Mar. 12 at 3:20 PM
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The March-June 2026 National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook reinforces the wildfire-prevention setup on a national scale. By Feb. 27, the U.S. had already logged 385,991 acres burned, or 422% of the 10-year average, with 7,895 fires, 183% of average. More than 51% of the country is in drought. March above-normal fire potential stretches from the southern Rockies across the southern Plains into much of the Southeast. In the Southwest, February precipitation ran only 30-50% of normal, with parts of eastern New Mexico and southwest Arizona below 10%, while mountain snowpack is just 20-45% of normal. By June, above-normal potential expands across Colorado’s West Slope, higher-elevation Southwest terrain and southern Utah. Fire exposure is broad, early and still building, which supports demand for prevention, treatment and protection systems deployed before ignition
