The U.S. government is tracking 72 wildfires in California today. Together they cover about 61K acres (roughly 47,000 football fields), spread across the state. Only 5 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 Tuesday, July 21st at 8:00 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 — tap any fire for the map, weather, and details.
Biscar Fire
Lassen County, California
40,000 acres
5% contained
Elephant Fire
Plumas County, California
13,926 acres
92% contained
Summit Fire
Los Angeles County, California
2,690 acres
98% contained
Rock Fire
Inyo County, California
1,795 acres
0% contained
1 Pit Fire
Lassen County, California
1,055 acres
95% contained
Loomis Fire
Lassen County, California
656 acres
80% contained
Brook Fire
Shasta County, California
502 acres
43% contained
Twain Fire
Plumas County, California
276 acres
95% contained
6 Wagon Fire
Lassen County, California
205 acres
Containment not reported
Rumsey Fire
Yolo County, California
120 acres
Containment not reported
Mile Post Fire
Humboldt County, California
104 acres
100% contained
Chute Fire
Yuba County, California
60 acres
Containment not reported
Mtz/bdu/sapphire Fire
San Bernardino County, California
19 acres
Containment not reported
Homestead Fire
Riverside County, California
1 acre
Containment not reported
Annie Fire
Nevada County, California
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Meadow Fire
San Francisco County, California
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Jennie Fire
Tulare County, California
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Lopez 2 Fire
Los Angeles County, California
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Bresciani Fire
Plumas County, California
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Hyatt Rd / Greenwald Av Fire
Riverside County, California
under 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
84 fires · 75 not contained · 655K acres
Washington
36 fires · 32 not contained · 136K acres
Colorado
30 fires · 29 not contained · 219K acres
Alaska
29 fires · 28 not contained · 19K acres
Montana
29 fires · 27 not contained · 1,523 acres
Florida
21 fires · 10 not contained · 49K acres
Minnesota
18 fires · 17 not contained · 71K acres
New Mexico
17 fires · 16 not contained · 16K acres
Utah
16 fires · 10 not contained · 362K acres
Idaho
15 fires · 14 not contained · 11K acres
Wisconsin
14 fires · 14 not contained · small fires
South Dakota
12 fires · 12 not contained · small fires
Wyoming
7 fires · 5 not contained · 1,499 acres
Arizona
7 fires · 6 not contained · 40K acres
Nevada
6 fires · 2 not contained · 48K acres
West Virginia
6 fires · all contained · 2,417 acres
North Carolina
4 fires · 4 not contained · 1,645 acres
Maryland
3 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
South Carolina
3 fires · 1 not contained · 1,425 acres
North Dakota
3 fires · 3 not contained · small fires
Oklahoma
3 fires · 3 not contained · small fires
Puerto Rico
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Michigan
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Massachusetts
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Virginia
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Arkansas
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
New Hampshire
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Kansas
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
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