National Wildland Fire Situation Report

National Wildland Fire Situation Report

Archived reports

Current as of: September 25, 2024

Current active fires
Uncontrolled Being Held Controlled Modified Response
27 54 128 93
2024
(to date)
10-yr avg
(to date)
% normal Prescribed U.S.
Number 5,374 5,307 101 11 38,093
Area
(ha)
5,322,087 4,004,159 133 996 2,969,301

Priority fires

There are currently no priority fires.

Interagency mobilization

Canada is at national preparedness level 1, indicating that fire management agencies have sufficient resources to manage fires without support from other agencies. Saskatchewan is at preparedness level 2; all other agencies are level 1 or not reporting.

The number of fires is a little above the 10-year average for this time of year, and area burned is well above average. At the time of this report there is a small number of resources mobilized through the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre.

The United States is at preparedness level 4, indicating wildfire activity in multiple geographic areas, and heavy commitment of national resources.

Weekly Synopsis

This will be the last national situation report for 2024. A summary of the 2024 fire season will be provided later this fall.

Prognosis

Weekly national situation reporting will resume in the spring of 2025.

Weekly graphs (current as of: September 25, 2024)

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