Track Wildfires in the U.S.
Daily Summary
Updated
As of Friday, there are 14 large or notable new fires burning in the region, fueled by hot, dry and windy conditions in many areas.
Fewer fires recently have dominated headlines compared with past fire seasons. But the seasons start earlier and last longer now, and officials in several states have warned that hot and dry weather — combined in some cases with lightning — could mean many more fires could ignite in the coming days or weeks.
Notable Fires
Fresno June Lightning Complex
- 10,000 acres
- +250 acres/past day
- 21% contained
Darlene 3
- 3,900 acres
- +1,200 acres/past day
- 42% contained
Upper Applegate
- 940 acres
- No change in past day
- 65% contained
Little Valley
- 17,000 acres
- +10,000 acres/past day
- 30% contained
Big Stump East RX
- Size unknown
- No change in past day
- Containment unavailable
Pole Mill
- 4 acres
- +2 acres/past day
- Containment unavailable
Pioneer
- 4,700 acres
- +3 acres/past day
- Containment unavailable
Gunsight
- 210 acres
- +210 acres/past day
- Containment unavailable
Related
Methodology
The map includes active and recent fires reported by the Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services Group. The locations of the fires on the map are approximate, derived from data reported by the NASA FIRMS satellite-based fire detection system, which makes observations several times a day. Areas marked in red indicate where active burning was detected within 24 hours of the most recent fires reflected on the map. The exact boundary of a fire may differ from the extent shown on the map by 500 meters or more.
Air quality data is derived from PurpleAir sensors. Colored squares show levels of particulate matter in the air that average 2.5 microns or smaller in diameter where sensor data is available within a 10-mile radius of each square’s position. Readings have been adjusted to account for the properties of wood smoke. The quality levels are based on the Air Quality Index developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Population counts are rounded estimates. Totals are calculated using 2020 nighttime estimates from the Landscan, a population database generated by Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Credits
By Matthew Bloch, Josh Williams, Rumsey Taylor, Tim Wallace, John-Michael Murphy and Tiff Fehr. Additional production by Jon Huang.
Expand Dashboard