The U.S. government is tracking 1 wildfire in Mississippi today. Together they cover about 200 acres (roughly 152 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, July 22nd at 10:00 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.
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
89 fires · 80 not contained · 698K acres
California
76 fires · 75 not contained · 97K acres
Washington
38 fires · 29 not contained · 145K acres
Montana
32 fires · 30 not contained · 2,038 acres
Colorado
30 fires · 29 not contained · 220K acres
Alaska
27 fires · 26 not contained · 19K acres
Wisconsin
27 fires · 27 not contained · small fires
New Mexico
27 fires · 24 not contained · 22K acres
Florida
18 fires · 7 not contained · 51K acres
Minnesota
15 fires · 14 not contained · 71K acres
Arizona
14 fires · 13 not contained · 40K acres
Utah
14 fires · 8 not contained · 362K acres
South Dakota
12 fires · 12 not contained · small fires
Idaho
12 fires · 11 not contained · 9,172 acres
Wyoming
10 fires · 9 not contained · small fires
Nevada
7 fires · 6 not contained · 28K acres
North Dakota
5 fires · 5 not contained · small fires
North Carolina
4 fires · 4 not contained · 1,645 acres
South Carolina
3 fires · 1 not contained · 1,685 acres
Oklahoma
3 fires · 3 not contained · small fires
Puerto Rico
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Maryland
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Arkansas
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
New Hampshire
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Nebraska
1 fire · all contained · 642K acres
Maine
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Virginia
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Kansas
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
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