Wildfires in United States
983 wildfires have been recorded in United States by Global Incident Tracker, 983 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 10 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
169
Last 7 days
983
In 2026
983
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent wildfires in United States
Fire Weather Watch — Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest
Severe
Fire Weather Watch — Box Butte/South Sioux/Niobrara River; Lower North Platte River Basin/Scottsbluff National Monument; Lodgepole Creek/Sout
Severe
Active fire cluster 21 km NNE of Walla Walla, United States — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 4 km NNE of East Chicago, United States — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 7 km WNW of Baytown, United States — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 4 km N of Nederland, United States — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 25 km W of Montrose, United States — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 110 km ESE of Hurricane, United States — 21 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 114 km E of Rexburg, United States — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Fire Weather Watch — Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest
Severe
Fire Weather Watch — Box Butte/South Sioux/Niobrara River; Lower North Platte River Basin/Scottsbluff National Monument; Lodgepole Creek/Sout
Severe
Fire Weather Watch — Southeastern Humboldt County and northern Lander County
Severe
Fire Weather Watch — Humboldt County - Quinn; Western Elko County, northern Eureka and Lander Counties north of Interstate 80; Central Elko C
Severe
Active fire cluster 98 km ENE of Lake Stevens, United States — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 62 km SSE of Mehlville, United States — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 50 km ENE of Provo, United States — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 35 km NW of Flagstaff, United States — 23 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 109 km ESE of Hurricane, United States — 80 satellite hotspots
Severe
Active fire cluster 25 km W of Montrose, United States — 7 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 22 km NW of Rio Linda, United States — 16 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 22 km NW of Colorado Springs, United States — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 35 km SSW of Chico, United States — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 29 km WSW of Dyersburg, United States — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 31 km NE of Helena, United States — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 69 km NNW of Vicksburg, United States — 27 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 40 km NW of Yuba City, United States — 4 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 84 km NE of Monroe, United States — 22 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 52 km ENE of Provo, United States — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 18 km E of Pine Bluff, United States — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 48 km SSW of Jonesboro, United States — 18 satellite hotspots
Moderate
When they happen
September carries the most wildfires we hold for United States — 415 of 983. 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 | 0 | |
| April | 0 | |
| May | 0 | |
| June | 1 | |
| July | 148 | |
| August | 188 | |
| September | 415 | |
| October | 231 | |
| November | 0 | |
| December | 0 |
Where this data comes from
Wildfires have official real-time feeds, and ours come from NASA FIRMS · NASA EONET · GDACS · Meteoalarm.