Twenty-six new large fires were reported this past week. Large fire activity picked up in the Eastern area and continues in the Southern, Northern Rockies and Rocky Mountain areas. Wildland firefighters and support personnel contained 24 large fires.
The 2025 core component module package for RT-130, Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR), was launched this spring. Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) are changing the way we fight fire. As UAS capabilities grow, so does their presence on the fireline. This WFSTAR module gives all fireline personnel a baseline understanding of agency UAS operations, including mission types, airspace integration, ordering procedures, and updates to the Incident Response Pocket Guide ,or IRPG. When everyone understands how UAS fit into the fire traffic area, we work safer and smarter together. Watch the full video on YouTube.
As spring unfolds across the country, so does the potential for wildfires. While some areas are still drying out from winter moisture, others are already experiencing warmer temperatures and windy conditions that can quickly dry out vegetation. It’s a good time to take action by checking local fire danger levels, cleaning up around your home, and having a plan in place in case a wildfire comes close.
Fire managers across the country are preparing for what could be an active fire year. With more people heading outdoors to hike, camp, and explore public lands, it’s especially important to recreate responsibly. Whether you're lighting a campfire or driving off-road, your choices matter. Nearly 85% of wildfires are human-caused and preventable. Remember: it takes all of us to keep our communities and landscapes safe.
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 remind us that wildland fire is everyone’s fight. By working together, using new tools and technology, understanding how fire affects our homes and landscapes, and taking steps to reduce smoke impacts, we can keep firefighters, support personnel, and communities safer.
Weather
Breezy easterly winds will create areas of elevated conditions across Florida today, with lighter winds this weekend before increasing again next week. Isolated thunderstorms on Monday may create new ignitions, as well. In the Southwest and Greater Four Corners, breezy and dry southwest winds gusting to 45 mph amid relative humidity will develop through Sunday, with the strongest winds Sunday when widespread elevated to critical conditions are expected. Cooler and less windy conditions are likely next week. One more day of low relative humidity is expected in the Mid-Atlantic today before a cold front brings light to moderate rainfall to much of the East Coast Saturday, but dry conditions return early next week, with breezy northwesterly winds possibly creating elevated fire weather conditions. A Pacific storm will move into California today and through the central and northern Intermountain West this weekend with light to moderate precipitation, falling as snow in the high elevations. While most areas of the West will be drier next week, scattered showers are possible over the northern Intermountain West. Periods of showers and thunderstorms are expected across the central and southern Plains, focused today and tomorrow, then again mid-next week. The northern Plains and Upper Midwest will remain dry through the weekend, before widespread wetting rain moves across the area early next week. Light to moderate southeasterly winds are expected across Hawai’i into early next week, with scattered showers, focused where sea breeze convergence is maximized. Mainly quiet weather with near normal temperatures are expected across Interior Alaska into mid-next week, while periods of showers continue across the southern and western coasts.
Daily statistics
Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk
26
States currently reporting large fires:
Total number of large fires under full suppression strategies
