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as of November 4 at 2 p.m. MDT (on a scale from 1 to 5) Current hours for the National Fire Information Center are |
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June 5, 2020 Currently, 13 large fires have burned 79,753 acres in five states. New large fires include the Bar H Fire in Utah, Brush Crossing Fire in Florida, and the Engineer Lake Fire in Alaska. Firefighters contained three large fires yesterday. During this unprecedented time, the safety of the public and all wildland fire responders is always the number one priority for all wildland fire agencies. For more information and links to the Geographic Area Plans, visit the NIFC COVID-19 page. Weather Today will be a significant lightning day in both the CONUS and in Alaska. The weakening upper low pressure area along the Southern California coast will open up into a trough and quickly move on shore and inland into southern Nevada by afternoon. The approaching disturbance will allow for the development of scattered storms across the Great Basin and the Central Rockies. Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado will take the most lightning. Scattered wet storms will also be possible along a line stretching from central Montana to southeastern Oregon as a cold front pushes inland from the coast. In Alaska, scattered storms are expected across the central and western Interior and isolated storms elsewhere. |
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| Daily statistics 6/5/20 | ||
| Number of new large fires or emergency response | 3 | States currently reporting large fires: |
| Number of active large fires Total does not include individual fires within complexes. |
13 | |
| Acres from active fires | 79,753 | |
| Fires contained | 3 | |
| Year-to-date statistics | ||
| 2020 (1/1/20 - 6/5/20) | Fires: 19,524 | Acres: 501,803 |
| 2019 (1/1/19 - 6/5/19) | Fires: 15,416 | Acres: 332,791 |
| 2018 (1/1/18 - 6/5/18) | Fires: 24,933 | Acres: 1,772,458 |
| 2017 (1/1/17 - 6/5/17) | Fires: 25,699 | Acres: 2,275,910 |
| 2016 (1/1/16 - 6/5/16) | Fires: 21,189 | Acres: 1,713,098 |
| 2015 (1/1/15 - 6/5/15) | Fires: 22,992 | Acres: 458,558 |
| 2014 (1/1/14 - 6/5/14) | Fires: 22,604 | Acres: 765,395 |
| 2013 (1/1/13 - 6/5/13) | Fires: 18,512 | Acres: 345,194 |
| 2012 (1/1/12 - 6/5/12) | Fires: 22,936 | Acres: 838,853 |
| 2011 (1/1/11 - 6/5/11) | Fires: 29,857 | Acres: 3,450,882 |
| 2010 (1/1/10 - 6/5/10) | Fires: 26,288 | Acres: 965,620 |
| 10-year average Year-to-Date | ||
| 2010-2019 | Fires: 22,762 | Acres: 1,254,621 |
| Current Wildfires | ||||||
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
| Alaska | Fires: 5 | Acres: 10,452 | New: 1 | Contained: 0 | ||
| Big Waldren Fork | Department of Forestry | ST | 168 | 0 | southwest of McGrath | |
| Clear Creek | Military Zone | BLM | 1,296 | 0 | 10 miles south of Fairbanks | |
| * Engineer Lake 2 | Galena Zone | BLM | 1,704 | 75 | 15 miles southwest of Russian Mission | |
| Izaviknek River | Department of Forestry | ST | 894 | 0 | 37 miles south of Pilot Station | |
| Manokinak River | Department of Forestry | ST | 6,360 | 0 | 36 miles southeast of Chevak | |
| Arizona | Fires: 3 | Acres: 29,133 | New: 0 | Contained: 1 | ||
| Rafael | Department of Forestry | ST | 440 | 50 | 15 miles southeast of Nogales | |
| Sawtooth | Tonto National Forest | FS | 24,729 | 42 | 7 miles northwest of Superior | 602-525-1042 |
| Sunset | Phoenix District | BLM | 3,964 | 90 | 32 miles southeast of Prescott | |
| Park | San Carlos Agency | BIA | 625 | 100 | 1 mile north of San Carlos | |
| California | Fires: 1 | Acres: 1,395 | New: 0 | Contained: 0 | ||
| Scorpion | Channel Islands National Park | NPS | 1,395 | 95 | 24 miles west of Oxnard | |
| Florida | Fires: 2 | Acres: 31,129 | New: 1 | Contained: 0 | ||
| * Brush Crossing | National Forests of Florida | FS | 493 | 85 | 20 miles southwest of Kendall | |
| Guava | Everglades National Park | NPS | 30,600 | 30 | 20 miles southwest of Kendall | |
| New Mexico | Fires: 0 | Acres: 0 | New: 0 | Contained: 1 | ||
| Potter | Cimarron District, State Forestry Division | ST | 360 | 100 | ||
| Utah | Fires: 2 | Acres: 7,644 | New: 1 | Contained: 1 | ||
| * Bar H | Division of Fire and State Lands | ST | 1,352 | 97 | 10 miles southeast of Snowville | |
| Matlin | Division of Fire and State Lands | ST | 1,200 | 0 | 60 miles northeast of Wendover | |
| Peplin | Salt Lake District | BLM | 700 | 100 | 70 miles northeast of Wendover | |