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July 15, 2025

As the fire year heats up, weather is taking a dangerous turn. Critical fire weather conditions, including strong winds, low humidity, and dry lightning, are expected across large portions of Nevada, Utah, northern Arizona, and Colorado. Fuels across these areas are extremely dry and ready to burn. New fires could ignite easily and spread rapidly, making today a day for caution.

Right now, 15,276 wildland firefighters and support personnel are working to protect lives and landscapes. They are supported by 373 crews, 694 engines, and 123 helicopters. Two new large fires were reported yesterday, with 102 still uncontained.

To support suppression efforts nationwide, two military C-130 airtankers equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) have been activated and are now staged in Port Hueneme, California. These aircraft, operated by the 152nd Airlift Wing of the Nevada Air National Guard and the 146th Airlift Wing of the California Air National Guard, reflect the level of coordination and support it takes to meet today’s fire challenges.

With winds increasing and fuels primed to burn, today is a good day to be extra cautious. Whether you’re camping, driving, or working outdoors, take every precaution to prevent new fire starts. A single spark can ignite a wildfire, and your actions can help stop that spark from happening.

And as always, thank you to the wildland firefighters and support personnel serving here in the United States and to those assigned to large fire support in Canada. Your dedication helps keep communities safe during an active and complex fire year. It takes all of us working together to reduce risks and protect what we value. 

This year’s National Fire Year Themes remind us that whether you're a firefighter, a public land visitor, or a neighbor in a fire-prone area, your actions matter. Let’s keep each other safe out there.

Weather

A strong cold front will move into the northern Great Basin and stall, with southwesterly sustained winds 15-25 mph gusting 30-45 mph amid RH of 7-15% across southeast Nevada into southwest Utah creating elevated to critical conditions. Breezy west to northwest winds will develop in eastern Oregon into the Sierra Front and Snake River Plain for elevated conditions, as well. An upper-level wave along the front will also trigger isolated to scattered mainly dry thunderstorms with strong outflow wind gusts up to 50 mph from central and northeast Nevada into Utah, northern Arizona, and the West Slope. Numerous new ignitions and several new large fires are expected, and any very active fires in this area will also be capable of producing thunderstorms and additional lightning. A few dry thunderstorms are likely to continue overnight for Utah and the West Slope. Behind the front, temperatures will moderate for the Inland Northwest but remain above normal west of the Cascades due to light easterly flow. Scattered to widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected east of the Divide in Montana and northern Wyoming, with some areas likely to receive 1” or more of rainfall. Isolated to scattered mixed wet and dry thunderstorms will continue to develop in the Southwest, with wetter storms focused in southeast Arizona and most of New Mexico. Drier conditions are expected in Texas today, while strong thunderstorms develop in the northern Plains to Upper Midwest, with another round of scattered to widespread thunderstorms in Florida. Cooler conditions will return to Interior Alaska today, with rain expected for the western Interior. 

Daily statistics
Number of new large fires or emergency response 
* New fires are identified with an asterisk		 2 States currently reporting large fires:
Total number of large fires  102
Acres from all active large fires 1,055,631
Fires contained 2
Year-to-date statistics
2025 (1/1/25-7/15/25) Fires: 37,878 Acres: 2,570,619
2024 (1/1/24-7/15/24) Fires: 18,594 Acres: 3,085,742
2023 (1/1/23-7/15/23) Fires: 26,938 Acres: 763,533
2022 (1/1/22-7/15/22) Fires: 36,755 Acres: 5,229,141
2021 (1/1/21-7/15/21) Fires: 34,411 Acres: 2,255,218
2020 (1/1/20-7/15/20) Fires: 28,231 Acres: 1,731,324
2019 (1/1/19-7/15/19) Fires: 22,845 Acres: 2,176,774
2018 (1/1/18-7/15/18) Fires: 33,329 Acres: 3,362,451
2017 (1/1/17-7/15/17) Fires: 34,379 Acres: 4,292,678
2016 (1/1/16-7/15/16) Fires: 29,393 Acres: 2,500,789
2015 (1/1/15-7/15/15) Fires: 32,190 Acres: 5,418,647
10-year average Year-to-Date
2015-2024 Fires: 30,101 Acres: 3,006,813
Current Wildfires

Alaska

Fires: 65
Acres: 713,453
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Aggie Creek Fairbanks Area ST 35,038 2 Started on Alaska DNR land 12 miles northwest of Fox, AK 907-921-7881
Anguitakada Alaska Fire Service - Galena Zone BLM 1,202 0    
Bear Creek Fairbanks Area ST 30,988 28 14 Miles NW of Healy, Alaska 907-318-2018
Bonnifield Creek Fairbanks Area ST 16,219 0 Thirty-three miles southwest of Salcha, AK  
Boulder Creek Fairbanks Area ST 4,029 0    
Chabanika Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 3,504 0 Twenty-eight miles northwest of Allakaket, AK  
Chitantala Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 122 0 Forty-five miles north of Lake Minchumina, AK  
Christian Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone BLM 30,588 0 Started on FWS land 50 miles northeast of Venetie, AK  
Continental Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 428 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 40 miles northwest of Alatna, AK  
Doc Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone BLM 259 0 Started on FWS land 13 miles southwest of Birch Creek, AK  
Dry Creek Fairbanks Area ST 12,043 0 Thirty-three miles southwest of Salcha, AK  
Elephant Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 8,941 80 Started on Alaska DNR land twenty miles south of Rampart, AK  
Goldrun Complex Alaska Fire Service - Galena Zone BLM 25,117 0 Started on NPS land 13 miles northwest of Ambler, AK  
Helmet Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone BLM 203 0 Started on FWS land 50 miles southeast of Arctic Village, AK  
Himalaya Road Fairbanks Area ST 6,194 12 12 Miles NW of Fox, AK 907-921-7881
Hogatza Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 15,580 0    
Horseshoe Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 302 0 Started on FWS land 35 miles east of Ruby, AK  
Kechumstuck Creek Tok Area ST 12,604 0    
Klikhtentotzna Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 26,540 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 39 miles north of Hughes, AK  
Lake Mansfield Tok Area ST 850 0 Twenty-six miles northwest of Tok, AK  
Lush Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 26,585 10 Started on Alaska Native Corporation land one mile northwest of Rampart, AK  
Marshall Mountain Fairbanks Area ST 691 0 Thirty miles east of Eielson Air Force Base, AK  
Mauneluk Alaska Fire Service - Galena Zone BLM 2,724 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 30 miles northeast of Koyuk, AK  
McAdams Creek Fairbanks Area ST 193 0    
McArthur Creek Tok Area ST 7,123 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 40 miles east of Tetlin, AK  
McQuisten Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 309 0 Thirty-two miles northeast of Tanana, AK  
Meadow Creek Southwest Area ST 19,634 0    
Monte Cristo Creek Fairbanks Area ST 6,759 0    
Moran Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 7,866 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 27 miles northwest of Tanana, AK  
Muskox Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 367 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 48 miles northwest of Alatna, AK  
Nelchina Glacier Valdez-Copper River Area ST 3,920 19    
Nenana Ridge Complex Fairbanks Area ST 33,089 0 Southwest of Fairbanks, AK  
Ninety-Eight Alaska Fire Service - Military Zone BLM 15,610 48 Started on DOD land 25 miles northeast of Salcha, AK  
Obrien Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone BLM 8,125 0 Twenty-four miles southeast of Livengood, AK  
Orum Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 5,640 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 30 miles southwest of Rampart, AK  
Our Creek Southwest Area ST 503 0 Fifty-eight miles north of McGrath, AK  
Pilot Creek Southwest Area ST 3,694 4 Started on Alaska DNR land 74 miles north of McGrath, AK  
Polly Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone BLM 210 0 Twenty-one miles northeast of Chicken, AK  
Portage Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 1,212 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 43 miles northwest of Alatna, AK  
Ptarmigan Complex Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone BLM 50,206 5 Two miles south of Central, AK  
Red Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 624 0 Twenty-three miles northeast of Hughes, AK  
Reed Alaska Fire Service - Galena Zone BLM 1,662 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 57 miles northeast of Kobuk, AK  
Ricks Creek Fairbanks Area ST 16,720 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 62 miles northeast of Salcha, AK  
Ridgeline Tok Area ST 4,755 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 48 miles east of Tok, AK  
River Trail Tok Area ST 22,728 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 32 miles northeast of Tok, AK  
Roundabout Complex Alaska Fire Service - Galena Zone BLM 75,083 11 Started on FWS land eight miles southwest of Huslia, AK  
Saint George Creek Fairbanks Area ST 25,992 0 Thirty-three miles southwest of Salcha, AK  
Sand Lake Delta Area ST 6,314 0 Forty-four miles southeast of Delta Junction, AK  
Seven Mile Lookout Tok Area ST 39,124 55 Started on Alaska DNR land seven miles southwest of Tok, AK  
Shortcut Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 495 0    
Sikik Alaska Fire Service - Galena Zone BLM 1,102 0 Started on NPS land 60 miles north of Ambler, AK  
Susulatna Southwest Area ST 3,031 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 59 miles northwest of Nikolai, AK  
Susulatna Hills Southwest Area ST 8,711 0    
Takoma Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone BLM 19,161 0 Started on Alaska, DNR land 26 miles west of Central, AK  
Tango Southwest Area ST 512 0    
Thluichohnjik Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone BLM 136 0 Started on FWS land 47 miles southeast of Arctic Village, AK  
Threetime Alaska Fire Service - Tanana Zone BLM 478 0 Started Alaska DNR land 13 miles northwest of Bettles, AK  
Timber Alaska Fire Service - Galena Zone BLM 626 0 land 20 miles southwest of Fairbanks, AK  
Tsukon Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone BLM 1,319 0    
Twelve Mile Lake Delta Area ST 23,627 0 Thirty-seven miles southeast of Delta Junction, AK  
Ulaneak Alaska Fire Service - Galena Zone BLM 101 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 33 miles northeast of Kobuk, AK  
Uncle Sam Creek Fairbanks Area ST 685 0 Started on Alaska DNR land 20 miles east of Salcha, AK  
Wheeler Alaska Fire Service - Galena Zone BLM 26,698 0 Thirty miles north of Huslia, AK  
Yellow Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone BLM 7,830 0 Forty-three miles southwest of Birch Creek, AK  
Yukon Fork Alaska Fire Service - Upper Yukon Zone BLM 728 0 Twenty-six miles southeast of Circle Hot Springs, AK  

Arizona

Fires: 3
Acres: 55,755
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Billy Tonto National Forest USFS 752 0 Fifteen miles south of Young, AZ 928-218-4226
Dragon Bravo Grand Canyon National Park NPS 5,717 0 CIMT (SW Team 4) Two miles west of North Rim, AZ 928-268-5610
White Sage Arizona Strip Field Office BLM 49,286 0 Fifteen miles southeast of Fredonia, AZ  

California

Fires: 5
Acres: 103,169
New: 1
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Green Shasta-Trinity National Forest USFS 12,933 5 Thirteen miles east of Lakehead, CA (530) 238-5254
Madre Los Padres National Forest USFS 80,786 86 Twenty miles northwest of New Cuyama, CA 805-308-5525
Marble Complex Klamath National Forest USFS 752 40 Sixteen miles west of Etna, CA 530-395-1268
* Max Fresno-Kings Unit ST 426 5 Six miles northeast of Trimmer, CA  
Orleans Complex Six Rivers National Forest USFS 8,272 0 Ten miles east of Orleans, CA 707-532-5747

Colorado

Fires: 3
Acres: 7,757
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
South Rim Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park NPS 3,988 0 Nine miles east of Montrose, CO 970-773-5823
Sowbelly Uncompahgre Field Office BLM 2,274 0 Sixteen miles west of Delta, CO 970-240-1070
Turner Gulch Grand Junction Field Office BLM 1,495 0 8 Miles NE of Gateway, CO  

Florida

Fires: 1
Acres: 13,000
New: 0
Contained: 2
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
13 Mile Florida Forest Service ST 13,000 61 Twenty-one miles south of Belle Glade, FL  
Iron Everglades National Park NPS 1,374 100 Fifteen miles north of Homestead, FL  
Johnny Buck Everglades National Park NPS 1,034 100 Fifteen miles northwest of Redland, FL  

Idaho

Fires: 2
Acres: 1,573
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Big Bear Payette National Forest USFS 1,038 0 Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness  
Rush Payette National Forest USFS 535 0 Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness  

Montana

Fires: 1
Acres: 124
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Garnet Southwestern Land Office ST 124 0 Twelve miles southeast of Ovando, MT 406-708-8508

Nevada

Fires: 3
Acres: 49,659
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Big Carson City District Office BLM 365 85 Eight miles southwest of Hawthorne, NV  
Gothic Nellis Air Force Base DoD 36,500 0 Twenty-five miles southwest of Rachel, NV (702)279-4157
Hot Canyon Elko District Office BLM 12,794 44 Ten miles northwest of Montello, NV (775) 899-4901

New Mexico

Fires: 3
Acres: 38,148
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Goose Gila National Forest USFS 711 0 18 miles northwest of Silver City, NM 575-210-8624
Laguna Santa Fe National Forest USFS 15,151 40 Eight miles north of Gallina, NM 505-607-0879
Turkey Feather Gila National Forest USFS 22,286 0 Twenty-two miles southeast of Reserve, NM  

Oregon

Fires: 6
Acres: 25,554
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Coyote Vale District BLM 835 80 Nineteen miles south of Jordan Vally, OR  
Cram Prineville District BLM 20,000 0 Fifteen miles north of Madras, OR  
Elk Klamath Unit ST 2,699 31 Seven miles southwest of Beatty, OR 661-795-1330
Grizzly Complex Medford Unit ST 952 47 Twenty miles west of Medford, OR  
Highland Prineville District BLM 719 30 Started on private land one mile south of Prineville, OR  
Long Point Monument Unit ST 349 86 Eight miles east of Spray, OR  

Utah

Fires: 5
Acres: 30,136
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Deer Creek Southeast Area ST 11,044 7 Twenty-five miles southeast of Moab, UT  
Forsyth Dixie National Forest USFS 15,673 77 Thirty miles north of St (435) 280-2263
Gap West Desert District BLM 671 93 Started on state land five miles southeast of Scipio, UT  
Mica Dugway Proving Ground DoD 1,500 78 Fifteen miles east of Dugway, UT  
Monroe Canyon Fishlake National Forest USFS 1,248 0 Three miles east of Monroe, UT  

Washington

Fires: 5
Acres: 17,303
New: 1
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Bear Gulch Olympic National Forest USFS 444 0 Ten miles northwest of Hoodsport, WA 360-732-1813
* Greenacres Northeast Region-Department of Natural Resources ST 500 0 Started on county land 5 miles north of Omak, WA  
Hope Northeast Region-Department of Natural Resources ST 7,117 15 Approximately 15 Miles north of Kettle Falls, WA and 5 miles southwest of Northport, WA 509-219-9554
Pomas Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest USFS 3,430 0 Thirty-six miles northwest of Entiat, WA (509) 219-9543
Western Pines Northeast Region-Department of Natural Resources ST 5,812 0 10 miles northeast of Davenport  

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