The U.S. government is tracking 2 wildfires in Louisiana today. Together they cover about 143 acres (roughly 108 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 Wednesday, September 16th 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 — tap any fire for the map, weather, and details.
Stark Fire
Cameron County, Louisiana
100 acres
0% contained
Wild Goose Fire
Natchitoches County, Louisiana
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.
Oregon
66 fires · 32 not contained · 2.2M acres
Montana
49 fires · 41 not contained · 131K acres
California
47 fires · 47 not contained · 68K acres
New Mexico
42 fires · 36 not contained · 69K acres
Washington
31 fires · 25 not contained · 609K acres
Oklahoma
31 fires · 22 not contained · 45K acres
Idaho
19 fires · 16 not contained · 201K acres
South Dakota
14 fires · 13 not contained · 7,000 acres
Texas
13 fires · 13 not contained · 116K acres
Arkansas
12 fires · 12 not contained · 3,029 acres
Mississippi
11 fires · 10 not contained · small fires
Colorado
10 fires · 9 not contained · 163K acres
Wyoming
10 fires · 10 not contained · 7,651 acres
Wisconsin
8 fires · 8 not contained · small fires
Florida
7 fires · 4 not contained · 38K acres
Utah
7 fires · 4 not contained · 208K acres
Alaska
6 fires · 6 not contained · 55K acres
Minnesota
6 fires · all contained · 75K acres
Arizona
5 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
Maine
4 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
Nevada
4 fires · 2 not contained · 99K acres
North Dakota
3 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Alabama
3 fires · all contained · small fires
North Carolina
3 fires · 3 not contained · small fires
Georgia
2 fires · all contained · 1,871 acres
Puerto Rico
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Virginia
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Nebraska
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Michigan
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
South Carolina
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
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