The U.S. government is tracking 17 wildfires in Wisconsin today. Together they cover about 24 acres (roughly 18 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 Monday, August 24th at 6:00 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.
White Whale Fire
Vilas County, Wisconsin
11 acres
Containment not reported
Marsh Runner Fire
Clark County, Wisconsin
5 acres
Containment not reported
Bell Fire
Douglas County, Wisconsin
4 acres
Containment not reported
Soderbeck Fire
Burnett County, Wisconsin
4 acres
Containment not reported
Salo Rd Fire
Ashland County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Stark Fire
Sawyer County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Lincoln Fire
Wood County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Piker Fire
Burnett County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Back 40 Fire
Green Lake County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
John Erickson Fire
Sawyer County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Maple Fire
Juneau County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Law Fire
Barron County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Truck Fire
Sawyer County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Agave Fire
Marinette County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
abc Fire
Waushara County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Curt Black Road Fire
Shawano County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Vital Ln Fire
Forest County, Wisconsin
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
100 fires · 95 not contained · 141K acres
Oregon
87 fires · 62 not contained · 2.9M acres
Washington
74 fires · 59 not contained · 685K acres
Montana
65 fires · 62 not contained · 70K acres
Idaho
41 fires · 40 not contained · 188K acres
New Mexico
27 fires · 25 not contained · 18K acres
Colorado
25 fires · 21 not contained · 228K acres
Nevada
25 fires · 23 not contained · 196K acres
Oklahoma
24 fires · 18 not contained · 7,319 acres
Florida
22 fires · 17 not contained · 33K acres
Utah
20 fires · 18 not contained · 358K acres
Texas
13 fires · 13 not contained · 5,547 acres
Arizona
13 fires · 13 not contained · small fires
South Dakota
10 fires · 10 not contained · 2,298 acres
Minnesota
7 fires · 5 not contained · 79K acres
North Dakota
7 fires · 7 not contained · small fires
Alaska
6 fires · 6 not contained · 49K acres
Arkansas
6 fires · 6 not contained · 2,839 acres
Mississippi
6 fires · 4 not contained · 2,174 acres
Wyoming
5 fires · 3 not contained · 2,612 acres
Michigan
3 fires · 3 not contained · small fires
South Carolina
3 fires · 2 not contained · 1,100 acres
Georgia
2 fires · 2 not contained · 1,435 acres
Massachusetts
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Alabama
2 fires · 1 not contained · small fires
Virginia
1 fire · all contained · small fires
Louisiana
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
U.S. Virgin Islands
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Maine
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Nebraska
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Guam
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Hawaii
1 fire · all contained · small fires
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