Except no one is remarking on it.
All the fire chatter this year was focused on the big Canadian fires.
From
Year-to-date statistics
| 2023 (1/1/23-10/27/23) | Fires: 48,681 | Acres: 2,521,837 |
| 2022 (1/1/22-10/27/22) | Fires: 0 | Acres: 7,211,472 |
| 2021 (1/1/21-10/27/21) | Fires: 48,333 | Acres: 6,523,921 |
| 2020 (1/1/20-10/27/20) | Fires: 46,998 | Acres: 8,533,854 |
| 2019 (1/1/19-10/27/19) | Fires: 44,390 | Acres: 4,515,860 |
| 2018 (1/1/18-10/27/18) | Fires: 50,735 | Acres: 8,236,466 |
| 2017 (1/1/17-10/27/17) | Fires: 52,644 | Acres: 8,830,579 |
| 2016 (1/1/16-10/27/16) | Fires: 51,676 | Acres: 5,007,751 |
| 2015 (1/1/15-10/27/15) | Fires: 53,618 | Acres: 9,399,448 |
| 2014 (1/1/14-10/27/14) | Fires: 42,780 | Acres: 3,258,480 |
| 2013 (1/1/13-10/27/13) | Fires: 40,775 | Acres: 4,113,304 |
10-year average Year-to-Date
| 2013-2022 | Fires: 49,015 | Acres: 6,560,411 |
