National Park Service - Wildfires affecting Hawai‘iĪn upper-level ridge will shift eastward over the West Coast and into the Intermountain West, with a thermal trough slowly shifting eastward from near the coast into the Willamette Valley and on western slopes of the Cascades.Hawai'i Emergency Management Agency emergency proclamation relating to wildfires and travel to Maui.
For the latest on closure status, recovery, and travel please visit: Wildfires affecting Hawaii - Hawai'i (U.S. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) continues to work with state and local agencies in Hawai‘i. Some national parks in Hawai‘i have been affected by wildfires. The current wildland fire potential outlook and the monthly seasonal outlook podcast is also available. The predictive services staff at the National Interagency Coordination Center released the National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook for September through December. Please recreate responsible and be fire safe while enjoying your public lands. The national average of human-caused wildfires comprises 89% of all wildfire occurrences this year. The wildland firefighters need your help to prevent wildfires. On America’s rangelands forests and parks, one less spark really can mean one less wildfire. This includes 181 crews, 484 engines, 95 helicopters, and 15 incident management teams. More than10,200 wildland firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents across the nation. New large fires were reported in California and Washington. And a wildfire in Austin burned for over two days and destroyed at least one apartment building in early August.Sixty-seven large wildfires have burned 468,938 acres in 12 states. In June, Texas experienced a serious heat wave, with temperatures reaching triple-digits. Large parts of the southern US, including Texas and Louisiana have experienced extreme heat and drought this summer, resulting in conditions conducive to wildfires. “With triple-digit heat forecasted for this Labor Day weekend, I urge Texans to remain weather-aware and limit any activities that may cause sparks or flames that could lead to accidental fires.” “Additional resources through this airtanker base will provide even greater support to state and local officials as they swiftly respond,” the governor said in a news release. The air tanker base, stationed at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, is equipped to handle all air tankers from the national fleet, the governor’s office said. Weather that drove eastern Canada's devastating wildfires made twice as likely by climate changeĮarlier Friday, Governor Greg Abbott announced he directed the Texas A&M Forest Service to activate an air tanker base in Austin to assist in wildfire suppression efforts across the state ahead of Labor Day weekend. (Photo by FREDERIC CHOUINARD /SOPFEU / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Frederic Chouinard/SOPFEU/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images QUEBEC, CANADA - JUNE 23 : (-EDITORIAL USE ONLY â" "MANDATORY CREDIT - FREDERIC CHOUINARD / SOPFEU" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS-) A view of wildfires at Lebel-sur-Quevillon in Quebec, Canada on June 23, 2023.
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