US National Interagency Fire Center Wildfire Update for July 13

The US National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) reported that as of Monday, July 13, 46 uncontained large fires were actively burning across the country. On Sunday, 105 new wildfires were reported, including six classified as large.

The National Fire Preparedness Level remains at 4 out of 5. More than 16,800 personnel are assigned to incidents nationwide, including 16 Complex Incident Management Teams and one National Incident Management Organization.

Wildland firefighters continue responding to active incidents across the West, while new large fires have emerged in the Great Basin, Northern California, Eastern Area, and Alaska. Two Modular Airborne Firefighting System C-130 airtankers and support personnel from the California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing remain deployed to San Bernardino and Santa Maria, California.

Daily Statistics

As of Monday, 46 large wildfires or emergency responses were ongoing, covering 700,584 acres. None were partially contained.

Alaska led with nine active fires; Oregon had six; California, Colorado, and Idaho had five each; Utah had four; Florida and Minnesota had three each; North Carolina had two; and Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Washington had one each.

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

• Year-to-date through July 13, 2026, 39,090 wildfires have been reported, burning 3,586,194 acres.
• During the same period last year, 37,672 wildfires were reported, burning 2,463,121 acres.