The U.S. government is tracking 3 wildfires in Alabama today. Together they cover about 905 acres (roughly 686 football fields), spread across the state. They're all small right now. "Tracked" means officials are watching them, not that they're out of control. Here's where they stand:
Updated Monday, September 14th at 8:00 p.m. CDT
“Contained” is how much of a fire's edge crews have boxed in. 100% means they have a line all the way around it. A fire at 0% is usually new or still being sized up, not out of control. Biggest first — tap any fire for the map, weather, and details.
Ray Coaker Fire
Washington County, Alabama
707 acres
80% contained
Franklin Bend Fire
Walker County, Alabama
120 acres
100% contained
Holtsville Fire
Perry County, Alabama
78 acres
100% contained
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.
Oregon
63 fires · 31 not contained · 2.2M acres
New Mexico
59 fires · 52 not contained · 71K acres
Montana
56 fires · 48 not contained · 130K acres
California
40 fires · 40 not contained · 68K acres
Oklahoma
35 fires · 23 not contained · 41K acres
Washington
34 fires · 27 not contained · 615K acres
South Dakota
19 fires · 17 not contained · 7,516 acres
Idaho
18 fires · 15 not contained · 201K acres
Texas
15 fires · 14 not contained · 96K acres
Colorado
13 fires · 13 not contained · 163K acres
Arkansas
13 fires · 13 not contained · 1,081 acres
Wyoming
13 fires · 13 not contained · 7,582 acres
Mississippi
11 fires · 9 not contained · small fires
Utah
9 fires · 5 not contained · 218K acres
Arizona
8 fires · 7 not contained · small fires
Wisconsin
8 fires · 8 not contained · small fires
Florida
7 fires · 4 not contained · 37K acres
Alaska
7 fires · 7 not contained · 55K acres
Minnesota
6 fires · all contained · 75K acres
Nevada
4 fires · 2 not contained · 99K acres
North Dakota
4 fires · 3 not contained · small fires
Louisiana
3 fires · 3 not contained · small fires
Georgia
2 fires · all contained · 1,871 acres
North Carolina
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Michigan
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Virginia
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Puerto Rico
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Massachusetts
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Nebraska
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Vermont
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
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