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Current National Statistics

18 Total

New Large Fires

41 Incidents

Large Fires Being Suppressed

103,862 Acres

Burned in Large Fires

Last Updated:

Thursday, March 6, 2025 - 06:50

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

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Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a pilot for Bureau of Land Management Fire? Tune into the most recent Wildfire Matters podcast with Bob McCormick a Smokejumper Instructor Pilot and Lisa Allen an Air Tactical Pilot to ... hear a glimpse! ➡ https://www.nifc.gov/about-us/our-partners/blm/blm-fire-podcasts

During Women's History Month, Rose Vaughn's story is one we always have to share! During a severe storm in 1945, lightning struck close to Rose Vaughn's lookout station. This lookout was one of the highest and most remote ... lookouts in the Sierras at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. With no one nearby to help, Rose took it upon herself to suppress the wildfire alone. The fire was 150 yards from her station, she stopped working only to run back to the lookout to check for other fires. When the other help arrived, she had been able to report three other fires and successfully bring her own under control. Without her response the wildfire would've quickly spread. 📸NPS Photos.

Women of Aviation Week commemorates the issuance of the first female pilot’s license, which took place in 1910. Lisa Allen, an air tactical pilot with Bureau of Land Management Fire, devoted her time last week to sharing her ... passion and path with those looking to follow in similar paths!

The National Preparedness Level has increased to a 2 (PL2) as of today, 03/04/2025, at 7:30 (MST). This is due to a significant increase in wildfire activity in multiple geographic areas, coupled with the potential for additional ... emerging wildfires this week. There has also been an increase in committed resources to ongoing incidents across the country. Since February 28, 59 new large fires were reported, with the majority in the Southern Area and the rest in the Rocky Mountain and Eastern Areas. 100% containment has already been achieved on 21 of these fires. 🔥More NFN: https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/nfn #NationalFireNews 📸Photo courtesy of South Carolina National Guard. South Carolina National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk teams are supporting wildfire suppression.

Here's a look ahead at the National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook for March through June. ⬇️ Fire activity remained at low levels overall across the U.S. in February as the National Preparedness Level remained ... at one (on a scale of 1-5), but fire activity increased significantly in the Southern Area at the end of the month, where the geographic area Preparedness Level increased to three the morning of March 1. The Southwest Area and Rocky Mountain Area also saw a modest increase in activity at the end of the month. Total acres burned through February of this year is very close to the 10-year average at 100% of normal, with an above average tally of wildfires of 116%. 🔥 Read the full outlook here 👉 https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/predictive/outlooks/monthly_seasonal_outlook.pdf #NationalFireNews

Happy birthday to the U.S. Department of the Interior! At NIFC, four of the agencies represented are bureaus under the Department of the Interior. These programs are committed to protecting and managing the Nation's natural ... resources. They achieve this through prescribed fire, fire suppression, vegetative fuels management, fire prevention through education, and community assistance and protection.

The application deadline for the Slip-On Tanker Program has been extended until March 14! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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The United States federal wildland fire community is a vast network of dedicated public servants, made up of the combined wildland fire workforces of the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service. Together, these agencies manage wildland fire on nearly 700 million acres of federal public land, approximately one-fifth of the total land area in the United States.

NIFC is home to the national wildland fire management programs of these federal agencies, in addition to partners including the National Association of State Foresters, the U.S. Fire Administration, the National Weather Service, and the Department of Defense. These entities work together to provide leadership, policy oversight, and coordination to the nation’s wildland fire programs.

In recent years, the shared mission 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 and more diverse umbrella aims not only to achieve fire suppression goals, but to accomplish a broad spectrum of natural resource objectives in an efficient, cost-effective manner.