This year’s U.S. wildfire season has been extremely active: Twenty-five percent more acres have burned in 2018, beating the 10-year average. It has been especially devastating for California — the two largest wildfires in state history have occurred in the last eight months.
![As of August 28, 2018, there were 89 U.S. wildfires currently burning on approximately 2 million acres of private, state, tribal, and federal land. Nearly 20,000 interagency fire personnel, including about 450 crews, 1,000-plus engines, 160 helicopters and 24 airtankers are deployed to wildfires. (Image credit: U.S. Forest Service via Facebook page) As of August 28, 2018, there were 89 U.S. wildfires currently burning on approximately 2 million acres of private, state, tribal, and federal land. Nearly 20,000 interagency fire personnel, including about 450 crews, 1,000-plus engines, 160 helicopters and 24 airtankers are deployed to wildfires.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/PHOTO%20-%20%2089%20wildfires%20currently%20burning%20on%20approximately%202%20million%20acres%20of%20land%20-%20U.S.%20Forest%20Service%20-%201125x534%20-%20Landscape.jpg?itok=ZCXlOqbz)
As of August 28, 2018, there were 89 U.S. wildfires currently burning on approximately 2 million acres of private, state, tribal, and federal land. Nearly 20,000 interagency fire personnel, including about 450 crews, 1,000-plus engines, 160 helicopters and 24 airtankers are deployed to wildfires. (Image credit: U.S. Forest Service via Facebook page)