Wildfires in the United States today
This site has recorded 412 wildfires in the United States from official sources.
Live map: wildfires in the United States, last 7 days
Loading live data… · Marker positions are approximate; severity is labelled in each popup. Sources: NASA FIRMS satellite fire zones (25 or more heat detections in about one degree in a day), GDACS and NASA EONET. A satellite heat detection is not a fire warning.
Evacuation orders and fire warnings come from the United States's own fire and civil protection services, not from this map. Recent fires are listed as text below.
Recent wildfires in the United States
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 27 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 38 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 54 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 26 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 29 satellite detections (24h)
- Severe Red Flag Warning issued October 17 at 5:56PM PDT until October 17 at 6:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA, United States of America
- Severe Red Flag Warning issued October 17 at 7:51PM CDT until October 17 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA, United States of America
- Severe Red Flag Warning issued October 17 at 6:31PM MDT until October 17 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY, United States of America
- Severe Red Flag Warning issued October 17 at 1:52PM PDT until October 17 at 6:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA, United States of America
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 30 satellite detections (24h)
- Severe Red Flag Warning issued October 17 at 1:23PM CDT until October 17 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA, United States of America
- Severe Red Flag Warning issued October 17 at 10:24AM MDT until October 17 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY, United States of America
All hazards in the United States →
What to do in a wildfire
The steps below are the same wherever you are — the hazard does not change because the border does. Read the wildfire safety guide →
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Sources and update frequency for every figure on this page are listed on data sources, and the collection method on methodology.