As we welcome the first day of summer, wildland fire activity continues to rise across the country. Currently, there are six new large wildfires and 13 that remain uncontained. An additional 13 fires are being managed under strategies other than full suppression, allowing fire managers to meet resource and ecological objectives when conditions allow. A total of 5,632 wildland firefighters and support personnel are currently assigned to incidents across the United States.
Wildland fire response is also extending beyond our borders. Four incident management teams, 19 fire suppression crews, and 109 overhead personnel are currently supporting our Canadian neighbors as they manage large, complex fire activity across multiple provinces. It’s a powerful example of interagency cooperation and international solidarity.
Many areas of the U.S. are also seeing hazy skies due to wildfire smoke drifting in from Canada. Even when fires are far away, smoke can travel long distances and affect air quality. Use fire.airnow.gov to monitor conditions in your area, especially if you have respiratory concerns or outdoor plans. Reducing new wildfire starts here at home also helps limit smoke impacts on our own communities. The 2025 National Fire Year Themes remind us to be smoke ready.
With summer recreation in full swing, we encourage everyone to enjoy public lands responsibly. Whether you're heading out for a weekend of camping or just driving through wildland areas, please take extra precautions. Keep campfires small and never leave them unattended. Park vehicles on bare soil or pavement, not dry grass. And always check local fire restrictions before lighting a flame or using equipment outdoors.
For more information on the valued, long-standing partnership with the Canadian wildland fire service and updated information about current resources involved, visit our International Support page. To follow the latest wildfire updates from Canada, visit the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre.
Temperatures will be above normal nearly nationwide, with the highest anomalies occurring over the central Plains where highs will be above 100°F. Much of the West will also experience low relative humidity and gusty, southwesterly winds by this afternoon, creating critical fire weather conditions over the Great Basin, western Colorado and much of the Southwest, while areas of elevated conditions will develop in and around the San Joaquin Valley. Most of California, the Northwest and into western Montana will have well below normal temperatures, with high temperatures below 70°F across the Northwest with scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly west of the Cascades. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will also form over the Central Idaho Mountains and into the Northern Rockies, where storms will be wetter and more widespread. Showers are also likely over parts of the Midwest into the Great Lakes. Southerly flow will bring a slight chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms into New Mexico, mostly east of the Divide. Alaska will see well above normal temperatures, with most of the Interior reaching at least 80°F and scattered thunderstorms developing over the Interior.
Daily statistics
Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk
6
States currently reporting large fires:
Total number of large fires under full suppression strategies
