The U.S. government is tracking 82 wildfires in California today. Together they cover about 128K acres (roughly 97,000 football fields), spread across the state. Only 7 are large (1,000+ acres); the rest are small or brand-new. "Tracked" means officials are watching them, not that they're out of control. Here's where they stand:
Updated Sunday, August 16th at 2:01 p.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 — tap any fire for the map, weather, and details.
Bug Fire
Lassen County, California
94,105 acres
76% contained
Elephant Fire
Plumas County, California
13,930 acres
100% contained
Mp18 Fire
Humboldt County, California
5,649 acres
14% contained
Timber Fire
Monterey County, California
4,869 acres
15% contained
Fish Fire
Kern County, California
4,201 acres
100% contained
Ridge Fire
Los Angeles County, California
1,134 acres
100% contained
1 Pit Fire
Lassen County, California
1,055 acres
98% contained
Buzzard Fire
Kern County, California
902 acres
100% contained
Feliz Fire
Mendocino County, California
872 acres
100% contained
Loomis Fire
Lassen County, California
656 acres
99% contained
Foster Fire
Imperial County, California
252 acres
100% contained
6 Wagon Fire
Lassen County, California
205 acres
100% contained
Chute Fire
Yuba County, California
162 acres
96% contained
Talbot Fire
Placer County, California
132 acres
55% contained
Taffle Fire
Riverside County, California
77 acres
Containment not reported
Woods Fire
Alpine County, California
65 acres
5% contained
Yuba Fire
Nevada County, California
19 acres
Containment not reported
Green Fire
San Bernardino County, California
10 acres
Containment not reported
Cottonwood Creek Fire
Mono County, California
4 acres
Containment not reported
Palm Fire
Riverside County, California
1 acre
Containment not reported
Showing the 20 biggest. Most of the rest are small or brand-new.
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
106 fires · 77 not contained · 2.9M acres
Washington
47 fires · 39 not contained · 624K acres
Idaho
25 fires · 24 not contained · 183K acres
Wisconsin
25 fires · 25 not contained · small fires
Montana
24 fires · 22 not contained · 62K acres
Oklahoma
20 fires · 16 not contained · 4,138 acres
Wyoming
18 fires · 10 not contained · 31K acres
South Dakota
15 fires · 14 not contained · 14K acres
Colorado
14 fires · 11 not contained · 231K acres
New Mexico
12 fires · 11 not contained · 11K acres
Minnesota
11 fires · 8 not contained · 78K acres
Utah
10 fires · 8 not contained · 361K acres
Florida
10 fires · 7 not contained · 3,837 acres
Nevada
8 fires · 6 not contained · 157K acres
Alaska
7 fires · 7 not contained · 39K acres
North Carolina
5 fires · 1 not contained · 1,552 acres
Arizona
5 fires · 5 not contained · small fires
North Dakota
4 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
Georgia
3 fires · 1 not contained · 1,670 acres
Hawaii
3 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Maine
3 fires · 3 not contained · small fires
Texas
3 fires · 3 not contained · 4,759 acres
South Carolina
3 fires · 1 not contained · 3,174 acres
Mississippi
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Michigan
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Virginia
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Massachusetts
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
New Hampshire
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Arkansas
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Alabama
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Louisiana
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
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