The U.S. government is tracking 9 wildfires in Michigan today. Together they cover about 1,739 acres (roughly 1,000 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 Tuesday, October 20th at 12:00 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.
Craig Lake 1 Fire
Baraga County, Michigan
606 acres
90% contained
Ridge Fire
Marquette County, Michigan
466 acres
50% contained
Black River Fire
Gogebic County, Michigan
350 acres
70% contained
Black River Fire
Gogebic County, Michigan
300 acres
Containment not reported
Camp 4 Grade Fire
Gogebic County, Michigan
16 acres
Containment not reported
Newaygo-11 Linn Fire
Newaygo County, Michigan
1 acre
Containment not reported
Pontchartrain Fire
Mackinac County, Michigan
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Midland-06 5 Mile Rd. Fire
Midland County, Michigan
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Newaygo-10 Pepper Fire
Newaygo County, Michigan
under 1 acre
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
66 fires · 61 not contained · 39K acres
Oregon
35 fires · 31 not contained · 472K acres
Wisconsin
31 fires · 31 not contained · small fires
Washington
26 fires · 17 not contained · 616K acres
Mississippi
12 fires · 5 not contained · 1,488 acres
Montana
12 fires · 7 not contained · 46K acres
Idaho
11 fires · 7 not contained · 30K acres
Minnesota
8 fires · 7 not contained · small fires
Colorado
7 fires · 4 not contained · 157K acres
Wyoming
7 fires · 6 not contained · 9,124 acres
Florida
6 fires · 4 not contained · 4,783 acres
Alabama
4 fires · 1 not contained · small fires
Arkansas
4 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
New Mexico
3 fires · 1 not contained · 17K acres
Texas
3 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Oklahoma
3 fires · 1 not contained · small fires
Nevada
2 fires · all contained · 34K acres
Georgia
1 fire · all contained · small fires
Utah
1 fire · 1 not contained · 4,774 acres
Tennessee
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Louisiana
1 fire · all contained · small fires
Alaska
1 fire · all contained · 7,339 acres
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