The U.S. government is tracking 3 wildfires in Alabama today. Together they cover about 324 acres (roughly 245 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 Friday, October 30th at 4:00 a.m. CDT
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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. A fire at 0% is usually new or still being sized up, not out of control. Biggest first — click any fire for the map, weather, and details.
Hollis Head Road Fire
Lowndes County, Alabama
161 acres
100% contained
Possum Point Fire
Chambers County, Alabama
120 acres
90% contained
Lynx Fire
Lawrence County, Alabama
43 acres
Containment not reported
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.
Wisconsin
53 fires · 53 not contained · small fires
California
35 fires · 30 not contained · 35K acres
Oregon
21 fires · 10 not contained · 474K acres
Mississippi
14 fires · 4 not contained · 2,320 acres
Massachusetts
13 fires · 13 not contained · small fires
Washington
11 fires · 8 not contained · 195K acres
Montana
10 fires · 4 not contained · 57K acres
Michigan
8 fires · 8 not contained · 1,485 acres
Oklahoma
7 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
Florida
7 fires · 5 not contained · 40K acres
Vermont
6 fires · 6 not contained · small fires
New Mexico
6 fires · 1 not contained · 48K acres
Colorado
5 fires · 4 not contained · 221K acres
Louisiana
5 fires · 5 not contained · small fires
Idaho
3 fires · 1 not contained · 6,645 acres
New Hampshire
3 fires · 3 not contained · small fires
Minnesota
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
South Dakota
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Utah
2 fires · 1 not contained · 8,038 acres
Maine
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Pennsylvania
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Kentucky
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Missouri
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Illinois
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Arkansas
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
North Dakota
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
South Carolina
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Tennessee
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
New York
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
North Carolina
1 fire · all contained · small fires
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