National Fire News

National Preparedness Level 5

as of July 18, 2026 at 7:30 a.m. MDT (on a scale from 1 to 5)

Current hours for the National Interagency Fire Center are
(MST) 8:00 am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday

This report is currently updated daily. 
Please check the IMSR for more information.

August 15, 2026

Yesterday, 125 new fires were reported nationwide, including three new large fires. Firefighters are currently working to contain 88 uncontained large fires, with 29,363 personnel assigned to incidents nationwide. These firefighters and support personnel working across the country to protect communities, critical infrastructure and public lands remain the backbone of the nation's wildfire response.

International partners are also providing critical support as fire activity remains high. Earlier this week, another group of firefighters and fire management specialists from Australia and New Zealand arrived at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho. Three 15-member incident management teams and 196 fireline management personnel from Australia and New Zealand are now assigned to support large fires in the Northwest and Great Basin geographic areas.

Two Large Airtankers and one Birddog from Manitoba, Canada, have also deployed to Boise in support of wildland fire operations. These international resources supplement the thousands of American firefighters and support personnel already working on incidents nationwide. Learn more about international support. 

Weather

Another very hot, dry and windy day is expected to occur over the Southern Plains from eastern Kansas and western Missouri south through Oklahoma into much of Texas. Critical fire weather conditions are anticipated due to high temperatures in the upper 90s to lower 100s with southerly wind gusts of 20-30 mph and relative humidity values ranging from 25-35%. Farther west the monsoon moisture combined with a weak disturbance, tracking northeast off the northern California Coast will trigger additional thunderstorms. The most numerous storms will impact extreme southeast Washington, eastern Oregon and the southern half of Idaho. Isolated thunderstorms will also be possible over the Washington and northern Oregon Cascades and much of the Rockies. The other location which will see a high risk of fire weather concerns will occur over Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands where gusty winds will combine with low relative humidity values and very dry fuels. The last area of concern will be Hawaii due to the approach of Hurricane Lala which will deliver copious amounts of rainfall bringing severe flooding and mudslides especially on the Big Island. 

Daily statistics
Number of new large fires or emergency response 
* New fires are identified with an asterisk		 3 States currently reporting large fires:
Total number of large fires 88
Acres from all active fires 3,958,466
Fires contained 2
Year-to-date statistics
2026 (1/1/26-8/15/26) Fires: 48,617 Acres: 7,202,974
2025 (1/1/25-8/15/25) Fires: 43,787 Acres: 3,731,100
2024 (1/1/24-8/15/24) Fires: 30,152 Acres: 5,468,050
2023 (1/1/23-8/15/23) Fires: 34,650 Acres: 1,628,275
2022 (1/1/22-8/15/22) Fires: 42,349 Acres: 5,917,086
2021 (1/1/21-8/15/21) Fires: 40,364 Acres: 3,958,076
2020 (1/1/20-8/15/20) Fires: 35,878 Acres: 2,388,384
2019 (1/1/19-8/15/19) Fires: 30,000 Acres: 3,677,237
2018 (1/1/18-8/15/18) Fires: 43,255 Acres: 5,702,368
2017 (1/1/17-8/15/17) Fires: 42,010 Acres: 6,299,005
2016 (1/1/16-8/15/16) Fires: 37,407 Acres: 3,889,265
10-year average Year-to-Date
2016-2025 Fires: 37,547 Acres: 4,250,682
Current Wildfires

Alaska

Fires: 1
Acres: 33,000
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Tatlanika Fairbanks Area ST 33,000 15 Twenty-three miles east of Clear, AK  

California

Fires: 2
Acres: 9,200
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
MP18     4,655 5 Two miles north of Hoopa, CA  
Timber Los Padres National Forest USFS 4,545 12 Approximately 5 miles southeast of Big Sur, California 831-285-7006

Colorado

Fires: 7
Acres: 162,235
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
310 Garfield County CNTY 603 76 3.5 miles southwest of Parachute, Colorado 970-852-9272
Aspen Acres Custer County CNTY 102,004 72 10 miles northwest of Rye, CO 719-697-8353
Elk Grand Mesa USFS 7,374 35 7 miles northwest of Lake City, Colorado 970-299-5357
Gold Mountain Grand Mesa USFS 39,674 87 2 miles North of Ouray, Colorado 970-355-3286
Post Las Animas County CNTY 4,334 30 Seven miles southeast of Trinidad, CO  
Sheep Pen Las Animas County CNTY 712 65 Twelve miles southeast of Kim, CO  
Willow Pike and San Isabel National Forest USFS 7,534 67 6 miles west of Leadville, CO 719-486-0749

Idaho

Fires: 6
Acres: 166,014
New: 0
Contained: 1
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Doublesprings Salmon-Challis National Forest USFS 1,776 18 Thirty-one miles northwest of Mackay, ID  
Lake Payette National Forest USFS 161 75 4 Miles SW of Secesh, ID 208-634-0820
Moose Mountain Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests USFS 2,243 7 Approximately 4 miles north of Kelly Forks Camp Ground 208-935-6134
Porcupine Idaho Panhandle National Forest USFS 110 0 Approximately 7 miles NE of Clark Fork, ID. 208-557-8813
Tartar Boise District BLM 158,027 98 21 Miles NW of Weiser, ID 208-295-5496
Upper Smith Idaho Panhandle National Forest USFS 3,697 35 Six miles West of Porthill, Idaho 208-295-5495
MM81 HWY55 Southwest Supervisory Area Office ST 330 100 Six miles west of Garden Valley, ID  

Louisiana

Fires: 1
Acres: 152
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
State Line Louisiana Office of Forestry ST 152 75 Two miles northeast of Oakland, LA  

Minnesota

Fires: 4
Acres: 66,083
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Bear Trap Superior National Forest USFS 30,098 45 Twenty miles north of Ely, MN  
Camp Superior National Forest USFS 4,357 94 Five miles north of Winton, MN  
Sioux Superior National Forest USFS 6,875 50 Twenty miles northwest of Ely, MN  
Thumb Superior National Forest USFS 24,753 35 Five miles south of Lac la Croix, MN  

Montana

Fires: 8
Acres: 55,795
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Ant Park Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest USFS 400 74 15 miles NE of White Sulphur Springs, MT 406-420-3015
Black Bear Bitterroot National Forest USFS 2,145 20 15 Miles E of Hamilton, MT 406.420.1174
Bobcat Lakes Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest USFS 9,680 6 12 miles east of Wisdom 406-420-1966
Moose Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest USFS 5,678 0 24 miles southwest of Philipsburg (406) 468-1914
North Fork Lost Horse Bitterroot National Forest USFS 118 60 Ten miles northwest of Darby, MT  
Sand Creek Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest USFS 27,736 0 7.5 miles southeast of Wisdom, Montana (406) 420-1966
Silvertip Flathead National Forest USFS 6,681 0 Thirty miles northeast of Condon, MT 406-758-5376
Skillet Flathead National Forest USFS 3,357 55 15 miles west of Olney, MT 406-420-1772

Nevada

Fires: 3
Acres: 186,057
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Bug Carson City District Office BLM 93,367 58 3 Miles S of Hallelujah Junction, CA 775-800-7244
Mouse Meadow Nellis Air Force Base DoD 52,000 80 Thirty-five miles southwest of Rachel, NV  
Stallion Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District CNTY 40,690 74 3 Miles S of Hallelujah Junction, CA 775-800-7244

New Mexico

Fires: 2
Acres: 9,323
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Frijoles Santa Fe National Forest USFS 8,921 0 Steep terrain 5 miles west of Sierra Mosca, 3 miles southeast of Cundiyo, NM. The fire is within the boundaries of the Pecos Wilderness Area. (505) 407-5343
Johnson Gila National Forest USFS 402 0 Thirty-nine miles northwest of Mimbres, NM 575-519-0103

Oklahoma

Fires: 2
Acres: 756
New: 1
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Pump Station Oklahoma Division of Forestry ST 109 25 Two miles southwest of Wesley, OK  
* Snake Mountain Oklahoma Division of Forestry ST 647 15 Three miles east of Nashoba, OK  

Oregon

Fires: 25
Acres: 1,923,073
New: 1
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
0587 Shingle Fossil Unit ST 73,179 82 Fourteen miles southeast of Mitchell, OR  
Anthony Wallowa-Whitman National Forest USFS 2,584 89 34 miles north of Baker City, OR 509-509-6869
Austin Mt. Hood National Forest USFS 2,016 0 25 Miles SE of Estacada, OR 541-982-5802
Bald Mountain Burns District BLM 76,443 93 50 Miles SE of Burns, OR 541-970-7130
Bench Warm Springs Agency BIA 67,071 86 4 miles south of Warm Springs, OR 541-707-8719
Big Grass Vale District BLM 582,226 55 Malheur County, Oregon and Owyhee County, Idaho 208-295-5503
Bologna Umatilla National Forest USFS 4,509 61 7 miles northeast of Kimberly, OR (503) 877-4580
Burnt Creek Wallowa-Whitman National Forest USFS 4,169 87 23 Miles N of Enterprise, OR  
Castle Umpqua National Forest USFS 3,613 94 23 Miles NE of Tiller, OR 541-825-3100
Coleman Creek Burns District BLM 308,721 90 ~1 mile southeast of Juntura 541-970-7130
Cottonwood John Day Unit ST 722 93 15 miles southwest of Long Creek, Oregon (503) 877-4580
Coyote Ochoco National Forest USFS 17,459 88 5 miles south of Post, OR 541-906-8928
E Evans Creek Rd Medford Unit ST 15,580 98 Fourteen miles northeast of Rogue River, OR  
Egypt Malheur National Forest USFS 4,553 82 12 Miles N of Riley, OR  
Fielder Mtn Grants Pass Unit ST 544 7 One mile west of Rogue River, OR  
Fox Vale District BLM 78,903 92 12 Miles NE of Huntington, OR 541-982-5651
Grasshopper Mt. Hood National Forest USFS 86,974 30 3 miles North of Sportmans Park, OR 541-982-5802
Hagen Umatilla National Forest USFS 54,995 11 26 Miles East of Pendleton, OR 541-970-7128
Little Bear John Day Unit ST 67 76 8 Miles NE of Mt. Vernon, OR (503) 877-4580
Paradise Umatilla National Forest USFS 4,737 0 15 miles south of Pendleton Oregon 541-970-7128
* Rosenbaum Fossil Unit ST 230 0 10 Miles NW of Spray, OR (503) 877-4580
Rowe Creek Complex Prineville District BLM 373,783 89 10 Miles S of Fossil, OR 541-800-1280
Salmon Umatilla National Forest USFS 1,433 90 34 Miles SW of Baker City, OR 541-407-5475
Second Flat Burns District BLM 105,501 90 Six miles NE of Riley, OR 541-970-7130
Wrights Spring Fremont-Winema National Forest USFS 53,061 9 2 Miles W of Sprague River OR 541-712-4438

South Dakota

Fires: 2
Acres: 858
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Rancher Pine Ridge Agency BIA 698 70 Two miles east of Evergreen, SD  
Redwood Pine Ridge Agency BIA 160 70 Two miles northeast of Manderson, SD  

Texas

Fires: 2
Acres: 5,022
New: 1
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Grass Burr Texas A & M Forest Service ST 2,622 85 2 miles northwest of Paducah, Texas 979-255-0591
* Woodson Creek Texas A & M Forest Service ST 2,400 5 11 Miles Southeast of Throckmorton 281-706-7105

Utah

Fires: 3
Acres: 149,073
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Black Canyon Manti-Lasal National Forest USFS 3,549 26 29 miles SW of Price, UT (435) 485-5631
Rocky Canyon Northwest Area ST 15,950 56 Six miles southwest of Henefer, UT  
Widemouth 2 Fishlake National Forest USFS 129,574 70 2 miles SW of Kanosh, Utah 435-261-3607

Virginia

Fires: 1
Acres: 315
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Clearwater Virginia Department of Forestry ST 315 40 Five miles northwest of Belle Haven, VA  

Washington

Fires: 17
Acres: 566,564
New: 0
Contained: 1
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Autumn Lane Northeast Region-Department of Natural Resources ST 5,764 97 Seven miles northwest of Spokane, WA  
Border 2 North Cascades National Park NPS 12,918 3 20 Miles NE of Marblemount, WA  
Bradeen Hill Northeast Region-Department of Natural Resources ST 4,417 92 17 Miles SW of Colville, WA 509-287-8176
Fairview Northeast Region-Department of Natural Resources ST 992 97 Two miles northeast of Spokane, WA  
Grand Park 2 Mount Rainier National Park NPS 167 31 Seven miles southwest of Snoquera, WA 509-348-7539
High Lava Gifford Pinchot National Forest USFS 1,214 8 11 Miles NW of Stabler, WA  
Hudspeth Northeast Region-Department of Natural Resources ST 6,726 96 3 miles northeast of Hunters, Washington 5092878176
Kaiser Canyon Colville Agency BIA 138,282 82 1 mile S of Nespelem, WA 509-800-8123
Little Giant Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest USFS 129,169 10 30 miles NW of Leavenworth, WA 509-776-6953
Luna North Cascades National Park NPS 4,264 0 10 Miles North of Newhalem, WA  
Modrite Northeast Region-Department of Natural Resources ST 57,665 83 17 Miles SW of Inchelium, WA 509-287-8176
Nunamaker Road Spokane District BLM 20,870 80 Ten miles south of Washtucna, WA  
Old Trails Northeast Region-Department of Natural Resources ST 3,176 97    
Prairie Mountain Northwest Region-Department of Natural Resources ST 142 90 Seven miles northeast of Darrington, WA  
Ptarmigan Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest USFS 24,516 26 20 Miles NW of Mazama, WA 509-215-8214
Sinlahekin Northeast Region-Department of Natural Resources ST 152,682 42 12 Miles W of Tonasket, WA 509-287-4942
Three Queens Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest USFS 3,600 2 6 Miles E of Snoqualmie Pass, WA 509-213-5294
Alpowa Washington State Fire Marshal's Office ST 1,363 100 8 miles West if Clarkston, WA 509-261-4711

Wyoming

Fires: 1
Acres: 370
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Bare Bridger-Teton National Forest USFS 370 53 North of Bare Pass and east of Bare Creek on the Big Piney Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest 307-368-0831

Footer Logo

www.nifc.gov
National Interagency Fire Center
3833 S. Development Avenue
Boise, ID 83705-5354
(208) 387-5512

nifc.gov

An official website of the Department of the Interior

Looking for U.S. government information and services? Visit USA.gov

The National Interagency Fire Center is committed to making its information and communication technologies accessible to individuals with disabilities by meeting or exceeding the requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. To meet this commitment, we continue to monitor and update our content to make sure our documents meet these standards.