Coordination and cooperation in wildland fire management.

Learn More

Current National Statistics

11 Total

New Large Fires

49 Incidents

Large Fires Being Suppressed

902,253 Acres

Burned in Large Fires

Last Updated:

Monday, July 15, 2024 - 09:10

* Source for statistics is the Incident Management Situation Report published by the National Interagency Coordination Center.

National Fire News

National Interagency Coordination Center

NIFC Facebook

#NationalFireNews: July 15, 2024. 62 large active wildfires are currently being managed nationwide and have burned 902,253 acres. Fire managers are using full suppression strategies on 49 of these wildfires. 18,468 wildland ... firefighters and support personnel, 20 complex incident management teams, and 5 type 1 incident management teams are assigned to incidents across the nation. The Great Basin Coordination Center's predictive services staff have issued three fuels and fire behavior advisories for Nevada, Southern Idaho and Utah and Arizona Strip. There is also a fuels and fire behavior advisory in effect for California. Residents, travelers, or workers on their way to any of these states should be advised and familiarize themselves with the elevated risks. More NFN: https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/nfn #FireYear2024 📸Photo 1 #BenchLakeFire on the U.S. Forest Service-Sawtooth National Forest by J.Slatore. Photo 2 #HorseGulchFire on Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest. Photo 3 from the #RoyalFire on the U.S. Forest Service-Tahoe National Forest. All photos from InciWeb.

It's getting busy out there this #FireYear2024 and we want to take a moment to recognize all the individuals who support wildland firefighting efforts- including our Incident Meteorologists (IMET). What's going on in this photo? ... The IMET is releasing a weather balloon from the incident command post. The instrument attached records data from the atmosphere including temperature, humidity, wind and pressure. This information is transferred to the ground by GPS satellites and helps determine how a wildland fire may behave. This balloon reached nearly 81,000 feet! #ItTakesAllOfUs 📸 Photo from InciWeb by the Southeast Region-Department of Natural Resources.

#NationalFireNews - July 14, 2024. Wildfire activity continues to escalate due to extremely hot and dry conditions in many areas. Right now, 72 large active wildfires are being managed nationwide, and have burned 783,521 acres. ... Fire managers are using full suppression strategies on 44 of these wildfires. More than 17,000 wildland firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents across the nation. Widespread dry lightning events are predicted in the western United States today and into the coming week (although expected to reduce in the coming days), and a significant escalation in fire behavior across several geographic areas is expected. 7-Day Significant Fire Potential maps from predictive services show more information: https://www.nifc.gov/nicc/predictive-services/outlooks More NFN: https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/nfn 📷Photo 1 on the #FallsFire. Photo 2 on the #PiusFire. Photo 3 on the #RoyalFire.

Great Basin Smokejumper Training 2024

NIFC Virtual Tour National Interagency Coordination Center

As #FireYear2024 is upon us, take a look at the National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook released by Predictive Services. Above normal potential is forecast for many geographic areas, and as of July 10 the National ... #PreparednessLevel was increased to PL4. Read more on the outlook here ➡ https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/predictive/outlooks/monthly_seasonal_outlook.pdf Graphics from Predictive Services.

We are BLM Fire - Dispatch

#NationalFireNews - July 13, 2024. Wildfire activity continues to escalate due to extremely hot and dry conditions in many areas. Right now, 68 large active wildfires are being managed nationwide, and have burned 694,831 acres. ... Fire managers are using full suppression strategies on 37 of these wildfires. Almost 16,000 wildland firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents across the nation. Dry lightning is predicted for the next several days across several areas of the west, and a significant escalation in fire behavior across several geographic areas is expected. 7-Day Significant Fire Potential maps from predictive services show more information: https://www.nifc.gov/nicc/predictive-services/outlooks Our greatest shared resource is the air that we breathe, and as we have had many occasions to observe in recent years, smoke impacts can even affect communities hundreds and hundreds of miles away from active wildfires. Fire.airnow.gov is an excellent resource for monitoring air quality in your area and understanding where smoke impacts may be coming from. Limit your exposure to poor air quality by paying attention to what times of day it is at its worst and avoiding strenuous activity and limiting your outdoor time during those windows. More NFN: https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/nfn 📷Photo 1 on the #ShellyFire. Photo 2 on the #SilverKingFire. Photo 3 on the #FreemanFire.

Welcome to the Nation's Logistical Support Center

Support Center

The nation’s federal wildland fire community is a large and complex organization across the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service. These agencies manage wildland fire on nearly 700 million acres of federal public land, or one-fifth of the total land area in the United States.

NIFC is home to the national fire management programs of each federal fire agency, along with partners including the National Association of State Foresters, the U.S. Fire Administration, and the National Weather Service. A Department of Defense liaison was added as a permanent partner at NIFC in 2008. Working together, these partners provide leadership, policy oversight and coordination to manage the nation’s wildland fire programs.

In recent years, the role of the agencies at NIFC has grown to include all types of fire management, including hazardous fuels treatments, integrated fire and land-use planning, and more. Fire management under this larger umbrella is designed to achieve not only suppression goals, but to accomplish a broad spectrum of natural resource objectives, and do so in an efficient, cost-effective manner.

COVID-19 Information