US National Interagency Fire Center Wildfire Update as of May 23

The US National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) reported that in the week ending Friday, May 23, no new wildfires were reported nationwide.

A total of nearly 1,700 wildland firefighters and support personnel are currently assigned to wildfire incidents, including three complex incident management teams coordinating large-scale response efforts. The National Fire Preparedness Level remains at 2 out of 5.

Wildfire potential is elevated in the Southwest and Great Basin, where critically dry fine fuels have prompted a new fuels and fire behavior advisory, according to the NIFC. Fire managers are closely monitoring conditions in these areas.

Daily Statistics

As of Friday, there were no large new wildfires burning. Currently, three wildfires are burning in Arizona and two in Minnesota. One wildfire is active in both California and Florida.

A total of 55,740 acres are currently burning, with no fires partially contained.

The updated year-to-date comparison is as follows:

• Year-to-date through May 23, 26,558 wildfires have been reported, and they have burned 1,121,699 acres.
• During the same period last year, 11,402 wildfires were reported, and they had burned 1,896,612 acres.
• The 10-year average (2015–24) for the same time period is 19,662 wildfires and 1,109,330 acres burned.