Actually, it is not as bad as last year so far.
Poor forest management due to environmentalist demands is the main culprit.
Forest fires are almost exclusively in the West. Midwest and East are a lot more humid and the forests are mostly privately owned. Private owners take better care about preventing forest fires.
This is official forest service fire link
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/
Thanks for the Forest Service link.
Yep, it’s early in the season and things are incredibly dry. I saw that the Mississippi River is at record lows, as well as Lake Meade.