The U.S. government is tracking 1 wildfire in Virginia 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 Monday, September 14th at 2:00 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.
Montana
74 fires · 66 not contained · 115K acres
New Mexico
63 fires · 56 not contained · 71K acres
Oregon
61 fires · 31 not contained · 2.2M acres
California
43 fires · 43 not contained · 68K acres
Washington
35 fires · 28 not contained · 615K acres
Oklahoma
34 fires · 22 not contained · 39K acres
South Dakota
19 fires · 17 not contained · 7,516 acres
Idaho
18 fires · 15 not contained · 202K acres
Arkansas
13 fires · 13 not contained · 1,081 acres
Colorado
12 fires · 12 not contained · 163K acres
Texas
10 fires · 9 not contained · 95K acres
Utah
10 fires · 6 not contained · 218K acres
Wisconsin
10 fires · 10 not contained · small fires
Florida
7 fires · 4 not contained · 37K acres
Arizona
7 fires · 6 not contained · small fires
Alaska
6 fires · 6 not contained · 55K acres
Wyoming
6 fires · 6 not contained · 7,477 acres
Minnesota
6 fires · all contained · 75K acres
Nevada
6 fires · 3 not contained · 100K acres
Mississippi
5 fires · 3 not contained · small fires
North Dakota
5 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
Louisiana
3 fires · 3 not contained · small fires
Alabama
3 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Georgia
2 fires · all contained · 1,871 acres
North Carolina
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Puerto Rico
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Michigan
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Massachusetts
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Nebraska
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Missouri
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Vermont
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
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