Over 100 New Wildfires Sparked on Fourth of July Weekend
Summary
Over 100 new wildfires started across the United States during the Fourth of July weekend, adding to an already intense fire season due to hot and dry weather in the West. Firefighters are actively battling many large fires, with evacuations ordered in some areas, while officials believe fireworks contributed to the new fires.Key Facts
- Since Saturday, 124 new wildfires have been reported nationwide, including six major ones.
- Firefighters are currently managing 41 large fires, with mandatory evacuations in three places.
- This year, nearly 37,000 fires have burned about 3.3 million acres across the country.
- Officials suspect fireworks caused some of the new fires, especially in Colorado.
- The National Interagency Fire Center is at Preparedness Level 4, meaning high resource demand across the nation.
- Extreme heat, dry plants, and low humidity are creating dangerous fire conditions in several Western states like Colorado, Utah, and Arizona.
- Three firefighters died recently in Colorado while fighting the Knowles Fire.
- Large fires include Utah’s Cottonwood Fire (about 95,000 acres) and Colorado’s Aspen Acres Fire (about 87,000 acres).
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