26 August 2015 (Desdemona Despair) – Here’s an update to last week’s post on wildfire data from the Western United States. Data from the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center (Fuels and Fire Danger [pdf]) show that Northwest wildfires continue to rage, with 200,000 acres (80,937 hectares) burned again this week – the Okanagan complex “remains the No. 1 priority fire in the United States”. The Okanagan fires grew by 2.6 square miles on Monday night and have now burned 403 square miles.

 

National

National cumulative acres burned in wildfire, week of 26 August 2015, compared with average. Graphic: Northwest Interagency Coordination Center National weekly acres burned in wildfire, week of 26 August 2015, compared with average. Graphic: Northwest Interagency Coordination Center  

Alaska

Alaska cumulative number of wildfires, week of 26 August 2015, compared with average. Graphic: Northwest Interagency Coordination Center Alaska cumulative acres burned in wildfire, week of 26 August 2015, compared with average. Graphic: Northwest Interagency Coordination Center Alaska weekly acres burned in wildfires, week of 26 August 2015, compared with average. Graphic: Northwest Interagency Coordination Center  

Northwest

Northwest cumulative number of wildfires, week of 26 August 2015, compared with average. Graphic: Northwest Interagency Coordination Center Northwest cumulative acres burned in wildfires, week of 26 August 2015, compared with average. Graphic: Northwest Interagency Coordination Center Northwest weekly acres burned in wildfires, week of 26 August 2015, compared with average. Graphic: Northwest Interagency Coordination Center  

Northern California

Northern California cumulative number of wildfires, week of 26 August 2015, compared with average. Graphic: Northwest Interagency Coordination Center Northern California cumulative acres burned in wildfires, week of 26 August 2015, compared with average. Graphic: Northwest Interagency Coordination Center Northern California weekly acres burned in wildfires, week of 26 August 2015, compared with average. Graphic: Northwest Interagency Coordination Center Fuels and Fire Danger