as of October 13, 2023 at 7:30 a.m. MDT (on a scale from 1 to 5)
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March 22, 2024
26 new large fires were reported this week. Virginia had numerous significant starts this week, with active fire and structures threatened. North Carolina, Tennessee, Oklahoma, and West Virginia also have uncontained large wildfires. Complex incident management teams are assigned to the Rocky Branch and Waterfall Mountain Fires, both in Virginia.
A high-risk fire weather event is expected across northwest Texas and adjacent areas over the coming weekend, with prolonged periods of high winds and low relative humidity.
Homeowners and communities play a major role in fire safety. Take simple measures such as keeping streets and roads clear, so fire engines can safely maneuver, and residents can evacuate quickly if needed. Make sure fire hydrants are visible and accessible. Clear flammable vegetation around structures, on large lots, and along roadsides. These simple prevention measures go a long way in making communities more fire safe.
Visit the NIFC website prevention page to learn how you can plan and prepare for wildfires and prevent unwanted human-caused fires: https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/fire-prevention-education-mitigation.
Breezy southwest winds are forecast for the central Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic today, but relative humidity will increase, with widespread rain forecast for much of the Southeast, Appalachians, and East Coast tonight into Saturday. A fast-moving storm will also bring snow to the Great Lakes and rain to the Ohio Valley today, with snow in northern New England tomorrow. A large Pacific storm will move across the West this weekend with widespread precipitation, falling as snow in the mountains. As this storm emerges onto the Plains, strong southwesterly winds and dry conditions are forecast for the southern High Plains with elevated to critical fire weather conditions. Widespread precipitation will fall across the rest of the Plains into the Mississippi Valley early next week with this storm, with heavy snow and blizzard conditions possible for the northern Plains and portions of Minnesota. Another round of widespread rain is likely for the Appalachians to East Coast mid to late next week as this storm continues moving eastward. A second Pacific storm will bring rain and mountain snow to the northern two-thirds of the West mid to late next week, with strong westerly winds likely across much of the Southwest into the southern Plains. Much of central and eastern Interior Alaska will remain mild and dry the next week with continued storms for southwest Alaska.
Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk |
26 | States currently reporting large fires: |
Number of active large fires Total does not include individual fires within complexes. |
18 | |
Acres from active fires | 18,743 | |
Fires contained | 18 |
2024 (1/1/24-3/22/24) | Fires: 3,892 | Acres: 1,623,021 |
2023 (1/1/23-3/22/23) | Fires: 6,789 | Acres: 84,526 |
2022 (1/1/22-3/22/22) | Fires: 13,471 | Acres: 425,999 |
2021 (1/1/21-3/22/21) | Fires: 8,690 | Acres: 221,060 |
2020 (1/1/20-3/22/20) | Fires: 5,303 | Acres: 108,729 |
2019 (1/1/19-3/22/19) | Fires: 3,764 | Acres: 97,792 |
2018 (1/1/18-3/22/18) | Fires: 9,649 | Acres: 393,814 |
2017 (1/1/17-3/22/17) | Fires: 11,978 | Acres: 1,797,480 |
2016 (1/1/16-3/22/16) | Fires: 7,530 | Acres: 339,183 |
2015 (1/1/15-3/22/15) | Fires: 7,821 | Acres: 133,687 |
2014 (1/1/14-3/22/14) | Fires: 9,592 | Acres: 134,950 |
2014-2023 | Fires: 8,268 | Acres: 371,953 |
Kentucky
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
* Horseshoe Lake Edit |
North Carolina Forest Service Edit |
ST | 550 | 75 | Fourteen miles north of Elizabethtown, NC | |
* Huckleberry Mountain Edit |
North Carolina Forest Service Edit |
ST | 462 | 22 | Twenty-three miles northeast of Rutherfordton, NC | |
* Brushy Mountain Edit |
North Carolina Forest Service Edit |
ST | 125 | 100 |
Oklahoma
Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
* Beaver Mtn Edit |
Oklahoma Division of Forestry Edit |
ST | 776 | 90 | Twenty-nine miles northeast of McAlester, OK | |
* Cimarron Bluff Edit |
Oklahoma Division of Forestry Edit |
ST | 4,113 | 80 | Two miles east of Selman, OK | |
* Flying G Edit |
Okmulgee Field Office Edit |
BIA | 1,100 | 80 | ||
* Frisco Line Edit |
Oklahoma Division of Forestry Edit |
ST | 125 | 75 | Twenty-nine miles southeast of McAlester, OK | |
* Salt Fork Edit |
Oklahoma Division of Forestry Edit |
ST | 210 | 75 | Seven miles south of Jay, OK | |
Spent Edit |
Cherokee Nation Tribe Edit |
BIA | 1,126 | 30 | Nine miles south of Jay, OK | |
* Blackbird Creek Edit |
Oklahoma Division of Forestry Edit |
ST | 130 | 100 | ||
Brooken 1 Edit |
Oklahoma Division of Forestry Edit |
ST | 511 | 100 | Twenty-five miles northeast of McAlester, OK | |
Brooken 2 Edit |
Oklahoma Division of Forestry Edit |
ST | 142 | 100 | Thirty miles northeast of McAlester, OK | |
Hog Trap Edit |
Oklahoma Division of Forestry Edit |
ST | 170 | 100 | Three miles south of Leach, OK | |
Lamar Castle Edit |
Okmulgee Field Office Edit |
BIA | 903 | 100 | One mile west of Lamar, OK | |
* Mining Camp Hollow Edit |
Oklahoma Division of Forestry Edit |
ST | 150 | 100 | ||
North Beaver Edit |
Oklahoma Division of Forestry Edit |
ST | 674 | 100 | Seven miles northwest of Beaver, OK |
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
* Brushy Knob Edit |
George Washington & Jefferson National Forests Edit |
USFS | 500 | 75 | ||
* Capon Edit |
Virginia Department of Forestry Edit |
ST | 1,200 | 0 | One mile southeast of Bergton, VA | |
* Rocky Branch Edit |
Shenandoah National Park Edit |
NPS | 1,188 | 0 | Four miles east of Luray, VA | |
* Taylor’s Gap Edit |
Virginia Department of Forestry Edit |
ST | 200 | 0 | Seven miles northeast of Crozet, VA | |
* Waterfall Mountain Edit |
George Washington & Jefferson National Forests Edit |
USFS | 4,126 | 0 | ||
* West Old Mountain Road Edit |
Virginia Department of Forestry Edit |
ST | 200 | 0 | Seven miles south of Louisa, VA | |
* 24WR000155 Edit |
Virginia Department of Forestry Edit |
ST | 100 | 100 | ||
* 24WR000167 Edit |
Virginia Department of Forestry Edit |
ST | 236 | 100 | ||
* 24WR000168 Edit |
Virginia Department of Forestry Edit |
ST | 284 | 100 |
West Virginia
Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
* Grace Mountain Edit |
West Virginia Division of Forestry Edit |
ST | 600 | 0 | Two miles southeast of Milam, WV | |
* Smokehouse Fork Edit |
West Virginia Division of Forestry Edit |
ST | 300 | 90 | Seven miles southwest of Chapmanville, WV | |
* Spring Run Edit |
West Virginia Division of Forestry Edit |
ST | 500 | 30 | Five miles southeast of Petersburg, WV |