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For fairly current fire news in the regular media, try Yahoo-Wildfires
(their human-compiled list on this subject) or Search
Yahoo news for "wildfire".
Or for technical details, Click National Fire News
and scroll down state-by-state.

On this page, jump down to:
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National
**7/9/05"
8 new large
14 active large
**6/30/05:
8 new large
21 active large
notable:
AZ Cave Creek Complex 172,778 acres / 40%
NV Southern Nevada Complex 392,674 acres / 25%
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| Number of new large fires |
10
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Year-to-date large fires contained |
388
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| Number of active large fires |
35
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Fires contained
on 7/20/05 |
10
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| Acres from active fires |
267,789
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| Number of Wildland Fire Use (WFU) fires |
10
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| Number of Wildland Fire Use (WFU) acres |
120,551
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States currently reporting active large
fires
(includes WFU):
Alaska (2)
Arizona (18)
California (1)
Colorado (5)
Idaho (3)
Montana (4)
Nevada (1)
New Mexico (3)
Oregon (1)
Utah (7) |
| 2005 |
(1/1/05 - 7/21/05) |
Fires: 35,511 |
Acres: 3,884,403 |
| 2004 |
(1/1/04 - 7/21/04) |
Fires: 43,815 |
Acres: 4,653,947 |
| 2003 |
(1/1/03 - 7/21/03) |
Fires: 32,147 |
Acres: 1,355,536 |
| 2002 |
(1/1/02 - 7/21/02) |
Fires: 50,168 |
Acres: 3,632,508 |
| 2001 |
(1/1/01 - 7/21/01) |
Fires: 48,000 |
Acres: 1,461,575 |
| 2000 |
(1/1/00 - 7/21/00) |
Fires: 55,924 |
Acres: 2,850,667 |
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Fires: 49,306 |
Acres: 2,363,658 |
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Daily Statistics 7/09/05 |
Year-to-date Statistics 1/1/05 - 7/09/05
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Number of new large fires |
5
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Year-to-date large fires contained |
338
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Number of active
large fires |
14
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Fires
contained on 7/08/05 |
4
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| Acres from
active fires |
700,296
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Number of Wildland
Fire Use (WFU) fires |
5
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Number of Wildland
Fire Use (WFU) acres |
89,418
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States currently
reporting active large fires
(includes WFU):
Alaska (3)
Arizona (5)
California (1)
Colorado (3)
Nevada (1)
New Mexico (3)
Texas (2)
Washington (1)
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Year-to-date Statistics
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2005 (1/1/05 -
7/09/05) |
Fires: 33,632 |
Acres:
3,006,282 |
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2004 (1/1/04 -
7/09/04) |
Fires: 40,470
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Acres: 2,922,638 |
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2003 (1/1/03 -
7/09/03) |
Fires: 28,850
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Acres: 983,478 |
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2002 (1/1/02 -
7/09/02) |
Fires: 45,193
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Acres: 3,142,507 |
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2001 (1/1/01
- 7/09/01) |
Fires: 43,493 |
Acres:
1,239,777 |
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2000 (1/1/00 -
7/09/00) |
Fires: 51,158
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Acres: 2,159,668 |
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10-Year Average
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1995 - 2005 |
Fires: 45,300 |
Acres:
1,846,859 |
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Daily Statistics 6/30/05 |
Year-to-date Statistics 1/1/05 - 6/30/05
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Number of new large fires |
8
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Year-to-date large fires contained |
290
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Number of active
large fires |
21
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Fires
contained on 6/29/05 |
4
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| Acres from
active fires |
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Number of Wildland
Fire Use (WFU) fires |
4
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Number of Wildland
Fire Use (WFU) acres |
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States currently
reporting active large fires
(includes WFU):
Alaska (6)
Arizona (9)
Colorado (1)
Nevada (2)
New Mexico (2)
Utah (2)
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Year-to-date Statistics
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2005 (1/1/05 -
6/30/05) |
Fires: 30,079 |
Acres:
1,880,076 |
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2004 (1/1/04 -
6/30/04) |
Fires: 39,739
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Acres: 1,530,108 |
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2003 (1/1/03 -
6/30/03) |
Fires: 26,880
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Acres: 728,615 |
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2002 (1/1/02 -
6/30/02) |
Fires: 44,661
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Acres: 2,795,216 |
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2001 (1/1/01 -
6/30/01) |
Fires: 40,646 |
Acres:
1,080,332 |
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2000 (1/1/00 -
6/30/00) |
Fires: 49,000
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Acres: 1,653,941 |
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10-Year Average
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1995 - 2005 |
Fires: 42,506 |
Acres:
1,355,122 |
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