Firefighters are working to suppress and contain 74 large fires across the country, including 5 new large incidents since yesterday. 19,397 firefighters and support personnel are engaged in nationwide fire activity, including 404 crews, 1,188 engines, and 140 helicopters.
So far this year, 40,771 fires have burned more than 3.9 million acres across the United States. Fires in the Northwest Geographic and the fires in northern Minnesota pose the largest demand for firefighting resources. Resource assignments are being prioritized based on life and property risk, operational impact, and probability of success.
Two MAFFS C-130 airtankers and support personnel from the 302nd Airlift Wing (Air Force Reserve, CO) have been deployed to Klamath Falls, OR. One MAFFS C-130 airtanker and support personnel from the 153rd Airlift Wing (WY Air National Guard) has been deployed to San Bernardino, CA. One MAFFS C-130 airtanker and support personnel from the 146th Airlift Wing (CA Air National Guard) has been deployed to Santa Maria, CA to support wildland fire operations nationally.
Wildland fire does not follow state lines, and neither does the response. Firefighters, engines, aircraft, and incident management teams are part of a national system designed to move resources where they are needed most. When one area experiences high fire activity, resources may be temporarily reassigned from areas with lower activity. This allows for faster response, stronger support, and safer operations during periods of increased demand.
Resource movement is a sign of coordination and preparedness. It reflects a shared national commitment to support firefighters and communities, no matter where fires occur.
Weather
Scattered showers and a mix of wet and dry thunderstorms will spread across the Southwest and Four Corners, with the greatest coverage over Utah and the central Great Basin. Heavy rainfall and flash flooding are possible across much of Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. Monsoonal moisture will expand westward into western Nevada and the Sierra Nevada, where drier thunderstorms and gusty outflow winds are more likely. Isolated thunderstorms are also possible across northeastern California and southern Oregon. Hot, dry conditions will persist across the Pacific Northwest and Great Plains, where relative humidity will fall to 10–15% and temperatures will remain well above normal. Winds across Central North and South Dakota are likely to gust up to 40 mph. Breezy northwest winds will continue from the northern Plains into the Great Lakes, accompanied by thunderstorms, some of which may become severe. Across the Southeast, widespread rainfall will continue along Florida's Gulf Coast, with scattered showers and thunderstorms elsewhere across the region. Far southern Florida will remain comparatively dry and breezy, while deep south Texas continues a dry pattern with little or no rainfall expected.
Daily statistics
Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk
