June 1, 2022 - Nationally, 13 uncontained large fires have burned 680,482 acres in six states. One new large fire was reported in California. More than 5,100 wildland firefighters and support 
personnel are assigned to incident across the country.
To date, 27,802 wildfires have burned 1,907,453 acres. More than 26,600 of these wildfires have been caused by humans, burning 1.86 million acres. The states with the most human-caused wildfires in 2022 are: Texas (4,508), North Carolina (4,033), California (2,507), Georgia (2,025), and Florida (1,800). As we head into the summer months, wildland firefighters need your help to prevent wildfires. Make sure you operate equipment and vehicles safely and be aware of local fire restrictions that may affect campfires and barbeques. Take time to know before you go and always recreate responsibly.
As weather conditions in several states become critical, take a look at the current fuels and fire behavior advisories for central Arizona and New Mexico posted on the Predictive Services website. In addition, check out the significant wildland fire potential outlook for May, June, July and August. This outlook highlights areas of the country with the potential for an above normal number of wildfires. The Predictive Services monthly seasonal outlook podcast is also available.
Dry and breezy conditions are expected across portions of Arizona into the Four Corners region, but a backdoor cold front will push west towards the Divide across Colorado and New Mexico. East winds will develop with the frontal passage, with higher relative humidity and cooler temperatures expected across much of eastern Colorado and eastern New Mexico. If fires are very active today, pyrocumulonimbus development is possible across southern Colorado into New Mexico. To the west, dry conditions with low afternoon relative humidity will occur across much of the central and southern Great Basin into California. Isolated afternoon thunderstorms will develop in the Cascades and northern Rockies, but fuels are not receptive currently. Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to develop from southwest Texas to the Northeast along and ahead of a cold front.
| Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk |
1 | States currently reporting large fires: |
| Number of active large fires Total does not include individual fires within complexes. |
13 | |
| Acres from active fires | 680,482 | |
| Fires contained | 0 |
Year-to-date statistics
| 2022 (1/1/22-6/01/22) | Fires: 27,802 | Acres: 1,907,453 |
| 2021 (1/1/21-6/01/21) | Fires: 25,404 | Acres: 698,189 |
| 2020 (1/1/20-6/01/20) | Fires: 19,762 | Acres: 439,422 |
| 2019 (1/1/19-6/01/19) | Fires: 14,844 | Acres: 274,191 |
| 2018 (1/1/18-6/01/18) | Fires: 24,089 | Acres: 1,672,099 |
| 2017 (1/1/17-6/01/17) | Fires: 24,889 | Acres: 2,212,973 |
| 2016 (1/1/16-6/01/16) | Fires: 20,563 | Acres: 1,583,590 |
| 2015 (1/1/15-6/01/15) | Fires: 21,648 | Acres: 397,136 |
| 2014 (1/1/14-6/01/14) | Fires: 21,832 | Acres: 721,221 |
| 2013 (1/1/13-6/01/13) | Fires: 18,004 | Acres: 247,787 |
| 2012 (1/1/12-6/01/12) | Fires: 22,292 | Acres: 710,661 |
10-year average Year-to-Date
| 2012-2021 | Fires: 21,174 | Acres: 892,556 |
Source: NIFC
