51 Large Wildfires Burn Over 552,000 Acres Across 12 States

Dozens of wildfires are burning across the United States, with 51 large fires covering more than 552,000 acres as of a Wednesday federal update. The National Interagency Fire Center reported fires in Alaska, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Florida, North Carolina, Idaho, Wyoming, Washington and Nebraska.

The National Weather Service warned that critical fire weather conditions will continue through Friday in parts of the Intermountain West.

Fifteen large fires were listed in Alaska. Individual fires range from 120 acres to 2,809 acres, with containment levels from zero to 80 percent. Additional smaller fires not included in the federal count were also reported by the Watch Duty tracking platform.

Eight large fires in Utah account for more than 250,000 acres. Containment ranges from zero percent on the Babylon fire to 95 percent on the Iron fire.

Arizona listed six fires, with the Pocket fire at 15,895 acres and zero percent contained. Colorado reported six fires, three of which remain completely uncontained. Nevada's largest active fire, the Grapevine fire, has burned more than 26,000 acres and is 72 percent contained. New Mexico reported four fires, including the Beehive fire at over 4,000 acres with zero percent containment.

Florida listed three fires ranging from 750 to 5,780 acres, each between 60 and 70 percent contained. North Carolina's Rose Bay Canal fire reached 662 acres at 83 percent containment. Idaho's Shingle Creek fire, which started June 21, has burned 628 acres and is 74 percent contained.

Wyoming's Kinky Kreek fire reached 883 acres at 27 percent containment, prompting a Level 2 evacuation warning for nearby private lands. Washington's Lambdin fire has burned more than 12,700 acres and is 90 percent contained. Nebraska's Log Road fire reached over 1,500 acres with zero percent containment.