The U.S. government is tracking 5 wildfires in North Dakota today. Together they cover about 400 acres (roughly 303 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 10:00 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.
Hwy 1806 Fire
Sioux County, North Dakota
350 acres
100% contained
Wood House Fire
McLean County, North Dakota
40 acres
Containment not reported
Bear Fire
Dunn County, North Dakota
10 acres
Containment not reported
Wood Chip Fire
Mountrail County, North Dakota
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Frogger Fire
Benson County, North Dakota
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
77 fires · 76 not contained · 66K acres
Oregon
75 fires · 45 not contained · 2.9M acres
Montana
38 fires · 35 not contained · 111K acres
Washington
35 fires · 25 not contained · 651K acres
Wisconsin
29 fires · 29 not contained · small fires
New Mexico
29 fires · 22 not contained · 65K acres
Idaho
26 fires · 25 not contained · 209K acres
Oklahoma
26 fires · 16 not contained · 39K acres
Florida
16 fires · 5 not contained · 72K acres
Wyoming
13 fires · 11 not contained · 7,998 acres
Utah
11 fires · 7 not contained · 198K acres
Nevada
10 fires · 7 not contained · 164K acres
Colorado
10 fires · 10 not contained · 163K acres
South Dakota
9 fires · 6 not contained · 3,223 acres
Minnesota
8 fires · 5 not contained · 75K acres
Texas
7 fires · 7 not contained · 91K acres
Arizona
7 fires · 7 not contained · 1,181 acres
Mississippi
5 fires · all contained · 2,224 acres
Alaska
4 fires · 4 not contained · 46K acres
Maine
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Georgia
2 fires · 1 not contained · 1,850 acres
Arkansas
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Louisiana
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Michigan
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Tennessee
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Massachusetts
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
North Carolina
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Hawaii
1 fire · all contained · small fires
Alabama
1 fire · all contained · 1,650 acres
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