Wildland fire activity continues across the country, with the highest number of active large fires reported in California, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Today, 14,806 wildland firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents, including 310 crews, 639 engines, 77 helicopters, and six Army medevac helicopters.
Fall is a good time to continue to reduce wildfire risk around your home. Clearing away leaves and pine needles from roofs, gutters, and yards, stacking firewood away from structures, and trimming back vegetation are simple steps that create defensible space and help protect communities.
September is also Suicide Prevention Month. Just like fire prevention, early action makes a difference. Reaching out to a coworker, friend, or family member to check in can be a powerful way to remind them they are not alone. If you or someone you know is struggling, dial 988 to connect with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
The 2025 National Fire Year Themes remind us that safety, teamwork, technology, and shared responsibility are at the heart of everything we do. Today, that means supporting the people working beside us, preventing wildfires before they start, and remembering that small actions build stronger crews and stronger communities.
Weather
Strong high-pressure ridge moves east of the Cascades and extends south across the West as a weak trough moves into the Coastal Northwest, shifting winds to the west and increasing RH along and west of the Cascades. Warm and dry conditions return east of the Cascades and across much of the Intermountain West with above normal temperatures and RH of 10-25%. Fire behavior will pick up on existing fires with an increase in initial attack possible from recent lightning. Low pressure from the northern and central Rockies into Plains will bring cooler temperatures, higher RH, and widespread showers and thunderstorms, which will extend south to New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle. Weak low pressure off Southern California will pull tropical moisture into far Southern California and southern Arizona Wednesday afternoon and evening with a return of higher RH and scattered showers and thunderstorms. High pressure will begin weakening from the Great Lakes to Texas, but above normal temperatures, RH of 25- 35%, and isolated thunderstorms in the Lower Mississippi Valley and interior Southeast continue with an uptick in initial attack. Low pressure in the Mid-Atlantic drifts north with showers and thunderstorms from the Mid- Atlantic to Coastal Northeast with localized flooding in the Coastal Mid-Atlantic. Scattered showers and thunderstorms continue in central and southern Florida.
Daily statistics
Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk
