The U.S. government is tracking 17 wildfires in Wisconsin today. Together they cover about 12 acres (roughly 9 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 Wednesday, September 9th at 11:00 a.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.
Flowage Fire
Iron County, Wisconsin
7 acres
Containment not reported
Marsh Runner Fire
Clark County, Wisconsin
5 acres
Containment not reported
Sunday Lake Fire
Oneida County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
8th Ave Fire
Waushara County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Hultman Fire
Price County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
14th Ct Fire
Adams County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Hultman 2 Fire
Price County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Long Lake Fire
Oneida County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Kimball Fire
Wood County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Ghost Fire
Columbia County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Woodland Fire
Oneida County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Merita Fire
Ashland County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Cadillac Fire
Waupaca County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Brunsweiler Fire
Ashland County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Fox Trot Fire
Waushara County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Crescent Drive Fire
Oneida County, Wisconsin
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Turtle Fire
Iron 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.
New Mexico
75 fires · 69 not contained · 70K acres
Oregon
75 fires · 45 not contained · 2.8M acres
Washington
58 fires · 49 not contained · 653K acres
California
43 fires · 42 not contained · 66K acres
Oklahoma
35 fires · 23 not contained · 40K acres
Montana
30 fires · 21 not contained · 115K acres
Idaho
21 fires · 19 not contained · 209K acres
South Dakota
15 fires · 12 not contained · 11K acres
Utah
14 fires · 8 not contained · 240K acres
Florida
12 fires · 3 not contained · 58K acres
North Dakota
12 fires · 11 not contained · small fires
Colorado
11 fires · 11 not contained · 163K acres
Arkansas
9 fires · 9 not contained · small fires
Nevada
8 fires · 3 not contained · 145K acres
Minnesota
6 fires · all contained · 75K acres
Alaska
5 fires · 5 not contained · 9,475 acres
Arizona
5 fires · 4 not contained · 1,110 acres
Wyoming
4 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
Texas
3 fires · 3 not contained · 94K acres
Mississippi
3 fires · all contained · small fires
Georgia
2 fires · 1 not contained · 1,850 acres
Alabama
2 fires · 1 not contained · small fires
Maine
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Massachusetts
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
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