Official U.S. fire data

557 Wildfires Tracked Right Now

"Tracked" means the U.S. government is officially watching this fire today. It does not mean it's burning out of control. Here's where all 557 stand right now:

48
fully contained
(lined all the way around)
103
partly contained
(crews still on the edge)
406
not reported yet
(mostly small & new)

We update this list once a day, biggest first. Tap any fire for the details.

Updated Saturday, July 18th at 3:28 p.m. CDT

A daily overview, not a live emergency map. If you're near a fire, use Watch Duty and your local officials for live updates and evacuations.

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“Contained” is how much of a fire's edge crews have boxed in. 100% means they have a line all the way around it.

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Official data from the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), the U.S. government's wildfire tracker. We refresh it daily. Brand-new small fires can take a day or two to show up here.

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