The U.S. government is tracking 29 wildfires in Wisconsin today. Together they cover about 28 acres (roughly 21 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 Saturday, September 5th at 3:00 a.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.
White Whale Fire
Vilas County, Wisconsin
11 acres
Containment not reported
Field Fire
Marinette County, Wisconsin
9 acres
Containment not reported
Bell Fire
Douglas County, Wisconsin
5 acres
Containment not reported
Soderbeck Fire
Burnett County, Wisconsin
3 acres
Containment not reported
Clover Rd Fire
Portage County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Possum Fire
Rock County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Dew Drop Fire
Sauk County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Little Pine Fire
Vilas County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Stark Fire
Sawyer County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Dock Lake 1 Fire
Washburn County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Morningside Fire
Washburn County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Piker Fire
Burnett County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Hoffman Fire
Sawyer County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Dock Lake 2 Fire
Washburn County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Keller Rd Fire
Sauk County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Pine Valley Ln Fire
Columbia County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Spotted Salamander 2 Fire
Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Spotted Salamander Fire
Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Pederson Fire
Sawyer County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Law Fire
Barron County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Showing the 20 biggest. Most of the rest are small or brand-new.
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
75 fires · 46 not contained · 2.9M acres
California
71 fires · 70 not contained · 66K acres
Montana
37 fires · 34 not contained · 111K acres
Washington
35 fires · 25 not contained · 651K acres
New Mexico
28 fires · 21 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
14 fires · 12 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
Texas
9 fires · 9 not contained · 92K acres
Minnesota
8 fires · 5 not contained · 75K acres
Arizona
6 fires · 6 not contained · 1,181 acres
Alaska
5 fires · 5 not contained · 46K acres
North Dakota
5 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
Mississippi
5 fires · all contained · 2,224 acres
Georgia
2 fires · 1 not contained · 1,850 acres
Maine
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Arkansas
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Michigan
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
North Carolina
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Tennessee
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Massachusetts
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Louisiana
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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