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as of October 4 at 12 pm MDT (on a scale from 1 to 5) Current hours for the National Fire Information Center are |
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December 21, 2018 Firefighters contained the Mine Fire in Texas and the Walker Fire in Oklahoma this week. Weather: Overall breezy conditions with seasonal temperatures are expected across the country through the weekend. Widespread rain and high elevation snow will move into the northwestern quarter of the country as a stronger front moves on shore Saturday night. This system is a slow-moving one and it will significantly intensify as it slowly moves southeast into the Great Basin by Christmas Eve. Mountain locations across northern California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Utah should receive a good deal of snow through Christmas while the lower elevations generally receive rain. A breezy northerly flow will develop on the back side of the system. There is some potential for Sundowner and other off shore winds across southern California next Wednesday and Thursday. Meanwhile in the East, the storm system is expected to continue its intensification process as it moves east to the Great Plains. A significant snow event may be possible across the upper Midwest Wednesday night and Thursday. |
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| Daily statistics 12/21/18 | ||
| Number of new large fires or emergency response | 1 | States currently reporting large fires: |
| Number of active large fires Total does not include individual fires within complexes. |
0 | None |
| Acres from active fires | 0 | |
| Fires contained | 2 | |
| Year-to-date statistics | ||
| 2018 (1/1/18 - 12/21/18) | Fires: 55,911 | Acres: 8,582,609 |
| 2017 (1/1/17 - 12/21/17) | Fires: 64,610 | Acres: 9,574,533 |
| 2016 (1/1/16 - 12/21/16) | Fires: 62,731 | Acres: 5,409,343 |
| 2015 (1/1/15 - 12/21/15) | Fires: 60,823 | Acres: 9,890,151 |
| 2014 (1/1/14 - 12/21/14) | Fires: 62,969 | Acres: 3,570,693 |
| 2013 (1/1/13 - 12/21/13) | Fires: 46,343 | Acres: 4,306,851 |
| 2012 (1/1/12 - 12/21/12) | Fires: 67,300 | Acres: 9,208,454 |
| 2011 (1/1/11 - 12/21/11) | Fires: 69,779 | Acres: 8,614,667 |
| 2010 (1/1/10 - 12/21/10) | Fires: 68,579 | Acres: 3,379,042 |
| 2009 (1/1/09 - 12/21/09) | Fires: 79,180 | Acres: 6,406,420 |
| 2008 (1/1/08 - 12/21/08) | Fires: 76,240 | Acres: 5,216,814 |
| 10-year average Year-to-Date | ||
| 2008-2017 | Fires: 64,565 | Acres: 6,571,242 |
| Current Wildfires | ||||||
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
| Oklahoma | Fires: 0 | Acres: 0 | New: 0 | Contained: 1 | ||
| Walker | Oklahoma Dept of Forestry | ST | 500 | 100 | 7 miles south of Reydon | |
| Texas | Fires: 0 | Acres: 0 | New: 1 | Contained: 1 | ||
| * Mine | Texas A&M Forest Service | PRI | 1,400 | 100 | ||