as of April 4 at 7:30 a.m. MDT (on a scale from 1 to 5)
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April 18, 2025
Thirty-one new large fires were reported this past week in the Southern, Eastern, Rocky Mountain and Northern Rockies areas. Nationally 13 large fires have burned 25,807 acres across the United States.
Since January 1, 2025, 19,512 wildfires have burned 881,249 acres. This is above the ten year averages of 13,116 wildfires and 827,522 acres burned.
The 2025 core component module package for RT-130, Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR), is available to share. This week, we are featuring a new training module focused on short-haul operations, a specialized helicopter technique used to transport personnel or patients in remote or rugged terrain. Designed for wildland firefighters at all experience levels, the module explains when and how short-haul can be used, helping responders make informed, effective decisions in the field. By understanding both its capabilities and its limitations, firefighters are better prepared to protect lives, land, and one another. Watch the full video on YouTube.
Annual MAFFS (Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems) training will take place April 22–26 at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station in Port Hueneme, California. Military C-130 crews will join federal and state firefighting agencies for a week of hands-on aerial firefighting drills and classroom sessions. The training ensures readiness when military aircraft are called in to support wildland fire response, especially when commercial airtankers are fully committed. Residents near the Angeles National Forest may see low-flying aircraft during planned water drops. For more information, go to the news release.
As wildflowers bloom and trails reopen, it's also the season to get ready for wildfire. Whether you’re a homeowner, hiker, or firefighter, we all have a role to play in staying safe, reducing risk, and protecting the places we love.
The National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook is available for the period of April through July 2025. Significant wildfire potential will be seen throughout parts of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, and several southeastern states through April.
The 2025 national fire year themes focus on keeping firefighters, support personnel, and the public safe, working together to fight wildfires, using new technology, understanding how homes and wildfires are connected, reducing smoke impacts, and being responsible when enjoying public lands.
Windy and dry conditions are expected in much of southern and eastern New Mexico today into West Texas creating elevated to critical conditions ahead of a cold front. This cold front will also bring rain, with snow above 7,000 feet, to the central and southern Rockies today into tomorrow. As the front moves into the Plains, widespread showers and thunderstorms will develop from central Texas and Oklahoma into the Mid- Mississippi and Ohio Valleys. In the Southeast, minimum relative humidity is expected to remain low at 15-35% through the weekend. In addition, breezy and dry southerly winds will develop in Florida to the central Appalachians creating elevated fire weather conditions. As the Plains cold front moves through the Appalachians and Southeast early next week, moisture will become more limited with only scattered light rain expected from the Appalachians to the coast, with a period of dry and breezy northwesterly winds possible behind the front. A couple weak cold fronts will move through the northwestern US into the Midwest early to mid-next week with light to moderate precipitation and locally gusty winds. Windy and dry periods may also return to the Southwest the latter half of next week. Meanwhile, moist southerly return flow is expected in the southern Plains with widespread showers and thunderstorms possible for much of Oklahoma and Texas mid to late next week.
| Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk |
31 | States currently reporting large fires: |
| Total number of large fires under full suppression strategies | 13 | |
| Acres from all active fires | 8,594 | |
| Fires contained | 19 |
| 2025 (1/1/25-4/18/25) | Fires: 19,512 | Acres: 881,249 |
| 2024 (1/1/24-4/18/24) | Fires: 10,358 | Acres: 1,775,148 |
| 2023 (1/1/23-4/18/23) | Fires: 11,405 | Acres: 293,734 |
| 2022 (1/1/22-4/18/22) | Fires: 19,444 | Acres: 827,196 |
| 2021 (1/1/21-4/18/21) | Fires: 15,090 | Acres: 430,312 |
| 2020 (1/1/20-4/18/20) | Fires: 9,954 | Acres: 208,180 |
| 2019 (1/1/19-4/18/19) | Fires: 8,426 | Acres: 210,629 |
| 2018 (1/1/18-4/18/18) | Fires: 15,067 | Acres: 867,299 |
| 2017 (1/1/17-4/18/17) | Fires: 17,178 | Acres: 2,203,405 |
| 2016 (1/1/16-4/18/16) | Fires: 12,977 | Acres: 1,389,114 |
| 2015 (1/1/15-4/18/15) | Fires: 13,286 | Acres: 297,023 |
| 2015-2024 | Fires: 13,116 | Acres: 827,522 |
Alabama
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Sawmill Road | Alabama Forestry Commission | ST | 305 | 90 | Five miles southwest of Chatom, AL |
Florida
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Deep Creek | Florida Forest Service | ST | 241 | 60 | Two miles east of Lake Helen, FL | |
| * Hilliardville | National Forests in Florida | USFS | 1,291 | 65 | Six miles northwest of Crawfordville, FL | |
| * Juniper Swamp | National Forests in Florida | USFS | 1,000 | 60 | Nine miles south of Bristol, FL | |
| * Deep | Big Cypress National Preserve | NPS | 340 | 100 | Two miles east of Lake Helen, FL | |
| * Powerline | Florida Forest Service | ST | 270 | 100 | Five miles east of Cassadaga, FL |
Georgia
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Frolona Rd | Georgia Forestry Commission | ST | 154 | 95 | Two miles northwest of Franklin, GA | |
| * Crow Creek | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest | USFS | 118 | 100 |
Kansas
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Halifax | Wabaunsee County | CNTY | 1,200 | 100 |
Minnesota
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Patridge Two | Little Falls Forestry Area, Minnesota DNR | 800 | 70 | |||
| Dugdale | Bemidji Region, Minnesota DNR | 3,744 | 100 | Seven miles southwest of Mentor, MN |
Mississippi
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * 429 A1 | National Forests in Mississippi | USFS | 345 | 100 | One mile southwest of White Plains, MS | |
| * Bates Rd | Mississippi Forestry Commission | ST | 100 | 100 | ||
| * Marion | Mississippi Forestry Commission | ST | 121 | 100 | ||
| * Yalobusha | Mississippi Forestry Commission | ST | 130 | 100 |
Montana
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Beaver | Fort Belknap Agency | BIA | 120 | 100 | Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF | 406-683-3920 |
North Carolina
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Bee Rock Creek | North Carolina Forest Service | ST | 504 | 10 | 9 Miles Northwest of Marion, NC | 251-391-0763 |
| * HAOE Lead | National Forests in North Carolina | USFS | 1,010 | 0 | Joyce Kilmer Wilderness Area | 828-367-0523 |
| * South Carter Cove | North Carolina Forest Service | ST | 150 | 80 | Four miles southwest of Hayesville, NC |
North Dakota
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Cedar River | North Dakota State Forest Service | ST | 8,960 | 100 | ||
| * Hwy 14 | North Dakota State Forest Service | ST | 3,500 | 100 | ||
| * Potato Hill | North Dakota State Forest Service | ST | 3,000 | 100 |
Oklahoma
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Buck Creek | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | ST | 542 | 40 | Seven miles west of Dunbar, OK | |
| * Last Chance | Cherokee Nation Tribe | BIA | 1,200 | 75 | Five miles east of Kenwood, OK | |
| * Picker Flats | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | ST | 786 | 70 | Ten miles northeast of Tahlequah, OK | |
| * Atoka Lake | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | ST | 152 | 100 | ||
| * College Road | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | ST | 134 | 100 | ||
| * Cox Mountain | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | ST | 120 | 100 |
South Dakota
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Buffalo | Cheyenne River Agency | BIA | 611 | 80 | Approximately 2 miles west of Swiftbird, SD north of highway 212. | 605-252-6763 |
Tennessee
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Morgan-Brock | Tennessee Division of Forestry | ST | 119 | 100 |
Texas
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Blue Jay | National Forests And Grasslands In Texas | USFS | 700 | 100 |
Virginia
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Counts Ridge | Virginia Department of Forestry | ST | 150 | 100 |
