The U.S. government is tracking 5 wildfires in Kentucky today. Together they cover about 199 acres (roughly 151 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, November 13th at 7:00 p.m. CST
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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.
Harris Hollow Lane Fire
Floyd County, Kentucky
60 acres
30% contained
Rickett Hollow Fire
Whitley County, Kentucky
60 acres
50% contained
Grannies Branch Fire
Clay County, Kentucky
35 acres
90% contained
Parkers Branch Fire
Knox County, Kentucky
35 acres
90% contained
Highway 988 Fire
Bell County, Kentucky
9 acres
90% 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
25 fires · 21 not contained · 202K acres
California
24 fires · 22 not contained · 33K acres
Wisconsin
11 fires · 11 not contained · small fires
Mississippi
8 fires · 6 not contained · small fires
Washington
7 fires · 6 not contained · 21K acres
Colorado
4 fires · 2 not contained · 114K acres
Tennessee
4 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Arkansas
3 fires · 3 not contained · small fires
Florida
3 fires · 2 not contained · 3,060 acres
Idaho
3 fires · 2 not contained · 11K acres
Michigan
3 fires · 1 not contained · 1,464 acres
Montana
3 fires · 1 not contained · 11K acres
Puerto Rico
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
South Carolina
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Texas
2 fires · 1 not contained · 16K acres
Utah
2 fires · all contained · 35K acres
Vermont
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Virginia
2 fires · 1 not contained · small fires
Wyoming
2 fires · 1 not contained · small fires
Oklahoma
2 fires · all contained · 283K acres
Alabama
2 fires · all contained · small fires
Pennsylvania
1 fire · all contained · small fires
North Dakota
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
New York
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
South Dakota
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
New Mexico
1 fire · all contained · 5,716 acres
New Jersey
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
New Hampshire
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Nevada
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Minnesota
1 fire · all contained · small fires
Massachusetts
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
West Virginia
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Georgia
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
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