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- U.S. National Interagency Fire Center reports 8.3 million acres burned in 2026, the worst in a decade.
- Fire officials responded to 53,030 wildfires nationwide this year, NIFC data shows.
- Oregon logged the most burned acreage at 1,199,105 acres.
- NIFC reports 17,812 firefighters are assigned to 78 active large fires as of September 5.
- The Big Grass Fire in Oregon burned 578,637 acres, 94 percent contained.
