Continental U.S.
Active Fires Over 100 Acres
74 wildfires
144 prescribed fires
Alaska
No known fires
According to NIFC data, there are no known fires over 100 acres in Alaska.
Hawaii
No known fires
According to NIFC data, there are no known fires over 100 acres in Hawaii.
Puerto Rico
No known fires
According to NIFC data, there are no known fires over 100 acres in Puerto Rico.
Acres Burned
wildfires only
Millions of acres
2013
2003
1993
1983
12M
10M
8M
6M
4M
2M
Acres Burned
1983
1,323,666
Acres Burned
1984
1,148,409
Acres Burned
1985
2,896,147
Acres Burned
1986
2,719,162
Acres Burned
1987
2,447,296
Acres Burned
1988
5,009,290
Acres Burned
1989
1,827,310
Acres Burned
1990
4,621,621
Acres Burned
1991
2,953,578
Acres Burned
1992
2,069,929
Acres Burned
1993
1,797,574
Acres Burned
1994
4,073,579
Acres Burned
1995
1,840,546
Acres Burned
1996
6,065,998
Acres Burned
1997
2,856,959
Acres Burned
1998
1,329,704
Acres Burned
1999
5,626,093
Acres Burned
2000
7,393,493
Acres Burned
2001
3,570,911
Acres Burned
2002
7,184,712
Acres Burned
2003
3,960,842
Acres Burned
2004
Acres Burned
2005
8,689,389
Acres Burned
2006
9,873,745
Acres Burned
2007
9,328,045
Acres Burned
2008
5,292,468
Acres Burned
2009
5,921,786
Acres Burned
2010
3,422,724
Acres Burned
2011
8,711,367
Acres Burned
2012
9,326,238
Acres Burned
2013
4,319,546
Acres Burned
2014
3,595,613
Acres Burned
2015
10,125,149
Acres Burned
2016
5,509,995
Acres Burned
2017
10,026,086
Acres Burned
2018
8,767,492
Acres Burned
2019
4,664,364
Acres Burned
2020
10,122,336
Acres Burned
2021
7,125,643
Acres Burned
2022
7,577,183
Acres Burned
2023
2,693,910
Acres Burned
2024
9,398,483
Acres Burned
2025
206,457
Acres Burned
72
TOTAL ACTIVE WILDFIRES
17
WILDFIRES OVER 1,000 ACRES
TOP Active FIRES
The largest fires burning in the United States, ranked by known acreage size.
Active Fires are not realtime.
See Last Updated for data recency.
Incident Name | Size (acres) | State | Fire Type | Containment | Detected | last updated |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
161
MOON LAKEstale |
203 has perimeter |
TX | Wildfire | 03/09 0 This fire has burned for 0 days |
03/09 | |
162
Rx Angelina 0925stale |
200 |
TX | Prescribed | 0%
|
03/10 0 This fire has burned for 0 days |
03/10 |
163
Rx San Jacinto 0915stale |
200 |
TX | Prescribed | 0%
|
03/10 0 This fire has burned for 0 days |
03/10 |
164
|
200 |
MT | Wildfire | 03/12 0 This fire has burned for 0 days |
03/12 | |
165
|
200 |
TX | Wildfire | 0%
|
03/12 0 This fire has burned for 0 days |
03/12 |
NEW
166
|
200 |
TX | Prescribed | 0%
|
03/13 0 This fire has burned for 0 days |
03/13 |
NEW
167
|
200 |
TX | Prescribed | 0%
|
03/13 0 This fire has burned for 0 days |
03/13 |
168
|
199 |
MO | Wildfire | 80%
|
03/12 0 This fire has burned for 0 days |
03/12 |
NEW
169
|
198 |
TX | Prescribed | 0%
|
03/14 0 This fire has burned for 0 days |
03/14 |
NEW
170
|
195 |
OK | Wildfire | 80%
|
03/13 1 This fire has burned for 1 days |
03/15 |
By State
State maps display incidents from a U.S. state or territory, according to the incident’s point-of-origin data.
Alabama fires
Alaska fires
Arizona fires
Arkansas fires
California fires
Colorado fires
Connecticut fires
Delaware fires
Florida fires
Georgia fires
Guam fires
Hawaii fires
Idaho fires
Illinois fires
Indiana fires
Iowa fires
Kansas fires
Kentucky fires
Louisiana fires
Maine fires
Maryland fires
Massachusetts fires
Michigan fires
Minnesota fires
Mississippi fires
Missouri fires
Montana fires
Nebraska fires
Nevada fires
New Hampshire fires
New Jersey fires
New Mexico fires
New York fires
North Carolina fires
North Dakota fires
Ohio fires
Oklahoma fires
Oregon fires
Pennsylvania fires
Puerto Rico fires
Rhode Island fires
South Carolina fires
South Dakota fires
Tennessee fires
Texas fires
Utah fires
Vermont fires
Virginia fires
Washington fires
West Virginia fires
Wisconsin fires
Wyoming fires
Inciweb Wildfire Alerts
Inciweb provides multiple RSS feeds that offer wildfire news, announcements, and incident summaries.
- Incident Programs
- National Incidents
Cottonwood Creek Fire Daily Update
3/13/2025
10:00pm
Size: 633 acres
Containment: 95%
Date Started: 3/12/2025
Cause: …
Cottonwood Creek Fire Daily Update
3/13/2025
1:30pm
Size: 633 acres
Containment: 80%
Date Started: 3/12/2025
Cause: …
Cottonwood Creek Fire Daily Update
3/12/2025
11:30pm
Size: 600 acres
Containment: 70%
Date Started: 3/12/2025
Cause: …
The Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest may implement prescribed fire projects this spring, as weather and fuels conditions allow. Prescribed fire and pile burning activities are highly weather dependent, relying on close coordination with the National Weather Service and air quality…
This week Grindstone District firefighters are continuing to burn piles in the Letts Lake basin, pending favorable weather conditions. Firefighters will attempt ignitions on 65 acres today.
On the Upper Lake District firefighters were unsuccessful yesterday burning in the Bartlett…