The U.S. government is tracking 1 wildfire in New Jersey today. 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 2nd at 12:00 p.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
133 fires · 103 not contained · 2.9M acres
California
78 fires · 77 not contained · 65K acres
Washington
46 fires · 37 not contained · 663K acres
Montana
37 fires · 34 not contained · 83K acres
Wisconsin
32 fires · 32 not contained · small fires
Oklahoma
32 fires · 26 not contained · 10K acres
Idaho
25 fires · 25 not contained · 207K acres
New Mexico
23 fires · 19 not contained · 51K acres
Florida
18 fires · 7 not contained · 81K acres
Utah
15 fires · 11 not contained · 295K acres
Nevada
14 fires · 11 not contained · 164K acres
Arizona
14 fires · 13 not contained · 1,208 acres
Colorado
12 fires · 11 not contained · 161K acres
North Dakota
11 fires · 11 not contained · small fires
Michigan
9 fires · 9 not contained · small fires
Minnesota
7 fires · 5 not contained · 75K acres
South Dakota
7 fires · 4 not contained · 1,970 acres
Texas
6 fires · 6 not contained · 94K acres
Mississippi
5 fires · all contained · 2,208 acres
Wyoming
5 fires · 3 not contained · 7,687 acres
Alaska
4 fires · 4 not contained · 46K acres
Arkansas
4 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
Massachusetts
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Georgia
2 fires · 1 not contained · 1,850 acres
Maine
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Louisiana
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Alabama
1 fire · all contained · 1,650 acres
Tennessee
1 fire · all contained · small fires
North Carolina
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Puerto Rico
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Maryland
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Hawaii
1 fire · all contained · small fires
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