The National Interagency Fire Center reported in mid August that the fire season had been the most destructive since 2011. Nationwide, a total of 6,058,694 acres (24,519 km2) had burned, which is roughly triple the total from the same time span in 2014.[3] By the end of August, the 2015 season year to date total acreage had surpassed any in the last 10 years with 7,825,559 acres (31,669 km2) being burned.[4]