National Interagency

Coordination Center

Wildland Fire

Summary and Statistics

Annual Report

2023

Hayden Fire, Idaho
Table of Contents

Preface .................................................................................................................................................. 1

2023 Fire Environment Summary .......................................................................................................... 2

National Fire Activity Synopsis............................................................................................................... 7

Structures Destroyed ............................................................................................................................. 7

Significant Incidents Over 40,000 Acres ................................................................................................ 8

Wildfires and Acres................................................................................................................................ 9

Overall Wildfire Activity Reported to NICC ....................................................................................... 11

Wildfires by Geographic Area .......................................................................................................... 11

Wildfires by Agency ......................................................................................................................... 12

Lightning Fires and Acres by Geographic Area................................................................................ 13

Human Caused Fires and Acres by Geographic Area...................................................................... 13

Wildfires and Acres Burned by Agency and GACC – 2023 & prior years ......................................... 14

National Preparedness Levels ............................................................................................................. 15

Requests Filled Nationally in IROC...................................................................................................... 17

Requests Processed through the NICC ............................................................................................... 18

International Resource Mobilizations................................................................................................ 18

Department of Defense Mobilizations............................................................................................... 19

Incident Management Team Mobilizations ....................................................................................... 20

Crew Mobilizations........................................................................................................................... 24

Engine Mobilizations ........................................................................................................................ 26

Overhead Mobilizations.................................................................................................................... 29

Helicopter Mobilizations ................................................................................................................... 31

Fixed Wing Aircraft Mobilizations ..................................................................................................... 33

Airtanker Mobilizations..................................................................................................................... 34

Infrared Aircraft Mobilizations........................................................................................................... 35

Unmanned Aircraft Systems ............................................................................................................ 38

Temporary Flight Restrictions .......................................................................................................... 38

Large Transportation Aircraft ........................................................................................................... 39

Equipment Services Mobilization ..................................................................................................... 40

Radio and Weather Equipment Mobilizations................................................................................... 41

Wildland Fires and Acres Burned by State and Agency ....................................................................... 42

NICC Benchmarks ............................................................................................................................... 52

Identifier Legend.................................................................................................................................. 53

Acronyms and Terminology ................................................................................................................. 54
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Preface

Statistics used in this report were gathered from the Situation Report and Incident Status 

Summary (ICS-209) programs1. Previous National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) 

annual reports and other sources were also used in this document. The statistics presented here 

are intended to provide a national perspective of annual fire activity, but they may not reflect 

official figures for a specific agency. The statistics are delineated by agency and Geographic 

Area. This document and prior year annual reports are available electronically on the NICC

Intelligence web page.

Resource mobilization statistics used in this report were gathered from the Interagency 

Resource Ordering Capability system (IROC), which tracks aircraft, crews, equipment, 

overhead, and supplies mobilized nationally. Statistics presented in this report are resources 

requested by any of the ten Geographic Area Coordination Centers (GACCs) and processed 

through NICC, apart from Incident Management Teams and Temporary Flight Restrictions2. 

Requests by FEMA are placed to NICC through Emergency Support Function (ESF) #4 

(Firefighting). The resource ordering process and procedures may be found in the National 

Mobilization Guide. The National Mobilization Guide can be found on the NICC Reference 

Documents web page.

Geographic Area Coordination Centers

1 Situation Report and ICS-209 data are considered situational and provisional, as they are reported while wildfire activity and incidents are 

occurring; they do not account for all wildland fires and their final outcomes. Some wildfires, including many that are suppressed solely by 

private citizens or local fire departments (not by wildland fire management agencies), are never reported to any Dispatch Center that submits 

Situation Report data. Additionally, ICS-209 reports are not required for the small, short duration wildfires that comprise the vast majority of 

overall fire occurrence annually. For official data and summary statistics, one must contact each of the individual agencies affected and refer to 

their final fire reports and other authoritative sources of agency-specific information. 2 This report only tallies resource requests processed through NICC, with the exceptions of Incident Management Team mobilizations and 

Temporary Flight Restrictions that are captured nationally. It excludes the substantial number of IROC orders that were placed and filled within 

the same GACC. It also excludes any resource usage not tracked in IROC, such as local dispatch of initial attack resources.
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2023 Fire Environment Summary

January – March 

Much of the West was characterized with above normal precipitation and below normal 

temperatures January through March. Multiple moderate to strong atmospheric rivers brought 

heavy precipitation to California into the Great Basin and central and southern Rockies through 

mid-January. While a less active period followed, late February through March had substantial 

precipitation and below normal temperatures across the West as consistent upper-level trough 

passages phased with ample Pacific moisture due in part to a historically strong Madden-Julian 

Oscillation. This led to record setting snowpack and snow water equivalent (SWE) in the Sierra, 

Nevada, Utah, and Arizona, including multiple stations and ski resorts in California recording 

more than 700 inches of snow. Snowpack and SWE were mostly well above average through 

March across the West, but portions of Washington, the northern Rockies, and Alaska were 

closer to average. Due to the widespread above normal precipitation and near to below normal 

temperatures, drought improved or was removed across the West except for portions of northern 

Oregon, eastern Washington, and the Idaho Panhandle into northwest Montana. 

Much of the southern and central Plains had below normal precipitation through March, with 

moderate to exceptional drought occupying most of this territory. Above normal precipitation 

from eastern Oklahoma into the Upper Mississippi Valley and the Great Lakes in February and 

March helped alleviate drought in those areas, but drought maintained or worsened across 

Texas and the southern and central High Plains. The Florida Peninsula received below average 

precipitation during early 2023 leading to moderate and extreme drought, with drought also 

developing on portions of the Gulf Coast. Overall, temperatures were above normal for most of 

the eastern US January through March. Additionally, two late March severe weather events 

across the Southeast resulted in 26 deaths. 

Significant fire activity remained minimal across the US through February, with below average 

number of fires and only 35% of the 10-year average for acres burned. Fire activity increased in 

March across the Southern, Southwest, and Rocky Mountain Geographic Areas. Increasingly 

receptive fuels were noted in the eastern Carolinas into the Mid-Atlantic, on the Florida 

Peninsula, from Texas onto the southern and central High Plains, and into southern and central 

New Mexico. Several large wildfires emerged on March 30 in Colorado and New Mexico and on 

March 31 in Kansas and Oklahoma as strong winds and low relative humidity combined to create 

critical fire weather conditions. However, the national year-to-date number of fires remained 

below average while acres burned was far below average at 25% at the end of March. 

April – June 

Below normal temperatures were widespread across the West, and despite the below average 

precipitation outside of the Northwest, little snowmelt occurred until the end of April during record 

setting high temperatures. Record or near record SWE values remained in the Sierra, Nevada, 

Utah, and Arizona through April. Snowpack and SWE remained above average in May for the 

southern half to two-thirds of the West, but well above normal temperatures and below normal 

precipitation caused a precipitous decline in snowpack across Washington, northern Idaho, 

western Montana, and parts of Wyoming to well below normal by the end of May. Most areas in 

the West were snow free by the end of June, but basins in the Sierra and portions of the Great 

Basin held snow much later than normal, especially at higher elevations. By the end of June, 

most of the drought across the southern half to two-thirds of the West was gone, while drought 

continued in portions of the northwestern US. 
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Drought emerged or worsened in Florida during April but record daily rainfall of over 25 inches 

was recorded in Fort Lauderdale on April 13. Drought was mostly removed in Florida by June 

after this and other heavy rain events. Widespread above normal precipitation fell on the High 

Plains, especially the southern and central High Plains in May and June, which improved or 

removed drought conditions, but areas of extreme to exceptional drought continued in Kansas 

and Nebraska into the Mid-Mississippi Valley by the end of June. Drought also emerged and 

worsened in parts of the Midwest and Great Lakes during May and June. 

Significant fire activity increased across the Southern, Southwest, Rocky Mountain, and Eastern 

Geographic Areas in April, but a portion of the Southern Area observed a decrease in significant 

fire activity at the end of the month due to green-up. Two significant wind events across the 

central and southern Plains on April 10-13 and April 17-18 resulted in spikes of significant fire 

activity across New Mexico, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Oklahoma. Very dry and 

occasionally breezy winds contributed to elevated activity across the Mid-Atlantic into southern 

New England beginning April 12, with significant fires in Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, 

Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Very dry conditions in eastern North Carolina contributed to 

the Great Lakes Fire, resulting in the first Complex Incident Management Team deployment of 

the year. Florida, Arizona, Michigan, and Wisconsin also had short-lived significant fires during 

the month.

While the steady but modest seasonal increase in fire activity warranted elevating to national 

Preparedness Level (PL) two (scale one to five) on May 8, significant fire activity remained below 

normal across the US during May and June. Wildfire activity remained low in much of the 

Southern Area, with the West observing a gradual increase in activity, but hot and windy 

conditions at the end of the month saw a marked increase in activity in the Southwest, Colorado, 

and Texas. By the end of May, fire danger was high in the Lower Mississippi Valley, where the 

dry conditions and elevated fire potential would persist into fall. However, the nation’s first Fuels 

and Fire Behavior Advisory was issued in mid-June for the western Great Lakes states due to 

deficient seasonal precipitation. Alaska continued to have a very slow season, one of the slowest 

on record. At the end of June, national year-to-date acres burned was only 36% of the 10-year 

average.

In Canada, an unprecedented start to their fire season began in May, with the Canadian 

Interagency Forest Fire Center (CIFFC) going from PL one to five (i.e., the highest level) in eight 

days (May 3 to May 11). Numerous large, out of control wildfires were in nearly every province 

by the end of June, and more than 8 million hectares had burned, eclipsing the annual record 

for acres burned dating back to 1982. Smoke occasionally drifted into states along the USCanada border, while abundant smoke poured into the northeast US in early June and 

significantly deteriorated air quality for multiple days in major cities such as New York and 

Washington, D.C.

July – September

Significant fire activity increased in July, especially during the latter half, as the national PL 

increased from two to three on July 21. Much of the significant fire activity was in the Southwest 

Geographic Area, but the Northern Rockies and Northwest Geographic Areas had multiple longduration incident management team wildfires on the landscape. Alaska’s abnormally slow 

season finally saw an uptick in activity in the last week of July, when dozens of new wildfires, 

including several large wildfires, ignited due to prolific lightning and moderately receptive fuels, 

as noted in a short-lived Fuels and Fire Behavior Advisory issued for the central and eastern 

Interior and Copper River Basin.
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Significant fire activity continued to increase through August, with the national PL increasing 

from three to four on August 17. Significant fire activity increased across most geographic areas 

in August, including the Southern Area, but decreased in the Southwest Area, which had 

escalated to PL four for a short period in early August. A timely significant rainfall event stemming 

from the remnant of Tropical Storm Hilary over August 20-23 resulted in decreased activity 

across the Great Basin, Rocky Mountain, and Northern Rockies Geographic Areas for the end 

of the month. Alaska continued with elevated activity through mid-month before decreasing 

rapidly at the end of August, while Hawai’i was very active as well. 

Significant fire activity generally decreased during September as the national PL dropped from 

four to three September 7 and from three to two September 26. Rainfall at the end of August 

and beginning of September across northern California and the northern Intermountain West 

caused a step down in fire activity, and a season ending rain event along and west of the 

Cascades from northwest California through western Washington occurred the last week in 

September. At the end of September, national year-to-date acres burned for the US was well 

below the 10-year average at just under 40%, with just below average number of fires. 

In Hawai’i, Tropical Storm Calvin brought heavy rainfall to the Big Island in July, but overall, a 

warming and drying trend continued across the islands through July into August as drought 

expanded across much of the Hawai’ian Islands by the end of August. Driven by winds from the 

passage of Hurricane Dora to the south and strong upper-level ridging to the north of the islands, 

respectively, the Lahaina and Upcountry Fires on Maui burned thousands of acres and more 

than 2,000 structures. With 100 confirmed deaths, the Lahaina fire was the nation’s deadliest 

wildfire in over 100 years. Recent drying and above normal fuel loading coupled with extremely 

critical fire weather conditions to ignite and spread these wildfires among several others.

Parts of Texas into the Lower Mississippi Valley neared flash drought conditions in July, with 

accelerating drought in parts of south, west, and central Texas. In August, record breaking 

temperatures were observed across Texas, the Lower Mississippi Valley, and Gulf Coast as a 

prolonged heat wave lasted much of August. The conditions were highlighted with a Fuels and 

Fire Behavior Advisory first issued in mid-August and repeatedly renewed (and shifted eastward) 

into November as flash drought conditions resulted with much of east Texas and Louisiana in 

extreme to exceptional drought. While scattered thunderstorms developed over portions of east 

Texas and the Lower Mississippi Valley at the end of August, any relief was temporary and 

localized, with lightning-ignited wildfires resulting from thunderstorms as well. Consistent 

elevated initial attack and large fire occurrence was reported in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, 

and other southeast US states during the summer. Southern Area elevated to PL four on August

24 and then to PL five from August 29 to September 5, due to this significant wildfire activity and 

Hurricane Idalia, before reverting to PL three on September 17. 

Drier than normal conditions were observed across Florida into the Carolinas before Hurricane 

Idalia moved through Florida, southern Georgia, and the Carolinas at the end August. However, 

the tropical moisture tracked east of the western Florida Panhandle and central Gulf Coast 

states, which remained dry. Drought also intensified and expanded in portions of the Ohio Valley 

and Midwest, but late September rainfall brought some relief. Heavy rain fell on portions of the 

East Coast due to tropical cyclones or remnants of tropical cyclones, with a developing coastal 

low producing record setting rainfall in and around New York City September 29.
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Warmer and drier than normal conditions developed across the West in July, mostly due to the 

late arriving and weak North American Monsoon. Record breaking temperatures were observed 

across the southwestern US into Texas as a prolonged heat wave lasted much of July. Record 

heat examples included El Paso having more than six consecutive weeks above 100°F, and 

Phoenix with 30 straight days over 110°F. Phoenix’s July average temperature was nearly four 

degrees above the previous warmest month, and areas in the southwestern US received little to 

no rainfall marking their driest July on record.

Abnormally dry and drought conditions developed and expanded from the Lower Mississippi 

Valley through the southwestern US, with intensifying and expanding drought across parts of the 

Northwest and Northern Rockies July into August. The North American Monsoon arrived in 

August to the Southwest and Colorado, and it was augmented by tropical cyclones such as 

Hurricane Hilary as it extended through the Intermountain West. However, two significant dry 

thunderstorms developed August 14-15 and August 24-25 in northwest California, western 

Oregon, and western Washington, helping ignite dozens of large wildfires and spurring the 

elevation to PL four in Northern California and two short periods of PL five in the Northwest. By 

the third week of August, all ten Geographic Areas had ongoing large fires, as is common at the 

peak of the summer season, but for the second consecutive year, elevation to national PL five 

did not occur. The monsoon continued into September with some intrusions farther north across 

the West, but the Southwest into the Four Corners mostly received near to below normal rainfall 

for the month. Large fires continued to be active from mid-August to late September in western 

Washington and northwest California, especially between moisture intrusions, before season 

ending rains arrived in late September via an atmospheric river. 

The unprecedented fire season Canada continued through most of September with CIFFC 

remaining at PL five for 124 days (May 11 – September 7) and not dropping to PL one until 

October 6. Nearly two-hundred thousand people were evacuated during the summer and nearly 

18.5 million hectares burned, more than two and a half times the previous annual record. 

Additionally, 142 confirmed pyrocumulonimbus (pyroCb) clouds were observed on fires in 

Canada, setting a record for most pyroCbs in a year. 

October – December 

Significant fire activity generally decreased through October as the national PL dropped from 

two to one on October 13. However, very dry and occasionally windy conditions at the end of 

the month from California into the greater Four Corners area resulted in a brief uptick in activity 

across California, the Southwest, and southern Colorado. Moderate initial attack and periodic 

large fires continued in the Southern Area as well, mainly in the Deep South and southern 

Appalachians. Fire activity increased in Southern Area during November, with the geographic 

area increasing to PL three in early November before returning to PL two the last week of 

November. Large fires were reported in every state of the Southern Area during the month, and 

multiple complex incident management teams were assigned, with fire activity increasing in the 

Eastern Area near the Southern Area boundary. Central Appalachia was briefly highlighted with 

a Fuels and Fire Behavior Advisory jointly issued by Southern and Eastern Areas for the latter 

half of November.

Extreme and exceptional drought expanded and intensified across east Texas through the Lower 

Mississippi Valley, with continued warmer and drier than normal conditions in October. Extreme 

to exceptional drought persisted in Louisiana and Mississippi with other areas in Iowa, Nebraska, 

and New Mexico as most of the CONUS had below normal precipitation and near to above 

normal temperatures during November. Southern and Eastern Areas’ fire activity increased due 
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to the multiple passages of dry cold fronts followed by periods of post-frontal dry and breezy 

conditions in November. Drought improved in Texas, but drought developed or worsened in 

portions of the Four Corners, Mississippi Valley, Midwest, and the southern and central 

Appalachians into the Mid-Atlantic during November. 

In December, several cold fronts moved from the Plains to the East Coast during the month, but 

these tended to be drier until they reached the Appalachians, Gulf and East Coasts. However, 

by late December the pattern turned wetter for the Plains into the Southeast. As a result, drought 

improved slightly across portions of the Lower Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys as well as 

portions of the Gulf Coast, and Mid-Atlantic. However, drought worsened over portions of the 

Mid-Mississippi and Lower Ohio Valleys.

Early and late October precipitation events in the northwestern US continued to slow fire activity, 

but moderate to extreme drought remained along and west of the Cascades stretching into 

northern Idaho and northern Montana. Drought improved across much of the northwestern US 

in November and December due to several atmospheric river events impacting region and down 

the West Coast. However, most of the West had below normal snowpack and SWE at the end 

of December, generally 25-75%, with most areas receiving near to below normal precipitation 

during the three-month period as well. The timely arrival of atmospheric rivers kept fire activity 

mostly below typical levels across California even during multiple periods of offshore winds. 

The Hawai’ian Islands had multiple periods of enhanced trade winds with dry airmasses October 

- December, including in early November and late December when fire activity increased. 

However, a strong Kona Low brought widespread heavy rainfall to the islands the last week of 

November. Periodic frontal passages also helped mitigate fire potential on the islands through 

the period, with drought improving but remaining in some areas. 

Fire activity continued to decrease throughout December across the US, continuing the trend 

from late November. On December 7, Southern Area reverted to PL one, leaving just the 

California Geographic Areas at PL two, given the possibility of problematic late-season winds 

despite otherwise favorable fuels conditions. A limited number of large fires burned briefly across 

the country in December, mainly in the Eastern, Southern, and Southwest Areas; however, 

significant fire activity was minimal over the last half of the month. While a large fire was recorded 

in southern California early in the month due to a Santa Ana wind event, the late-season fire 

activity in coastal California was unusually light. At the end of the year, annual acres burned for 

the US in 2023 remained well below the 10-year average at just over 37%, with slightly below 

average number of fires as well, at 95%.
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National Fire Activity Synopsis

Nationally, there were 56,580 wildfires reported in 2023, compared to 68,988 wildfires reported 

in 2022. Reported wildfires consumed 2,693,910 acres nationally, compared to 7,577,183 acres 

in 2022.

In 2023, the reported acres burned nationwide was noticeably lower than the 10-year average, 

while the number of reported wildfires nationwide was only slightly lower than the 10-year 

average. Eastern Area was the only Geographic Area to see above average (56%) acres burned. 

All other geographic areas were below their averages for both number of fires and acres burned. 

A total of 4,318 structures were reported destroyed by wildfires in 2023, including 3,060

residences, 1,228 minor structures, and 51 commercial/mixed residential structures. In 2023, 

the majority of structures were destroyed in the Northern California Geographic Area, including 

the 2,308 residences destroyed in Maui. 

Structures Destroyed

GACC Single 

Residences

Mixed 

CommercialResidential

Multiple 

Residences

Nonresidential 

Commercial 

Property

Other 

Minor 

Structures

Total

AK 5 0 0 0 4 9

EA 18 0 0 0 76 94

GB 4 0 0 1 5 10

NO 2,313 0 0 3 1 2,317

NR 17 0 0 0 52 69

NW 421 0 0 5 459 885

RM 7 0 0 3 11 21

SA 220 3 24 14 586 847

SO 25 0 0 0 17 42

SW 6 0 0 1 17 24

Total 3,036 3 24 27 1,228 4,318
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Significant Incidents Over 40,000 Acres

Name GACC State Start 

Date

Last 

Report 

Date

Size In 

Acres Cause*

Smith River Complex NO CA 8/16 11/15 95,107 U

York SO CA 7/28 8/19 93,078 H

Newell Road NW WA 7/21 7/30 60,551 U

Pass SW NM 5/21 8/31 59,833 L

Anderson Complex AK AK 7/29 8/24 58,933 U

Delta AK AK 7/25 8/31 57,395 L

Clear Creek Complex AK AK 7/27 8/17 52,966 L

2023 SRF Lightning 

Complex NO CA 8/17 10/24 50,198 U

Pogo Mine Road AK AK 7/25 8/23 48,792 L

Cooksley RM NE 4/18 4/18 40,000 U

* L = Lightning H – Human U – Undetermined NR – Not Reported

Information in the above table was derived from the Sit/209 Application. This information may not reflect final official figures.
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Wildfires and Acres

Large fires are defined in the National Mobilization Guide as fires that burn a minimum of 100 

acres in timber fuel models or 300 acres in grass and brush fuel models. 

There were 891 large wildfires and complexes reported in 2023 through the SIT/209 application.

Large wildfires represented less than 2% of total wildfires reported nationally in 2023.
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Large Wildfires by Geographic Area and Agency

In 2023, most incidents that met “large fire” criteria occurred in Southern Area and on lands 

protected at the state-level or other non-federal fire management organizations. 

 

 

 

 
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Overall Wildfire Activity Reported to NICC

In 2023, there were 56,580 wildfires that burned 2,693,910 acres. The total number of fires and 

acres burned were both below the five and ten-year averages. 

Wildfires by Geographic Area

In 2023, the Southern Area accounted for just under half of the overall distribution of wildfires,

and the largest proportion of acres burned the United States. The charts below show the 2023

fire activity for each Geographic Area.

 
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Wildfires by Agency

The distribution of wildfires by protection agency in 2023 was similar to prior years. About onequarter of the nation’s fires occurred on federally protected lands. Most wildfires, however, 

ignited on private lands or other areas under state or local protection.
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Lightning Fires and Acres by Geographic Area 

Fires/

Acres AK EA GB NO NR NW RM SA SO SW Total

Fires 176 77 777 470 576 882 734 1,081 174 936 5,883

Acres 313,538 351 34,030 172,438 91,949 119,748 24,039 88,765 17,019 298,788 1,160,665

Human Caused Fires and Acres by Geographic Area

Fires/

Acres AK EA GB NO NR NW RM SA SO SW Total

Fires 170 10,240 974 2,779 1,892 2,805 1,174 24,627 4,155 1,881 50,697

Acres 737 113,065 63,626 17,209 45,705 233,619 225,324 594,233 138,115 101,612 1,533,245
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Wildfires and Acres Burned by Agency and GACC – 2023 & prior years

Agency

Fires/Acres 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 5-Yr Avg. 10-Yr Avg.

BIA Fires 3,239 3,377 3,886 4,056 3,843 3,472 2,830 4,740 4,646 3,182 2,633 3,774 3,727

BIA Acres 173,491 327,352 591,644 325,162 306,542 216,118 151,305 923,298 396,433 255,552 192,807 388,541 366,690

BLM Fires 2,628 1,944 2,093 2,105 2,927 2,872 2,046 2,362 2,241 1,934 1,836 2,291 2,315

BLM Acres 1,012,600 871,642 4,770,133 1,183,821 2,711,267 1,905,343 2,024,554 1,131,540 412,155 1,752,793 274,004 1,445,277 1,777,585

FS Fires 7,105 6,755 7,056 5,676 6,617 5,629 5,332 6,738 6,244 5,852 5,252 5,959 6,300

FS Acres 1,365,644 871,876 1,916,302 1,247,906 2,866,031 2,307,439 615,816 4,814,465 4,126,564 1,865,791 831,465 2,746,015 2,199,783

FWS Fires 332 348 194 174 252 162 175 238 307 196 199 216 238

FWS Acres 138,284 17,404 33,897 15,374 206,393 71,137 91,311 52,739 51,264 20,659 30,707 57,422 69,846

NPS Fires 455 389 398 463 314 389 290 304 361 332 484 335 370

NPS Acres 265,755 24,949 74,780 177,901 110,349 121,092 27,533 145,447 131,182 28,615 137,242 90,774 110,760

State/Other Fires 33,820 50,799 54,524 55,269 57,546 45,559 39,804 44,568 45,186 57,492 46,176 46,522 48,457

State/Other Acres 1,363,772 1,482,390 2,738,393 2,559,831 3,825,504 4,146,363 1,753,843 3,054,847 2,008,045 3,653,773 1,227,685 2,923,374 2,658,676

Total Fires: 47,579 63,612 68,151 67,743 71,499 58,083 50,477 58,950 58,985 68,988 56,580 59,097 61,407

Total Acres: 4,319,546 3,595,613 10,125,149 5,509,995 10,026,086 8,767,492 4,664,362 10,122,336 7,125,643 7,577,183 2,693,910 7,651,403 7,183,341

GACC

Fires/Acres 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 5-Yr Avg. 10-Yr Avg.

AK Fires 603 384 768 572 364 367 720 349 384 595 346 483 511

AK Acres 1,316,876 233,561 5,111,404 496,467 653,023 410,683 2,498,159 181,169 253,356 3,110,976 314,277 1,290,869 1,426,567

EA Fires 7,110 7,030 11,639 11,270 9,816 6,891 5,750 13,175 10,855 8,592 10,317 9,053 9,213

EA Acres 64,992 54,141 100,294 98,042 41,705 50,734 38,852 63,036 152,669 64,342 113,416 73,927 72,881

GB Fires 2,971 2,250 2,096 2,063 3,127 2,776 2,308 2,958 2,449 2,121 1,751 2,522 2,512

GB Acres 930,795 164,802 505,483 761,622 2,103,788 2,087,922 459,384 948,812 373,165 436,598 97,656 861,176 877,237

NO Fires 5,299 4,082 4,587 3,363 4,173 3,602 3,704 4,678 3,962 3,429 3,249 3,875 4,088

NO Acres 165,194 474,826 594,048 96,706 672,448 1,496,950 214,742 2,779,003 1,945,506 246,990 189,647 1,336,638 868,641

NR Fires 2,773 2,665 3,817 2,700 3,900 2,741 2,309 3,404 4,052 2,710 2,468 3,043 3,107

NR Acres 179,459 143,271 745,947 202,140 1,551,275 147,093 74,042 403,046 1,069,660 223,746 137,654 383,517 473,968

NW Fires 4,389 4,572 4,603 2,519 3,404 3,764 3,690 3,853 4,075 3,611 3,687 3,799 3,848

NW Acres 503,993 1,383,514 1,823,473 513,226 1,121,442 1,336,096 249,476 1,983,970 1,503,026 631,605 353,367 1,140,835 1,104,982

RM Fires 2,621 2,356 2,559 3,289 3,164 2,480 1,684 2,852 3,316 2,392 1,908 2,545 2,671

RM Acres 237,121 78,345 180,822 686,921 754,747 748,956 114,685 1,021,951 336,187 273,503 249,363 499,056 443,324

SA Fires 14,448 34,267 31,594 34,474 35,068 27,721 22,999 18,773 22,164 38,945 25,708 26,120 28,045

SA Acres 182,650 752,694 556,267 1,591,044 1,960,764 1,591,101 498,925 556,902 532,835 1,518,116 682,996 939,576 974,130

SO Fires 4,608 3,786 4,175 3,996 5,389 4,453 4,632 5,419 5,324 4,460 4,329 4,858 4,624

SO Acres 412,481 80,218 304,925 479,207 595,873 348,722 55,092 1,144,214 320,378 87,350 155,134 391,151 382,846

SW Fires 2,757 2,220 2,313 3,497 3,094 3,288 2,681 3,489 2,404 2,133 2,817 2,799 2,788

SW Acres 325,985 230,241 202,486 584,620 571,021 549,235 461,005 1,040,233 638,861 983,957 400,400 734,658 558,764

Total Fires: 47,579 63,612 68,151 67,743 71,499 58,083 50,477 58,950 58,985 68,988 56,580 59,097 61,407

Total Acres: 4,319,546 3,595,613 10,125,149 5,509,995 10,026,086 8,767,492 4,664,362 10,122,336 7,125,643 7,577,183 2,693,910 7,651,403 7,183,341
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National Preparedness Levels

In 2023 the National Preparedness Level (PL) was elevated and decreased accordingly: 

• Elevated from PL 1 to PL 2 on May 9

• Elevated from PL 2 to PL 3 on July 21

• Elevated from PL 3 to PL 4 on August 17

• Decreased from PL 4 to PL 3 on September 7

• Decreased from PL 3 to PL 2 on September 26

• Decreased from PL 2 to PL 1 on October 13

Total Number of Days at Each National Preparedness Level

PL Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total

1 31 28 31 30 8 0 0 0 0 23 30 31 208

2 0 0 0 0 23 30 20 0 5 8 0 0 90

3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 16 19 0 0 0 46

4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 6 0 0 0 21

5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total: 31 28 31 30 31 30 31 31 30 31 30 31 365
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National Preparedness Level Summary

Total Days at National Preparedness Levels

Year PL 1 PL 2 PL 3 PL 4 PL 5 PL1&2 PL4&5

1990 247 74 31 6 7 321 13

1991 255 103 7 0 0 358 0

1992 278 67 15 6 0 345 6

1993 268 97 0 0 0 365 0

1994 235 26 54 4 46 261 50

1995 254 96 15 0 0 350 0

1996 98 179 60 8 21 277 29

1997 216 149 0 0 0 365 0

1998 157 172 30 6 0 329 6

1999 159 165 33 8 0 324 8

2000 179 73 61 13 40 252 53

2001 188 142 9 10 16 330 26

2002 187 76 14 26 62 263 88

2003 92 155 60 10 48 247 58

2004 249 57 60 0 0 306 0

2005 233 44 47 41 0 277 41

2006 118 137 44 16 50 255 66

2007 212 76 17 21 39 288 60

2008 209 84 15 36 22 293 58

2009 275 62 28 0 0 337 0

2010 231 134 0 0 0 365 0

2011 207 92 59 7 0 299 7

2012 212 49 60 45 0 261 45

2013 253 46 42 17 7 299 24

2014 242 82 26 15 0 324 15

2015 253 34 35 19 24 287 43

2016 251 73 28 14 0 324 14

2017 185 72 33 36 39 257 75

2018 191 87 40 13 34 278 47

2019 241 115 9 0 0 356 0

2020 205 24 66 26 45 229 71

2021 161 83 22 31 68 244 99

2022 152 136 67 10 0 288 10

2023 211 86 46 21 0 298 21

Averages PL1&2 PL 3 PL4&5

Total Days: 5-yr Avg 279 41 45

Total Days: 10-yr Avg 289 36 40
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Requests Filled Nationally in IROC 

2023 was another below average year for the wildland firefighter and dispatch community. A 

little over 334,000 requests were filled nationally in IROC. This is lower than the 385,030

requests filled in 2022. The following data shows the number of requests filled in IROC by 

Requesting GACC in 2023.

GACC Aircraft Crew Equipment Overhead Supply Total

AK 268 97 746 4,136 397 5,644

EA 59 56 806 4,621 98 5,640

GB 1,358 293 3,392 16,032 607 21,682

NICC 55 17 20 610 23 725

NO 6,327 2,558 14,201 40,860 1,500 65,446

NR 1,620 465 4,113 16,795 1,422 24,415

NW 4,503 1,409 8,378 37,294 3,193 54,777

RM 1,501 329 1,864 13,391 805 17,890

SA 1,414 169 3,064 19,571 914 25,132

SO 6,701 3,131 17,171 38,637 620 66,260

SW 2,717 1,116 5,016 32,981 1,803 43,633

Canada 7 77 29 2,661 0 2,774

Total 26,530 9,717 58,800 227,589 11,382 334,018

*** Disclaimer: Of the 227,589 overhead requests, 177,078 requests were subordinate requests attached to parent 

aircraft, overhead, crew, engine, and supply requests. Of the 334,018 requests, 2,786 requests were support 

requests attached to parent aircraft, overhead, crew, and engine requests. 

These statistics are based off an IROC report utilizing the QST1 Request Status Table. Statistics may vary amongst 

individual Geographic Area annual reports depending on which filters are utilized within the IROC Reports module.
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Requests Processed through the NICC

During the 2023 fire season, resource requests to NICC varied compared to the five and tenyear averages. Incident Management Teams ordering was significantly below both averages. 

Type 1 helicopter orders surpassed the ten-year average, whereas Type 2 helicopter requests 

fell below it. Airtanker ordering was notably below both the five and ten-year averages. National 

contract caterer and shower orders were also under the 10-year averages. However, overhead, 

engines, and crew orders exceeded the 10-year average.

The following statistics show requests processed through the National Interagency Coordination 

Center, except for Incident Management Teams, which are captured on a national mobilization 

scale. This data is broken down by requesting Geographic Area and Requesting Agency. Fiveand ten-year averages are also provided.

International Resource Mobilizations

In 2023, Canada experienced an unprecedented wildfire season with 6,623 reported wildfires 

burning over 45 million acres—well beyond the 10-year average of 5,597 fires for 6,798,267

acres. Starting in April, the wildfire activity escalated across all provinces and territories, leading 

to a National Preparedness Level of PL5 on May 11, which remained until dropping to PL4 on 

September 8.

The United States was one of 12 countries that mobilized wildland fire personnel to Canada. 

Through the NIFC-CIFFC Agreement the US provided resource assistance from May through 

early September to Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec. These resource 

mobilizations included three smokejumper aircraft (with smokejumper personnel), two Type 2 

rappel helicopters (with personnel), 29 engines, 77 hand crews and 25 incident management 

teams3. A total of 2,774 resources were mobilized to Canada.

Additional resource mobilization occurred through state compacts with the northern border 

states. Most occurred outside of IROC and are not part of the statistics shown. Additionally, there 

were significant supply requests filled through the National Cache System. These were not 

requested through IROC and were tracked through the Interagency Cache Business System. 

Supply requests to Alberta and Quebec included 258 Mark-3 pumps and accessory kits, 

collapsible water tanks, hundreds of water handling accessories, hose, sprinkler kits, dozens of 

wildland fire tools, drip torches and other wildland fire supplies.

3 The incident management team mobilizations to Canada reflect all filled requests for Type 1, Type 2, Type 3 and 

Complex Incident Management Teams.
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Department of Defense Mobilizations 

NICC did not process any military requests in 2023. The number of military battalions and task 

forces requested through NICC and deployed in the last ten years is shown below.

Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS)

MAFFS air tankers were activated on August 9 and released on September 6. National statistics 

for the 35-day activation are listed below:

• Total missions: 69

• Total employment hours: 90.3

• Total retardant drops: 73

• Total gallons of retardant dropped: 185,263
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Incident Management Team Mobilizations

In 2024, the firefighting community will adopt a new Incident Management Team business 

model. All federal Type 1 and Type 2 Incident Management Teams (IMTs) will become Complex 

Incident Management Teams (CIMT). More information about CIMTs can be found at the NWCG 

Incident Workforce Development Group webpage.

In 2023, all team types were mobilized, and statistics can be found below. The following statistics 

include the transition from Type 1 and Type 2 IMTs to Complex Incident Management Teams.

National Incident Management Organization

National Incident Management Organization (NIMO) teams were assigned to five wildfire 

incidents for a total of 111 days. NIMO teams were also mobilized to three non-wildland fire 

incidents.
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Type 1 Incident Management Teams

Eight national Type 1 Incident Management Teams were mobilized to 15 incidents in 2023. Type 

1 IMTs were assigned for 226 days. 
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Type 2 Incident Management Teams

Twenty-five national Type 2 Incident Management Teams were mobilized to 46 incidents. Type 

2 IMTs were assigned for 614 days.
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Complex Incident Management Teams

National Complex Incident Management Teams (CIMT) were mobilized to 36 incidents. CIMTs 

were assigned for 500 days. 
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Crew Mobilizations 

NICC received 2,022 crew requests in 2023. Of those requests: 1,212 were filled, 260 were 

canceled and 550 were UTF. The NICC received 860 orders for Type 1 crews, 699 orders for 

Type 2 crews and 463 orders for Type 2 IA crews. The number of crew mobilizations in 2023 

was above both the five and ten-year average.
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Crew Requests Summary by Requesting Agency and Geographic Area
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Engine Mobilizations 

NICC received 2,719 engine requests in 2023. Of those requests: 1,876 were filled, 369 were 

canceled and 474 were UTF. Type 6 engines were the most requested engine with 1,653 

requests and 1,131 fills. Type 3 engines were the next most requested with 758 requests and

462 fills. The number of engine mobilizations was below the five-year average, but similar to the 

ten-year average.
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Engine Requests Summary by Requesting Agency
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Engine Requests Summary by Requesting Geographic Area
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Overhead Mobilizations

NICC received 20,977 overhead requests in 2023. Of those requests: 12,529 were filled, 3,402

were canceled, and 5,046 were UTF. The number of overhead mobilizations was just over the 

five-year average.

 
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Overhead Requests Summary
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Helicopter Mobilizations

NICC received 642 orders for Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3 helicopters in 2023. Of those requests: 

424 were filled, 106 were canceled and 112 were UTF. Overall, Type 3 mobilizations were well 

above the five and ten-year averages. Type 1 and Type 2 mobilizations were both above their 

five-year averages.
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Helicopter Requests Summary by Requesting Agency

Helicopter Requests Summary by Requesting Geographic Area
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Fixed Wing Aircraft Mobilizations

Fixed wing aircraft include very large airtankers (VLAT), large airtankers (LAT), multi-engine 

airtankers (Scoopers), single engine airtankers (SEATs), lead planes (LP), aerial supervision 

modules (ASM), air attack (AA), infrared (IR), and smokejumper aircraft (SMKJ). NICC received 

3,085 requests for fixed wing aircraft in 2023. Of those requests: 2,112 were filled, 399 were 

canceled and 574 were UTF. 
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Airtanker Mobilizations

NICC received 569 requests for very large and large airtankers in 2023. Of those requests: 443

were filled, 67 were canceled and 58 were UTF. Airtanker mobilizations were well below the five

and ten-year averages.
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Infrared Aircraft Mobilizations

NICC received 1,828 infrared (IR) aircraft requests. Of those requests: 1,167 were filled, 213 

were cancelled and 448 were UTF. IR requests were below the five and ten-year averages.
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Fixed Wing Aircraft Requests Summary by Requesting Agency
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Fixed Wing Aircraft Requests Summary by Requesting Geographic Area
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Unmanned Aircraft Systems 

The NICC received 141 requests for UAS resources in 2023. Of those requests: 65 were filled, 

37 were cancelled, and 39 were UTF. 

Temporary Flight Restrictions

There were 777 Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) requests in 2023. 

Agency BIA BLM DOD FEMA FS FWS NPS ST Other

Filled 46 58 0 0 416 3 34 220 0

GACC AK EA GB NICC NO NR NW RM SA SO SW

Filled 41 2 42 0 56 96 193 40 80 31 196
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Large Transportation Aircraft

In 2023, there was one exclusive use contract for large transportation aircraft. The contract was 

filled with a B737-2T4 jet aircraft. This exclusive use jet flew 23 logistical missions, transporting

a total of 2,375 passengers.

Exclusive Use and Charter Large Transport Requests Summary by 

Destination Agency and Geographic Area
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Equipment Services Mobilization

NICC received 71 requests for mobile food services in 2023. Of those requests: 66 were filled, 

five were canceled and zero were UTF. The number of mobilizations was well below the five and 

ten-year averages.

NICC received 97 requests for mobile shower services in 2023. Of those requests: 89 were filled, 

seven were canceled and one was UTF. The number of mobilizations was well below the five 

and ten-year averages.

Equipment Services Requests Summary by Requesting Agency 

and Geographic Area
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Radio and Weather Equipment Mobilizations

NICC received 531 requests for radio kits and weather equipment in 2023. Of those requests: 506 were filled, 24 were canceled, 

and one was UTF. 

Radio and Weather Equipment Request Summary by Requesting Agency and Requesting 

Geographic Area
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Wildland Fires and Acres Burned by State and Agency

(Figures are from the SIT/209 Application)

Alabama

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

FS 40 1,522 1 8 41 1,530

FWS 3 1 0 0 3 1

NPS 2 161 0 0 2 161

OTHR 2 16 0 0 2 16

ST 1,793 16,524 15 103 1,808 16,627

Totals: 1,840 18,224 16 111 1,856 18,335

Alaska

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

BLM 10 97 104 167,941 114 168,037

DVF 151 631 72 145,598 223 146,229

FS 9 10 0 0 9 9

Totals: 170 738 176 313,539 346 314,276

Arizona

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

BIA 366 2,340 97 20,187 463 22,526

BLM 131 2,100 62 5,389 193 7,489

DVF 361 48,334 48 20,618 409 68,952

FS 428 22,783 304 63,227 732 86,010

FWS 6 168 2 3,056 8 3,224

NPS 14 98 18 183 32 281

Totals: 1,306 75,823 531 112,660 1,837 188,483

Arkansas

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

FS 59 1,149 9 1,139 68 2,288

FWS 1 20 0 0 1 20

NPS 23 1,926 0 0 23 1,925

OTHR 55 1,425 0 0 55 1,425

Totals: 138 4,520 9 1,139 147 5,659
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California

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

BIA 63 83 2 118 65 201

BLM 66 1,507 16 50 82 1,557

BOR 1 0 0 0 1 0

C&L 11 15,195 0 0 11 15,195

CDF 6,006 32,914 78 672 6,084 33,586

FS 536 2,032 486 185,224 1,022 187,255

FWS 8 8 0 0 8 8

NPS 48 86,858 36 3,394 84 90,251

DOD 7 4,668 0 0 7 4,667

Totals: 6,746 143,265 618 189,458 7,364 332,722

Colorado

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

BIA 8 2 46 140 54 142

BLM 84 5,807 241 6,377 325 12,184

BOR 1 3 0 0 1 3

C&L 100 15,580 87 1,531 187 17,111

FS 128 1,398 133 11,046 261 12,444

FWS 2 8 0 0 2 8

NPS 5 0 26 25 31 25

Totals: 328 22,798 533 19,119 861 41,917

Connecticut

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

ST 499 297 0 0 499 297

Totals: 499 297 0 0 499 297

Delaware

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

NPS 1 0 0 0 1 0

Totals: 1 0 0 0 1 0

Florida

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

BIA 5 10 2 128 7 138

FS 63 4,169 11 6,414 74 10,583

FWS 16 1,686 8 173 24 1,859

NPS 21 10,712 22 21,212 43 31,924

OTHR 112 1,642 28 200 140 1,842

ST 1,918 36,652 521 15,508 2,439 52,160

USAF 3 1,136 0 0 3 1,136

Totals: 2,138 56,007 592 43,635 2,730 99,642
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Georgia

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

FS 25 209 3 14 28 223

FWS 1 0 0 0 1 0

NPS 1 0 0 0 1 0

OTHR 3 27 0 0 3 27

ST 2,353 10,080 0 0 2,353 10,080

Totals: 2,383 10,316 3 14 2,386 10,330

Hawaii

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

C&L 183 10,363 26 0 209 10,363

FWS 1 1,696 0 0 1 1,696

NPS 4 0 0 0 4 0

Totals: 188 12,059 26 0 214 12,059

Idaho

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

BIA 25 48 2 13 27 61

BLM 115 18,277 40 8,857 155 27,134

C&L 12 43 5 41 17 84

DOD 2 5 0 0 2 5

FS 71 43,904 166 13,131 237 57,035

ST 366 3,075 88 407 454 3,482

Totals: 591 65,352 301 22,449 892 87,801

Illinois

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

FS 20 100 0 0 20 100

FWS 1 1 0 0 1 1

ST 1 10 0 0 1 10

Totals: 22 111 0 0 22 111

Indiana

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

DOD 1 5 0 0 1 5

FS 25 200 0 0 25 199

NPS 14 7 0 0 14 7

ST 7 310 0 0 7 310

Totals: 47 522 0 0 47 521
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Iowa

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

BIA 2 5 0 0 2 5

FWS 4 1 0 0 4 1

Totals: 6 6 0 0 6 6

Kansas

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

C&L 29 17,525 0 0 29 17,525

NPS 0 0 1 3 1 3

FWS 3 36 0 0 3 36

BIA 16 399 0 0 16 399

Totals: 48 17,960 1 3 49 17,963

Kentucky

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

FS 9 70 0 0 9 70

Totals: 9 70 0 0 9 70

Louisiana

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

FS 55 6,159 6 36 61 6,194

OTHR 29 303 0 0 29 303

ST 1,377 15,606 0 0 1,377 15,606

Totals: 1,461 22,068 6 36 1,467 22,103

Maine

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

NPS 2 1 0 0 2 1

ST 473 317 18 7 491 324

Totals: 475 318 18 7 493 325

Maryland

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

DOD 9 3 0 0 9 3

FWS 1 0 1 5 2 5

NPS 2 1 0 0 2 1

ST 174 4,422 9 55 183 4,477

Totals: 186 4,426 10 60 196 4,486

Massachusetts

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

ST 1,074 1,468 5 0 1,079 1,468

Totals: 1,074 1,468 5 0 1,079 1,468
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Michigan

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

BIA 12 11 0 0 12 11

FS 163 453 5 152 168 605

NPS 8 15 2 1 10 16

ST 266 3,636 10 19 276 3,655

Totals: 449 4,115 17 172 466 4,287

Minnesota

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

BIA 173 1,103 0 0 173 1,103

FS 21 36 8 6 29 42

FWS 19 2,750 0 0 19 2,750

NPS 3 1 0 0 3 1

ST 612 5,520 0 0 612 5,520

Totals: 828 9,410 8 6 836 9,416

Mississippi

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

BIA 15 22 0 0 15 22

FS 183 21,104 11 557 194 21,660

NPS 22 582 0 0 22 582

OTHR 2,091 29,085 0 0 2,091 29,085

ST 61 1,159 0 0 61 1,159

Totals: 2,372 51,952 11 557 2,383 52,508

Missouri

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

FS 125 6,881 0 0 125 6,881

FWS 2 2,618 0 0 2 2,618

Totals: 127 9,499 0 0 127 9,499

Montana

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

BIA 326 7,665 26 42,959 352 50,624

BLM 14 1,357 39 620 53 1,977

C&L 639 8,761 105 5,949 744 14,710

FS 163 16,394 169 30,401 332 46,795

FWS 2 6 4 256 6 262

NPS 0 0 12 3 12 3

ST 114 1,570 49 7,192 163 8,762

Totals: 1,258 35,753 404 87,380 1,662 123,133
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Nebraska

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

DOF 505 177,236 55 1,799 560 179,035

FS 5 1,475 3 1 8 1,476

FWS 1 222 0 0 1 222

Totals: 511 178,933 58 1,800 569 180,733

Nevada

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

BLM 102 26 105 346 207 371

BOR 5 469 0 0 5 469

C&L 56 110 21 49 77 159

DOD 1 0 0 0 1 0

FS 16 216 34 81 50 297

FWS 5 0 0 0 5 0

NPS 22 3 5 0 27 3

OTHR 1 0 0 0 1 0

ST 1 0 1 0 2 0

Totals: 209 824 166 476 375 1,300

New Hampshire

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

FS 3 0 0 0 3 0

ST 49 58 0 0 49 58

Totals: 52 58 0 0 52 58

New Jersey

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

FWS 3 18 0 0 3 18

NPS 1 0 0 0 1 0

ST 1,190 18,015 0 0 1,190 18,015

Totals: 1,194 18,033 0 0 1,194 18,033

New Mexico

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

BIA 59 50 23 29 82 79

BLM 70 1,754 64 5,020 134 6,774

DOE 0 0 1 0 1 0

FS 109 799 194 157,520 303 158,319

FWS 3 2 2 39 5 41

NPS 0 0 22 1,516 22 1,515

SF 346 23,259 126 22,390 472 45,648

Totals: 587 25,864 432 186,514 1,019 212,378
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New York

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

FWS 1 0 0 0 1 0

NPS 3 1 0 0 3 1

ST 143 1,371 3 11 146 1,382

Totals: 147 1,372 3 11 150 1,383

North Carolina

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

BIA 25 21 0 0 25 21

FS 43 39,087 4 5,530 47 44,616

FWS 6 3,854 0 0 6 3,854

NPS 3 1 0 0 3 1

ST 5,057 18,583 35 159 5,092 18,742

USM 41 6,718 0 0 41 6,718

Totals: 5,175 68,264 39 5,689 5,214 73,953

North Dakota

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

BIA 218 930 5 4 223 934

FS 5 117 0 0 5 117

FWS 7 212 0 0 7 212

NPS 4 2 25 22 29 24

ST 200 2,859 7 37 207 2,896

Totals: 434 4,120 37 63 471 4,183

Ohio

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

FS 39 421 0 0 39 421

ST 844 2,048 0 0 844 2,048

Totals: 883 2,469 0 0 883 2,469

Oklahoma

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

BIA 650 109,700 0 0 650 109,699

FWS 25 1,468 0 0 25 1,468

NPS 1 5 0 0 1 5

OTHR 368 4,095 0 0 368 4,094

ST 536 47,222 0 0 536 47,222

Totals: 1,580 162,490 0 0 1,580 162,489
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Oregon

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

BIA 97 2,955 4 5 101 2,959

BLM 120 10,295 102 9,760 222 20,055

C&L 15 16,821 0 0 15 16,821

DL 2 1,142 0 0 2 1,141

DOF 819 6,397 183 10,818 1,002 17,215

FS 337 68,739 278 72,602 615 141,340

FWS 2 2,500 1 0 3 2,500

NPS 2 0 17 3 19 3

Totals: 1,394 108,848 585 93,188 1,979 202,035

Pennsylvania

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

FS 7 432 0 0 7 432

FWS 2 14 0 0 2 14

NPS 4 0 0 0 4 0

ST 1,886 9,177 11 5 1,897 9,182

Totals: 1,899 9,623 11 5 1,910 9,628

Rhode Island

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

ST 78 582 0 0 78 582

Totals: 78 582 0 0 78 582

South Carolina

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

FS 15 483 1 2 16 485

FWS 0 0 1 105 1 105

USA 5 1 0 0 5 1

Totals: 20 484 2 107 22 591

South Dakota

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

BIA 65 259 5 27 70 286

BLM 1 7 0 0 1 7

C&L 8 438 4 2 12 440

FS 14 1 33 69 47 70

NPS 1 0 1 1 2 1

ST 34 126 11 15 45 141

Totals: 123 831 54 114 177 945
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Tennessee

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

FS 46 1,967 2 1 48 1,968

NPS 5 9 0 0 5 9

OTHR 685 6,278 6 185 691 6,463

ST 28 6,954 0 0 28 6,954

Totals: 764 15,208 8 186 772 15,394

Texas

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

BLM 2 0 0 0 2 0

C&L 5,487 44,240 209 15,424 5,696 59,664

FS 91 1,922 8 1,260 99 3,182

FWS 21 4,440 0 0 21 4,440

NPS 18 118 4 481 22 599

OTHR 6 6 0 0 6 6

ST 1,083 121,824 173 20,549 1,256 142,373

Totals: 6,708 172,550 394 37,714 7,102 210,264

Utah

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

BIA 4 471 21 3 25 474

BLM 69 1,889 167 3,598 236 5,487

DOD 0 0 1 0 1 0

FS 48 9 89 9,757 137 9,766

NPS 3 2 14 178 17 180

ST 250 928 116 1,274 366 2,202

Totals: 374 3,299 408 14,810 782 18,109

Vermont

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

FS 4 4 0 0 4 4

ST 63 58 0 0 63 58

Totals: 67 62 0 0 67 62

Virginia

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

FS 35 12,062 2 7 37 12,069

FWS 2 16 1 0 3 16

NPS 3 0 0 0 3 0

Totals: 40 12,078 3 7 43 12,085
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Washington

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

BIA 189 2,198 25 824 214 3,022

BLM 51 20,563 8 471 59 21,034

C&L 9 1,060 1 0 10 1,060

DNR 983 90,374 123 1,505 1,106 91,878

FS 147 704 116 15,738 263 16,442

FWS 24 5,246 1 14 25 5,260

NPS 5 1 21 7,467 26 7,468

ST 3 4,626 1 526 4 5,152

Totals: 1,411 124,772 296 26,545 1,707 151,316

West Virginia

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

FS 7 0 0 0 7 0

NPS 8 2,249 0 0 8 2,249

ST 1,105 43,365 4 65 1,109 43,430

Totals: 1,120 45,614 4 65 1,124 45,679

Wisconsin

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

BIA 28 18 0 0 28 18

FS 30 94 0 0 30 94

FWS 4 68 0 0 4 68

ST 1,023 4,678 1 25 1,024 4,703

Totals: 1,085 4,858 1 25 1,086 4,883

Wyoming

Agency Fires -

Human Acres - Human Fires –Lightning Acres – Lightning Fires – Total Acres - Total

BIA 27 80 2 0 29 80

BLM 30 1,048 23 848 53 1,896

BOR 1 4 0 0 1 4

C&L 66 3,186 38 1,729 104 4,915

FS 27 391 25 47 52 438

FWS 1 0 1 0 2 0

NPS 0 0 5 0 5 0

ST 0 223 3 378 3 601

Totals: 152 4,932 97 3,002 249 7,934
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NICC Benchmarks

The figures below represent national-level totals for fire activity and numbers of resources 

mobilized through the National Interagency Coordination Center, except for Incident 

Management Team mobilizations, which are displayed in totality of mobilizations nationwide. 

Records set during the year of this report are in bold. 

Category Record Year Record 2023 Stats

Wildfires 2006 96,385 56,580

Wildfire Acres Burned 2015 10,125,149 2,693,910

Significant Fires 2006 1,801 891

Days at Preparedness Level 1&2 2010 365 298

Days at Preparedness Level 4&5 2021 99 21

Days at Preparedness Level 5 2021 68 0

Type 1 IMT Mobilizations (fire & non-fire) 2002 85 15

Type 2 IMT Mobilizations (fire & non-fire) 2021 138 46

Dept. of Defense Battalions/Task Forces 1988 8 0

MAFFS (millions of gallons delivered) 1994 5.03 0.19

Tactical Crew Mobilizations 2003 1,796 1,212

Engine Mobilizations 2021 3,149 1,876

Overhead Mobilizations 2000 17,898 12,529

Type 1 Helicopter Mobilizations 2016 334 259

Type 2 Helicopter Mobilizations 2006 323 161

Heavy Airtankers (VLAT/LAT/MAFFS) 2017 2,298 443

Large Transport Flights 1994 552 23

Mobile Food Units 1994 195 71

Shower Units 1994 256 97
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Identifier Legend 

Interagency Coordination Centers

NICC: National Interagency Coordination Center

NIFC: National Interagency Fire Center

CIIFC: Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre 

AK: Alaska Area

EA: Eastern Area

GB: Great Basin Area

NO: Northern California Area

NR: Northern Rockies Area

NW: Northwest Area

RM: Rocky Mountain Area

SA: Southern Area

SW: Southwest Area

SO: Southern California Area

Federal Government Agencies

FS: Forest Service

BIA: Bureau of Indian Affairs

BLM: Bureau of Land Management

FWS: Fish and Wildlife Service

NPS: National Park Service

FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency

ESF4: Emergency Support Function, Firefighting

NWS: National Weather Service

DOE: Department of Energy

DOD: Department of Defense

International Partners

AU: Australia

CN: Canada

MX: Mexico

NZ: New Zealand

Other Providers/Ownership

CNTY: County

OT: Other

PRI: Private

ST: State

ST/OT: State/Other Combined
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Acronyms and Terminology

Air Attack: Light aircraft (airplane or helicopter) that carries the ATGS.

ASM: Aerial Supervision Module, light twin-engine airplane that combines the lead plane 

function and tactical supervision (pilot and Air Tactical Supervisor - ATS). 

IA: Initial attack.

IMT: Incident Management Team.

Infrared: Aircraft outfitted with infrared sensing equipment.

IROC: Interagency Resource Ordering Capability System.

Large fire: A large fire is defined as 100 acres or greater in timber, 300 acres or greater in 

grass/brush, or a Type 1, Type 2 or NIMO team is assigned.

LAT: Large Airtanker.

Lead Plane: Twin-engine airplane that guides airtankers over a fire.

MAFFS: Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (military C-130 aircraft). 

NIMO: National Incident Management Organization.

Pax: Passengers.

RAWS: Remote Automated Weather Station.

Starter: Type of portable radio kit. 

Repeater: Type of portable radio kit.

Tactical: Type of portable radio kit.

SEAT: Single engine airtanker.

Scooper: The vernacular term for a multi-engine airtanker capable of filling its tanks while

skimming over a body of water then dropping the water on a wildland fire.

TFR: Temporary Flight Restriction.

UTF: Unable to Fill resource request (the requested resource couldn’t be filled).

UAS: Unmanned aircraft systems.

VLAT: Very Large Airtanker.