U.S. wildfire intelligence
Major Wildfires
of the Year
Explore reported wildfires across the country. See the last 12 months on the map, then browse major incidents by calendar year.
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Calendar-year overview
Wildfires this year
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“Major” means a reported wildfire of at least 1,000 acres on this page. This transparent size threshold is not a federal severity classification and can exclude smaller, highly destructive fires. Acres use final reported acreage when available, otherwise incident size. Counts cover the source’s U.S. wildfire records, not every ignition nationwide. Prescribed fires and complex parent records are excluded.
Rolling 12 months
Wildfires across America
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Reported wildfire Major (1,000+ acres). Tap a point for name, date and acreage. Multiple fires can overlap.
Annual incident directory
Major wildfire list
Where the information comes from
NIFC Wildland Fire Incident Locations provides operational records from the interagency IRWIN system. This full-history feed retains past incidents, unlike an active-only map. It begins in 2014; reporting completeness varies by agency and year, and operational records can differ from certified final reports.
The calendar-year list and count use discovery dates from January 1 through the selected year’s end (or today for the current year). The map separately shows discoveries during the preceding 12 calendar months through today, in UTC. It includes all returned U.S. wildfire records with usable coordinates. It does not imply those fires are still active.
Data is requested when you open this page and cached for up to six hours. The date range moves forward automatically. Source corrections may change counts; a failed or partial load is labeled rather than treated as a complete list. Year selection is available from 2014 onward. No location search or personal information is sent to the fire-data source.
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