National Preparedness Level: 3 (On a scale from 1 to 5)
Northern California PL: 3
Southern California PL: 2
Smaller, local incidents are listed in the Happening Now section.
Current National Situation:
August 16, 2023 – Initial attack was light with 145 new fires reported. 3 new large fires reported and 2 large fires contained.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has activated Emergency Support Function 4 (ESF4) to assist with the wildfires burning in Hawaii.
| Yesterday | Year to date | 10-yr average |
| Fires: 160 Acres: 2,347 | Fires: 34,650 Acres: 1,628,275 | Fires: 37,880 Acres: 4,437,647 (2013 – 2022 as of today) |
Regional fires
| Incident Name | State | Lead Agency | Size (acres) | Percent Contained | Estimate of Containment | Personnel | Structures Destroyed |
| Pond | CA | NCCFD | 2 | 50% | July 19, 2023 | 80+ |
California fires
| Incident Name | State | Lead Agency | Size (acres) | Percent Contained | Estimate of Containment | Personnel | Structures Destroyed |
| Head, KNF | CA | KNF | 4,000 | 0% | Sep. 30 | ||
| Slide, Mendocino NF | CA | MNF | 60 | unknown | 40+ | 0 |
Out of state fires
Map information using data provided by the National Interagency Fire Center. The data is subject to change.
Weather Outlook
Hot, dry, and unstable conditions will continue across the Northwest extending into northern California, the northern Rockies, and northern Great Basin. Temperatures up to 110°F will occur in the lower valleys, with widespread temperatures in the 90s in the higher elevations. Relative humidity will fall to 10-25% with poor overnight recovery below 30% for many mid-slopes and ridges. In addition, gusty westerly winds will develop in the Cascade Gaps, while isolated to scattered mixed wet and dry thunderstorms develop over northern California into southwest and central Oregon. Monsoon moisture will remain across the southern Sierra and Southwest into the greater Four Corners, with scattered wet thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Cooler temperatures are forecast across much of Texas into the Lower Mississippi Valley, but dry and gusty post-frontal northerly winds will create locally elevated conditions in north and central Texas into Louisiana. Scattered thunderstorms will develop near the stalled front in south Texas and along the Gulf Coast with potential new ignitions, while scattered to widespread thunderstorms will develop along the East Coast. Cooler and wetter conditions are forecast for Interior Alaska.