The U.S. government is tracking 2 wildfires in Kentucky today. Together they cover about 50 acres (roughly 38 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, August 3rd at 11:00 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.
RED - Cradlebow Fire
Clay County, Kentucky
30 acres
Containment not reported
KDF - Cradlebow 2 Fire
Clay County, Kentucky
20 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.
California
88 fires · 82 not contained · 99K acres
Oregon
85 fires · 51 not contained · 2.4M acres
Montana
42 fires · 40 not contained · 14K acres
Washington
40 fires · 28 not contained · 421K acres
New Mexico
34 fires · 31 not contained · 24K acres
Alaska
29 fires · 28 not contained · 18K acres
Oklahoma
23 fires · 21 not contained · 1,580 acres
Colorado
21 fires · 15 not contained · 225K acres
Wisconsin
20 fires · 20 not contained · small fires
Wyoming
19 fires · 12 not contained · 23K acres
Florida
19 fires · 9 not contained · 36K acres
Utah
17 fires · 14 not contained · 289K acres
Idaho
15 fires · 15 not contained · 110K acres
Arizona
11 fires · 10 not contained · 8,172 acres
Minnesota
10 fires · 9 not contained · 70K acres
South Dakota
9 fires · 8 not contained · 13K acres
Nevada
8 fires · 8 not contained · 101K acres
North Carolina
4 fires · 2 not contained · 1,645 acres
South Carolina
3 fires · 1 not contained · 1,866 acres
Michigan
3 fires · 3 not contained · small fires
Georgia
2 fires · 2 not contained · 1,690 acres
Maine
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Texas
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Hawaii
1 fire · all contained · small fires
New Hampshire
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
North Dakota
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Nebraska
1 fire · all contained · 642K acres
Virginia
1 fire · all contained · small fires
CA-BC
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
CA-YT
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Mississippi
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Alabama
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
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