The Northeast part of the US has seen extremely dry conditions for several months. Dozens of wildfires are impacting numerous states with hundreds of thousands of acres burned. The following stats are from “The National Interagency Center“.
November 12, 2024
Currently, 7 large wildfires have burned 290,071 acres in 6 states. Most of these wildfires are in the eastern United States, with one in California. About 3,800 wildland firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents, including 1 complex incident management team, 72 crews, 376 engines, and 20 helicopters. Wildland firefighters and support personnel continue to assist with hurricane response and recovery in North Carolina.
| 2024 (1/1/24-11/12/24) | Fires: 49,677 | Acres: 8,150,741 |
| 2023 (1/1/23-11/12/23) | Fires: 51,467 | Acres: 2,577,418 |
| 2022 (1/1/22-11/12/22) | Fires: 59,120 | Acres: 7,257,309 |
| 2021 (1/1/21-11/12/21) | Fires: 49,693 | Acres: 6,546,789 |
| 2020 (1/1/20-11/12/20) | Fires: 49,815 | Acres: 8,750,197 |
NORMI™ and NORMI.tv hosted a 5 part serious about the Canadian wildfires and their affect on Indoor and Outdoor Air Quality. The following links are for the 5 part series.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: If you missed any of the episodes about the Canadian Wildfires, you can watch them here.
Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5