The U.S. government is tracking 1 wildfire in North Carolina today. Together they cover about 30 acres (roughly 23 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 Friday, September 4th at 6:00 p.m. CDT
Drag or zoom the map to see fires in nearby states too.
“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.
California
84 fires · 83 not contained · 66K acres
Oregon
80 fires · 47 not contained · 2.9M acres
Montana
43 fires · 39 not contained · 89K acres
Washington
36 fires · 26 not contained · 651K acres
Wisconsin
29 fires · 29 not contained · small fires
New Mexico
29 fires · 22 not contained · 65K acres
Oklahoma
28 fires · 18 not contained · 39K acres
Idaho
26 fires · 25 not contained · 209K acres
Florida
16 fires · 5 not contained · 72K acres
Wyoming
12 fires · 10 not contained · 7,948 acres
Nevada
10 fires · 7 not contained · 164K acres
Utah
10 fires · 6 not contained · 198K acres
Colorado
10 fires · 10 not contained · 163K acres
South Dakota
8 fires · 5 not contained · 3,223 acres
Minnesota
8 fires · 5 not contained · 75K acres
Michigan
7 fires · 7 not contained · small fires
Arizona
7 fires · 7 not contained · 1,181 acres
Texas
7 fires · 7 not contained · 91K acres
Mississippi
5 fires · all contained · 2,224 acres
North Dakota
5 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
Alaska
4 fires · 4 not contained · 46K acres
Arkansas
4 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
Maine
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Georgia
2 fires · 1 not contained · 1,850 acres
Tennessee
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Louisiana
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Massachusetts
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Alabama
1 fire · all contained · 1,650 acres
Hawaii
1 fire · all contained · small fires
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