/19) | Fires: 15,784 | Acres: 316,835 |
| 2018 (1/1/18-6/05/18) | Fires: 24,760 | Acres: 1,755,916 |
| 2017 (1/1/17-6/05/17) | Fires: 25,540 | Acres: 1,163,813 |
| 2016 (1/1/16-6/05/16) | Fires: 21,512 | Acres: 1,688,024 |
| 2016-2025 | Fires: 22,418 | Acres: 1,279,756 |
California
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Border 6 | 2,525 | 70 | One mile east of Marron Valley, CA |
Florida
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shell | National Forests in Florida | USFS | 2,822 | 70 | Thirteen miles west of Deland, FL |
Idaho
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Creek | Sawtooth National Forest | USFS | 1,924 | 85 | Eleven miles southeast of Oakley, ID |
New Mexico
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seven Cabins | Lincoln National Forest | USFS | 31,867 | 64 | Capitan Mountains | 505-217-0120 |
North Carolina
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Rose Bay Canal | North Carolina Forest Service | ST | 373 | 0 | Ten miles southwest of Fairfield, NC |
