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September -32, 2025

Wildland fire activity remains steady across the country, with 57 large wildfires burning more than 711,568 acres today. Nearly 16,000 wildland firefighters and support personnel are assigned, including 19 incident management teams, 319 crews, 767 engines, 113 helicopters, and 6 Army medevac helicopters. To date this year, 47,183 wildfires have burned 4,150,547 acres, compared to the 10-year average of 41,744 fires and 5,558,352 acres.

The 2025 national fire year themes  remind us that it takes all of us, keeping firefighters and the public safe, working together to protect communities, reducing smoke impacts, and making responsible choices when enjoying public lands. As we move into September, your actions on the landscape still matter. Fully extinguish campfires, secure trailer chains, and avoid parking on dry grass. Each choice helps protect firefighters, communities, and the places we all value.

In addition to firefighters on the line, specialists are already beginning Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) work on some incidents. These teams focus on stabilizing burned landscapes, reducing erosion, protecting watersheds, and helping ecosystems recover after fire. Their efforts are a critical part of the fire year story.

Weather

Isolated mixed wet/dry thunderstorms with gusty outflow winds will develop again over northeast California and central Oregon, where increasing IA could result in new large fires. Another day of near record temperatures with RH values in the low teens and poor overnight recovery is expected across the Northwest and Northern Rockies creating an overall fire environment which continues to be conducive to large fire growth. Elsewhere across the interior West, warm and dry weather continues under the ridge with generally light winds. Scattered showers are possible over the southern Great Basin and Arizona. In the Eastern US, the cold front moves into the Great Lakes bringing cooler temperatures and light showers to the area. Generally cool, dry weather is expected across Texas and along the eastern states into New England. 

Daily statistics
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 57
Acres from all active large fires 711,568
Fires contained 2
Year-to-date statistics
2025 (1/1/25-9/03/25) Fires: 47,183 Acres: 4,150,547
2024 (1/1/24-9/03/24) Fires: 29,363 Acres: 6,518,033
2023 (1/1/23-9/03/23) Fires: 39,965 Acres: 2,081,130
2022 (1/1/22-9/03/22) Fires: 48,720 Acres: 6,207,854
2021 (1/1/21-9/03/21) Fires: 43,250 Acres: 5,024,744
2020 (1/1/20-9/03/20) Fires: 40,528 Acres: 4,434,509
2019 (1/1/19-9/03/19) Fires: 34,209 Acres: 4,106,653
2018 (1/1/18-9/03/18) Fires: 45,885 Acres: 6,961,533
2017 (1/1/17-9/03/17) Fires: 46,951 Acres: 7,650,844
2016 (1/1/16-9/03/16) Fires: 41,312 Acres: 4,696,856
2015 (1/1/15-9/03/15) Fires: 44,129 Acres: 8,995,323
10-year average Year-to-Date
2015-2024 Fires: 41,744 Acres: 5,558,352
Current Wildfires

Arizona

Fires: 2
Acres: 173,078
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Billy Tonto National Forest USFS 27,574 78 Fifteen miles south of Young, AZ 928-218-4226
Dragon Bravo Grand Canyon National Park NPS 145,504 80 Two miles west of North Rim, AZ 928-268-5610

California

Fires: 10
Acres: 178,788
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Blue Klamath National Forest USFS 1,530 0 Ten miles east of Happy Camp, CA 559-855-5355
Dillon Six Rivers National Forest USFS 8,367 7 Sixteen miles North of Orleans, CA  
Garnet Sierra National Forest USFS 24,851 12 Three miles southeast of Balch Camp, CA (559) 855-5355
Gifford Los Padres National Forest USFS 131,614 97 Fifteen miles northeast of Santa Maria, CA 805-308-5533
Little Sequoia National Forest USFS 2,506 93 Five miles southwest of Lake Isabella, CA 760-376-3781
Log Klamath National Forest USFS 623 0 Eighteen miles west of Etna, CA  
Pickett Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit ST 6,819 90 One mile northeast of Calistoga, CA  
R-14 Buffalo Northern California District BLM 1,286 50    
Root Shasta-Trinity National Forest USFS 668 30 Six miles southwest of Dunsmuir, CA  
Swift Complex Shasta-Trinity National Forest USFS 524 13 Nine miles southwest of Trinity Center, CA  

Colorado

Fires: 3
Acres: 15,857
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Derby White River National Forest USFS 5,475 25 Thirteen miles north of Dotsero, CO 970-355-3283
La Plata Pike and San Isabel National Forest USFS 133 44 Six miles west of Twin Lakes, CO (303) 815-9902
Stoner Mesa San Juan National Forest USFS 10,249 47 Eleven miles northeast of Dolores, CO 970-341-8668

Florida

Fires: 0
Acres: 0
New: 1
Contained: 1
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
* 3 AM Florida Forest Service ST 735 100    

Idaho

Fires: 9
Acres: 24,634
New: 2
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
East Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests USFS 760 0 Ten miles southeast of Cascade, ID 208-781-6234
Island Creek Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests USFS 14,027 5 Fourteen miles east of Elk City, ID 208-935-6134
Lightning Creek Idaho Panhandle National Forest USFS 2,525 25 Nine miles north of Clark Fork, ID 208-557-8813
Mire Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests USFS 887 0 Fourteen miles east of Elk City, ID 208-935-6134
Rhoda Creek Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests USFS 2,186 0 Twenty-five miles northeast of Lowell, ID  
Rock Boise National Forest USFS 2,796 74 Five miles southwest of Donnelly, ID (208) 279-7020
* Schwar Creek Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests USFS 443 0 Fifty miles east of Grangeville, ID  
Twin Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests USFS 310 0    
* Ulm Creek Idaho Panhandle National Forest USFS 700 0 Thirty-eight miles southeast of Sandpoint, ID  

Montana

Fires: 13
Acres: 17,278
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Bivens Creek Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest USFS 2,126 88 15 Miles North of Virginia City, MT 406-708-8520
Cloudrest Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest USFS 3,140 35 Fifteen miles north of Virginia 406-708-8520
Corral Creek Lolo National Forest USFS 356 92 Eighteen miles northwest of Missoula, MT 406-708-8530
Devil Mountain Southwestern Land Office ST 1,842 2 Fifteen miles northeast of Drummond, MT  
Knowles Northwestern Land Office ST 3,822 52 Started on private land 11 miles southeast of Plains, MT 406-708-8525
Lonely Mountain Bitterroot National Forest USFS 617 0    
Pot Mountain Flathead National Forest USFS 526 0 Forty-four miles southeast of Big Fork, MT  
Ransome Kootenai National Forest USFS 649 23 Eleven miles northwest of Libby, MT  
Sandbar 2 Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest USFS 243 75 Thirteen miles northeast of Lincoln, MT 406-946-5273
Waldo Bar Bitterroot National Forest USFS 115 0 Thirty-two miles east of Elk City, MT  
Wapiti Creek Bitterroot National Forest USFS 699 0    
West Fork Custer Gallatin National Forest USFS 963 83 Twenty-three miles northwest of West Yellowstone, MT (406) 468-1904
Windy Rock Southwestern Land Office ST 2,180 0 Fifteen miles northeast of 406-468-1906

Nevada

Fires: 1
Acres: 132,604
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Cottonwood Peak Elko District Office BLM 132,604 84 Three miles north of Tuscarora, NV 775-800-7229

Oregon

Fires: 2
Acres: 46,750
New: 0
Contained: 1
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Emigrant Willamette National Forest USFS 23,404 0 Twenty-two miles southeast of Oakridge, OR  
Flat Sisters Unit ST 23,346 81 Seven miles west of Culver, OR 503-383-9647
Juniper Canyon Pendleton Unit ST 7,585 100    

Utah

Fires: 3
Acres: 79,864
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Beulah Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest USFS 5,719 65 32 Miles NE of Kamas, UT 435-220-7215
Buckley Draw Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest USFS 424 90 Three miles southeast of Provo, UT  
Monroe Canyon Fishlake National Forest USFS 73,721 97 Three miles east of Monroe City, UT 435-280-2269

Washington

Fires: 12
Acres: 23,380
New: 3
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Bear Gulch Olympic National Forest USFS 9,406 10 Ten miles northwest of Hoodsport, WA 360-732-1813
Blackhawk Mountain Northeast Region-Department of Natural Resources ST 477 0 Eighteen miles northeast of Kettle Falls, WA  
Crown Creek Northeast Region-Department of Natural Resources ST 4,391 0 Eighteen miles northeast of Kettle Falls, WA  
Katy Creek Northeast Region-Department of Natural Resources ST 418 0 Eighteen miles northeast of Kettle Falls, WA  
* Lower Sugarloaf Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest USFS 100 0    
* Lynx Mountain Colville Agency BIA 125 0 Twenty-nine miles west of Chewelah, WA  
Martin Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest USFS 132 5 Previously reported incident 45 miles northwest of Chelan, WA  
Perry North Cascades National Park NPS 600 0 Sixteen miles northeast of Newhalem, WA  
Pomas Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest USFS 3,533 0 Thirty-six miles northwest of Entiat, WA (509) 219-9543
Rattlesnake Colville Agency BIA 1,800 0 Two miles west of Seven Bays, WA  
* Tacoma Creek Northeast Region-Department of Natural Resources ST 198 0 Started on private land 19 miles east of Colville, WA  
Wildcat Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest USFS 2,200 0 Thirty miles west of Naches, WA  

Wyoming

Fires: 2
Acres: 19,335
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Dollar Lake Bridger-Teton National Forest USFS 15,269 25 Thirty-two miles north of Pinedale, WY 307-395-2365
Willow Creek Bridger-Teton National Forest USFS 4,066 43 Five miles southwest of Smoot, WY 725-295-1923

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