US wildfires by state

Every state page covers the same ground: when the fire season runs, which agencies respond, the largest fires on record, and how to follow active incidents right now on the US Wildfire Tracker live map.

Alabama fire map

Alabama fire map guide: spring and fall fire seasons, the Alabama Forestry Commission, drought-driven Fire Alerts, burn permits and how to follow fires live.

Updated September 10, 2026

Alaska fire map

Alaska fire map guide: when Alaska's wildfire season peaks, which agencies respond, the biggest seasons on record, and how to follow active fires live now.

Updated September 10, 2026

Arizona fire map

Arizona fire map guide: live wildfire tracking, Arizona fire season and the monsoon, DFFM and NIFC data, largest fires on record and Ready Set Go evacuation levels.

Updated September 10, 2026

Arkansas fire map

See live wildfires on an Arkansas fire map built on NIFC, NASA and NOAA data, plus the burn bans, Red Flag Warnings and debris-burn causes behind the 2026 fire season.

Updated September 10, 2026

Colorado fire map

Live Colorado fire map guide: current wildfires, fire season months, largest fires on record, Red Flag criteria, evacuation wording and smoke advisories.

Updated September 10, 2026

Connecticut fire map

Connecticut fire map guide: spring and fall fire seasons, DEEP's fire danger rating system, the 2024 Hawthorne Fire, burn permits and how to track fires live.

Updated September 10, 2026

Delaware fire map

Delaware fire map guide: the 2024-2025 fire surge, Great Cypress Swamp history, open burning rules, Red Flag criteria and how to track fires live in DE.

Updated September 10, 2026

Florida fire map

Florida fire map guide: peak wildfire season, the Florida Forest Service, largest fires on record, KBDI, muck fires and how to follow active fires live now.

Updated September 10, 2026

Georgia fire map

Georgia fire map guide: spring wildfire season, the Georgia Forestry Commission, Okefenokee peat fires, burn permits, burn bans and how to follow fires live.

Updated September 10, 2026

Hawaii fire map

Live Hawaii fire map guide: current wildfires, invasive grass fire risk, the Lahaina fire, largest fires on record, Red Flag criteria and evacuation rules.

Updated September 10, 2026

Idaho fire map

Idaho fire map guide: track active wildfires, perimeters, satellite heat and Red Flag Warnings, plus closed fire season rules, agencies and smoke.

Updated September 10, 2026

Illinois fire map

Live Illinois fire map guide: grass and prairie fire season, agencies, prescribed burns on Illinois prairies, Red Flag criteria, burn ban rules and smoke advisories.

Updated September 10, 2026

Indiana fire map

Live Indiana fire map guide: current wildfires, spring and fall fire season, largest fires on record, Red Flag criteria, burn bans and county evacuation rules.

Updated September 10, 2026

Iowa fire map

Live Iowa fire map guide: current wildfires, spring and fall fire season, largest recent fires, Red Flag criteria, burn bans and evacuation rules by county.

Updated September 10, 2026

Kansas fire map

Live Kansas fire map guide: active wildfires, grass fire season, the Starbuck and Anderson Creek fires, Flint Hills prescribed burning, Red Flag criteria and evacuations.

Updated September 10, 2026

Kentucky fire map

Kentucky fire map guide: the Appalachian fall fire season, the November 2016 outbreak, the state's outdoor burning law, Red Flag criteria and live tracking.

Updated September 10, 2026

Louisiana fire map

Louisiana fire map guide: the 2023 drought fire season, marsh fires, the LDAF Office of Forestry, burn bans and how to track wildfires live in 2026.

Updated September 10, 2026

Maine fire map

Maine fire map guide: short spring fire season, the Maine Forest Service, the 1947 Bar Harbor fires, statewide burn permits and how to track fires live.

Updated September 10, 2026

Maryland fire map

Maryland fire map guide: the 2025 arson-driven wildfire surge, western mountains vs Eastern Shore fires, burn permits, Red Flag criteria and live tracking.

Updated September 10, 2026

Massachusetts fire map

Massachusetts fire map guide: the short spring season, the 2024 autumn drought fire surge, the Butternut Fire, DCR's Bureau of Forest Fire Control and burn permits.

Updated September 10, 2026

Michigan fire map

Live Michigan fire map guide: spring fire season, burn permits, largest fires on record, jack pine barrens ecology, Red Flag criteria and smoke advisories.

Updated September 10, 2026

Minnesota fire map

Live Minnesota fire map guide: spring wildfire season, burning permit rules, largest fires on record, Boundary Waters and peat fires, evacuations and smoke.

Updated September 10, 2026

Mississippi fire map

Mississippi fire map guide: wildfire season, the Mississippi Forestry Commission, burn permits and bans, largest fires on record and how to track fires live.

Updated September 10, 2026

Missouri fire map

See active Missouri wildfires on a live Missouri fire map built from NIFC, NASA and NOAA data, plus Ozark fire season, agencies and evacuation info.

Updated September 10, 2026

Montana fire map

Montana fire map guide: track active wildfires, perimeters, satellite heat and Red Flag Warnings, plus DNRC protection, evacuations and smoke.

Updated September 10, 2026

Nebraska fire map

Live Nebraska fire map guide: active wildfires, the record 2026 Morrill Fire, the 2022 Road 702 Fire, grass fire season, Red Flag criteria and evacuations.

Updated September 10, 2026

Nevada fire map

Live Nevada fire map guide: current wildfires, rangeland fire season, the Martin Fire record, cheatgrass and the Great Basin fire cycle, evacuations, smoke.

Updated September 10, 2026

New Hampshire fire map

New Hampshire fire map guide: spring and fall fire season, the NH Forest Protection Bureau, the 1941 and 1947 fires, statewide burn permits and live tracking.

Updated September 10, 2026

New Jersey fire map

New Jersey fire map guide: the Pine Barrens, the 1906 Forest Fire Service, the 2025 Jones Road fire, Black Saturday 1963, and how to track NJ wildfires live.

Updated September 10, 2026

New Mexico fire map

New Mexico fire map guide: live wildfire tracking, NM fire season months, State Forestry and NIFC data, largest fires on record, fire restrictions and evacuations.

Updated September 10, 2026

New York fire map

New York fire map guide: the Adirondacks, fire tower history, the 2024 Jennings Creek fire, the spring burn ban and how to track NY wildfires live.

Updated September 10, 2026

North Carolina fire map

North Carolina fire map guide: spring fire season, the N.C. Forest Service, coastal peat fires, Helene fuel loads, burn permits and how to follow fires live.

Updated September 10, 2026

North Dakota fire map

Live North Dakota fire map guide: active wildfires, the historic October 2024 outbreak, Bakken flare fires, grass fire season, Red Flag criteria and evacuations.

Updated September 10, 2026

Ohio fire map

Live Ohio fire map guide: current wildfires, spring and fall burn restrictions, largest fires on record, Red Flag criteria, burn bans and evacuation rules.

Updated September 10, 2026

Oklahoma fire map

Oklahoma fire map guide: live wildfire tracking, Oklahoma fire season months, Oklahoma Forestry Services data, largest fires on record and Red Flag Warning criteria.

Updated September 10, 2026

Oregon fire map

Oregon fire map guide: track active wildfires, perimeters, satellite heat and Red Flag Warnings, plus Level 1-2-3 evacuations, ODF districts and smoke.

Updated September 10, 2026

Pennsylvania fire map

Pennsylvania fire map guide: spring and fall fire seasons, the DCNR Bureau of Forestry, the largest PA wildfires, burn bans and how to track PA fires live.

Updated September 10, 2026

Rhode Island fire map

Rhode Island fire map guide: fall and spring fire seasons, the 2023 Exeter fire, DEM burn permits, wildfire danger ratings and how to track fires live.

Updated September 10, 2026

South Dakota fire map

Live South Dakota fire map guide: active wildfires, the 2000 Jasper Fire, Black Hills and plains fire season, Legion Lake Fire, Red Flag criteria and evacuations.

Updated September 10, 2026

Tennessee fire map

Tennessee fire map guide: spring and fall fire seasons, the 2016 Chimney Tops 2 fire, burn permits, Red Flag criteria and how to follow active fires live.

Updated September 10, 2026

Texas fire map

Texas fire map guide: live wildfire tracking for Texas, fire season months, Texas A&M Forest Service data, largest fires on record and Red Flag Warning criteria.

Updated September 10, 2026

Utah fire map

Live Utah fire map guide: active wildfires, the closed fire season dates, largest fires on record, cheatgrass fire behavior, Red Flag criteria and smoke.

Updated September 10, 2026

Vermont fire map

Vermont fire map guide: spring, summer and fall fire seasons, the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, the 2024 fall fire surge and burn permits.

Updated September 10, 2026

Virginia fire map

Virginia fire map guide: spring and fall fire seasons, the 4 PM Burning Law, the Matts Creek Fire, Red Flag criteria and how to follow active fires live.

Updated September 10, 2026

Washington fire map

Washington fire map guide: track active WA wildfires, perimeters, satellite heat and Red Flag Warnings, plus Level 1-2-3 evacuations and smoke.

Updated September 10, 2026

West Virginia fire map

West Virginia fire map guide: statutory spring and fall burn seasons, the 5pm-7am burning law, the Division of Forestry, largest fires and how to track WV wildfires live.

Updated September 10, 2026

Wisconsin fire map

Live Wisconsin fire map guide: spring fire season, burning permits, largest fires on record, Red Flag criteria, evacuation rules and smoke advisories explained.

Updated September 10, 2026

Wyoming fire map

Live Wyoming fire map guide: active wildfires, fire season timing, the record 2024 season, 1988 Yellowstone fires, Red Flag criteria, evacuations and smoke.

Updated September 10, 2026

California fire map

A California fire map explained layer by layer: CAL FIRE and federal data, Santa Ana and Diablo winds, largest fires, evacuation terms and a 60-second check.

Updated September 10, 2026

South Carolina fire map

South Carolina fires peak from January to April. Track every SC wildfire live with official NIFC records, satellite heat and NWS alerts on one free map.

Updated September 10, 2026