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June 23, 2026
The National Preparedness Level remains at 3 as wildfire activity continues across multiple geographic areas and demand for firefighting resources remains elevated. Yesterday, 77 new fires were reported nationwide, including six new large fires. Currently, 31 large fires remain uncontained, with nearly 5,900 personnel assigned to incidents across the country, including three Complex Incident Management Teams.
So far this year, 34,262 fires have burned more than 2.7 million acres nationwide, exceeding the 10-year average for both fires and acres burned to date. Fire activity remains concentrated in the Great Basin, Southwest, Northwest, and Alaska, where hot temperatures, dry fuels, and increased fire activity continue to challenge suppression efforts.
In the Great Basin, firefighters are responding to several large fires in Utah and Nevada, including the Cottonwood Fire near Beaver, Utah, where extreme fire behavior and numerous threatened structures have prompted evacuations and road closures. The Iron, Hastings, Grapevine, and Kane Springs fires also remain active, with wind-driven runs, spotting, and torching contributing to continued growth. The Great Basin remains one of the most active geographic areas in the country and is operating at Preparedness Level 3.
In Arizona, firefighters continue to make progress on the Pocket and Sycamore fires, while crews are also responding to the Flat Fire on the Fort Apache Reservation. In the Northwest, new large fires in Oregon and Washington, including the Lytle and Garred Road fires, have threatened structures and prompted evacuations. Alaska also saw three new large fires reported yesterday as warm, dry conditions continue across portions of the Interior.
Firefighters, dispatchers, aviation personnel, incident management teams, and support staff continue working together across agencies and jurisdictions to protect lives, communities, infrastructure, and natural resources as fire activity increases across the West and Alaska heading into the summer months.
Hot and dry weather will dominate much of the West today as a high pressure ridge aloft peaks in intensity. High temperature records may be set across southern Colorado into New Mexico. A gradual escalation in fire activity is anticipated throughout the West as lightning holdovers continue to emerge amid accelerated drying of the landscape. Look for relative humidity from 10-15% across most of the Intermountain West, with single digits expected across the southern Great Basin, West Slope and portions of the Southwest into southern California. Southwesterly breezes will increase across southern Nevada and Utah into northern Arizona, potentially resulting in a more active day for fires established there. A disturbance and its associated moisture could begin to trigger isolated dry thunderstorms across the Lower Colorado River Valley tonight. Alaska will continue to see scattered thunderstorms over the central and eastern Interior, while moisture and rainfall will increase farther south. The Yukon Flats will remain warm and dry, however. The Florida peninsula will see another day of near-record heat and limited thunderstorm activity, while hot, dry and breezy conditions lead to elevated fire risks across the Carolinas.
| 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 | 31 | |
| Acres from all active fires | 284,529 | |
| Fires contained | 4 |
| 2026 (1/1/26-6/23/26) | Fires: 34,262 | Acres: 2,733,586 |
| 2025 (1/1/25-6/23/25) | Fires: 33,168 | Acres: 1,646,123 |
| 2024 (1/1/24-6/23/24) | Fires: 19,834 | Acres: 2,213,017 |
| 2023 (1/1/23-6/23/23) | Fires: 22,427 | Acres: 643,708 |
| 2022 (1/1/22-6/23/22) | Fires: 32,247 | Acres: 3,360,037 |
| 2021 (1/1/21-6/23/21) | Fires: 29,362 | Acres: 1,164,555 |
| 2020 (1/1/20-6/23/20) | Fires: 22,817 | Acres: 1,044,248 |
| 2019 (1/1/19-6/23/19) | Fires: 18,059 | Acres: 561,392 |
| 2018 (1/1/18-6/23/18) | Fires: 27,679 | Acres: 2,217,003 |
| 2017 (1/1/17-6/23/17) | Fires: 28,216 | Acres: 2,622,964 |
| 2016 (1/1/16-6/23/16) | Fires: 23,842 | Acres: 1,975,558 |
| 2016-2025 | Fires: | Acres: |
Alaska
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear | Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone | BLM | 3,194 | 0 | Started on NPS land 35 miles southeast of Lake Minchumina, AK | |
| Elliott Complex | Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone | BLM | 184 | 0 | ||
| * Kathul | Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone | BLM | 161 | 0 | Started on NPS land 55 miles northwest of Eagle, AK | |
| Kilolitna | Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone | BLM | 3,663 | 0 | Started on FWS land 60 miles northwest of Rampart, AK | |
| Nowitna | Southwest Area | ST | 300 | 0 | Forty-five miles north of McGrath, AK | |
| * Pogo | Delta Area | ST | 550 | 0 | Twenty-seven miles northeast of Delta Junction, AK | |
| * Shaw | Delta Area | ST | 2,483 | 0 | Twenty-three miles northeast of Delta Junction, AK | |
| Starry | Fairbanks Area | ST | 543 | 0 | One mile south of Anderson, AK |
Arizona
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | Fort Apache Agency | BIA | 126 | 0 | 9 Miles SW of Heber, AZ | 928-245-1585 |
| Coconino National Forest | USFS | 257 | 0 | 7 miles north of Sedona, Ariz. | 928-260-0543 | |
| Rock Canyon | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Northern District | ST | 4,823 | 75 | Twenty miles southeast of Fredonia, AZ | |
| Sycamore | Tonto National Forest | USFS | 9,036 | 8 | 15 miles north of Globe, AZ | 480-481-5932 |
Florida
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corrections 13 | Florida Forest Service | ST | 305 | 15 | Started on private land one mile north of Trail Glades, FL | |
| Rookery | Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge | FWS | 4,400 | 50 | Three miles northwest of Deland, FL | |
| Shell | National Forests in Florida | USFS | 2,822 | 70 | Thirteen miles west of Deland, FL | |
| Well 13 | Florida Forest Service | ST | 1,605 | 75 | Five miles west of Medley, FL |
Idaho
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Creek | Craig Mountain Supervisory Area Office | ST | 400 | 0 | Six miles southwest of Riggins, ID | |
| Gold Run | Cataldo Area Office | ST | 217 | 100 | Eight miles east of Kellogg, ID |
Nebraska
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Fork | Nebraska National Forest | USFS | 39,696 | 92 | West of Crawford, NE | 605-516-0378 |
Nevada
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grapevine | Ely District Office | BLM | 14,500 | 0 | 10 Miles SE of Caliente, NV | 775-399-8248 |
| Kane Springs | Ely District Office | BLM | 14,359 | 25 | 17 Miles SW of Caliente, NV | 775-399-8248 |
| Shyster | Winnemucca District Office | BLM | 2,186 | 100 | Fifteen miles south of Denio, NV |
New Mexico
North Carolina
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Bay Canal | North Carolina Forest Service | ST | 662 | 74 | Ten miles southwest of Fairfield, NC |
Oregon
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Lytle | Vale District | BLM | 6,500 | 20 | Three miles south of Vale, OR |
Utah
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonneville | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | USFS | 566 | 43 | Three miles east of Salt Lake City, UT | |
| * Cottonwood | Fishlake National Forest | USFS | 750 | 0 | Five miles east of Beaver, UT | |
| Hastings | 12,850 | 25 | Thirty-five miles northwest of Dugway, UT | |||
| Iron | Central Area | ST | 24,284 | 3 | Approximately 1 mile northwest of Eureka, Utah | 435-513-8859 |
| Sawmill | 3,790 | 20 | Forty-four miles northwest of Cedar City, UT | |||
| Middlefork | Bear River Area | ST | 334 | 100 | Thirty-eight miles northeast of Salt Lake City, UT |
Washington
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Garred Road | Washington State Fire Marshal's Office | ST | 3,500 | 0 | ||
| Kartar | Colville Agency | BIA | 11,746 | 60 | Kartar Valley and Lake Omak on the Colville Reservation | 509-800-5912 |
| Upriver | Northeast Region-Department of Natural Resources | ST | 213 | 85 | 1 mile east of Spokane | 509-509-6818 |
