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July 23, 2007
Favorable weather conditions has helped firefighter contain 40 large fires in the West since Friday. Currently, 45 wildland fires and more than 1.5 million acres are burning in 11 states.
Fire managers are preparing for possible dry lightning storms in parts of Nevada, Idaho, Montana, and Utah. Resource availability is expected to improve, as large fires in southern California, Nevada, and Oregon are contained in the next couple days.
Weather Discussion: Thunderstorm activity will increase in the West over the next few days. The number and coverage of the thunderstorms will be increasing as monsoon moisture spreads into the region. Thunderstorms today will be a mixture of wet and dry storms over the northern Great Basin, Montana and Wyoming, with wet storms over the southern Great Basin and southern California. Most of the thunderstorms will become wet on Tuesday.
Source: National Interagency Coordination Center
| Daily statistics 7/23/07 | ||
| Number of new large fires | 7 | States currently reporting large fires: |
| Number of active large fires | 45 | California (3) Florida (2) Georgia (1) Idaho (17) Montana (7) Nevada (8) Oregon (5) South Dakota (1) Utah (4) Washington (1) Wyoming (1) |
| Acres from active fires | 1,523,737 | |
| Number of Wildland Fire Use (WFU) fires | 5 | |
| Number of Wildland Fire Use (WFU) acres | 28,335 | |
| Fires contained on 7/22/07 | 13 | |
| Year-to-date large fires contained | 559 | |
| Year-to-date statistics | ||
| 2007 (1/1/07 - 7/23/07) | Fires: 55,039 | Acres: 4,359,680 |
| 2006 (1/1/06 - 7/23/06) | Fires: 67,768 | Acres:4,859,927 |
| 2005 (1/1/05 - 7/23/05) | Fires: 36,186 | Acres: 4,063,979 |
| 2004 (1/1/04 - 7/23/04) | Fires: 44,130 | Acres: 4,843,962 |
| 2003 (1/1/03 - 7/23/03) | Fires: 32,838 | Acres: 1,468,888 |
| 2002 (1/1/02 - 7/23/02) | Fires: 50,917 | Acres: 3,710,809 |
| 2001 (1/1/01 - 7/23/01) | Fires: 48,311 | Acres: 1,469,060 |
| 2000 (1/1/00 - 7/23/00) | Fires: 56,512 | Acres: 2,860,880 |
| 10-year average | ||
| 1997- 2007 | Fires: 48,419 | Acres: 3,051,258 |
| Current Wildland Fires | ||||
| California | Fires: 2 | Acres: 39,327 | New fires: 1 | Fires contained: 1 |
| WFU Fires: 1 | WFU Acres: 110 | New WFU fires: 1 | ||
| Zaca (Santa Barbara County Fire Department): 31,000 acres at 51 percent contained. This fire is 15 miles northeast of Buellton and is burning in chaparral. Communities and campgrounds remain threatened. Moderate fire behavior was reported. Forest roads are closed in the area. Information: Call 805-961-5770 or visit the web site. | ||||
| Elk Complex (Klamath National Forest): 8,487 acres at 22 percent contained. This complex is one mile south of Happy Camp and is burning in timber. The communities of Happy Camp and Elk Creek are threatened. River recreation activities are restricted. Information: Call (530) 841- 4451 or visit the web site. | ||||
| NEW Willow (Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park): This WFU fire is 12 miles southwest of Lone Pine, burning in timber and chaparral. Active fire behavior was reported. | ||||
| NEW Digier (Kern County): This fire was contained at 364 acres. | ||||
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