How many acres have been burned in the US from fires this year?

Answer 1

As of 7:00 AM June 30, 2008, there are nearly 1400 fires in CA, which account to nearly 411,520 acres lost so far. Considering that most of these fires are less then 50% contained (most are less then 10%) you can expect this number to climb.

Answer 2

As of March 5, 2013, approximately 1,371,200 acres have burned in the U.S. This number increases every second with approximately 15 additional acres burned each minute. In 2012, a total of 6,971,729 acres burned in the U.S.