#NationalFireNews: October 9, 2024. Wildland fire activity continues in seven states where 29 large active wildfires have burned 1,249,107 acres.
Nearly 12,000 wildland firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents, including 16 complex incident management teams, 205 crews, 621 engines, and 82 helicopters.
Significant wildland fire activity continues in multiple geographic areas. Hurricane all-hazard response is significant and will likely increase as #HurricaneMilton makes landfall this week. The National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) Predictive Services indicates that the “extremely anomalous fire environment” will remain in place until at least mid-October for much of the country. NICC is fully engaged with Geographic Area Coordination Centers to coordinate and fill orders for all types of resources.
This #FireYear2024, 40,140 wildfires have burned 7,661,234 acres. These numbers continue to be below the 10-year average for wildfires, and more than one million acres above the average acres burned.
Photo 1 of the #ElkFire, from InciWeb. Photo 2 on the #RailRidgeFire, from InciWeb. Photo 3 of the #ValleyFire by Robbie Johnson, IDL.
