Fires in United States
374 fires have been recorded in United States by Global Incident Tracker, 372 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 11 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent fires in United States
When they happen
September carries the most fires we hold for United States — 234 of 374. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | |
| February | 0 | |
| March | 1 | |
| April | 2 | |
| May | 1 | |
| June | 4 | |
| July | 4 | |
| August | 43 | |
| September | 234 | |
| October | 83 | |
| November | 2 | |
| December | 0 |
Where this data comes from
No agency anywhere publishes a live feed of fires. These records come from news reporting — GDELT · our harvester · national press · FIRMS (large outdoor only) — so coverage follows media attention rather than what happened. We search in local languages to narrow that gap, not to close it.