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National Preparedness Level 5

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

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August 30, 2026

Yesterday, 184 new fires were reported nationwide, including eight new large fires. Firefighters are currently working to contain 98 large fires, with 22,168 firefighters and support personnel assigned to incidents nationwide. 

So far in 2026, firefighters have responded to 51,961 wildfires that have burned more than 8.2 million acres across the United States, 126% of the 10-year average for fires and 163% for acres burned. A new fuels and fire behavior advisory has been issued for North Central Texas due to drought. 

Wildland fire response does not pause for holidays or weekends. Firefighters, dispatchers, aviation crews, and support staff remain on duty to respond to new starts and ongoing incidents. Periods of recreation and travel can increase the risk of human-caused fires, making prevention and awareness especially important. Staying fire-safe helps protect firefighters, communities, and the places where people gather to enjoy time outdoors.   

Weather

Breezy westerly winds of 15–25 mph, with gusts of 25–45mph, are expected across parts of the northern and central Rockies. Winds across remaining parts of the Pacific Northwest and northern Great Basin are expected to be lighter than previous days, however locally dry and breezy winds continue across parts of the Sierra Front, southern Nevada and Utah, and much of Arizona amid RH of 5–25%. RH of 10–20% will persist across inland California and the northern Great Basin, while 12–25% RH and breezy southerly winds are expected from north Texas into Oklahoma, bringing high-risk significant fire potential to that area. Isolated to scattered mixed wet/dry thunderstorms are expected across eastern Nevada extending across Utah and southern Wyoming into the central Rockies, as well as Arizona and eastern New Mexico. Scattered thunderstorms, central and northern Plains. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected across Florida and the northern Gulf Coast. 

Daily statistics
Number of new large fires or emergency response 
* New fires are identified with an asterisk		 8 States currently reporting large fires:
Total number of large fires 98
Acres from all active fires 3,961,407
Fires contained 2
Year-to-date statistics
2026 (1/1/26-8/30/26) Fires: 51,961 Acres: 8,221,246
2025 (1/1/25-8/30/25) Fires: 46,650 Acres: 4,129,566
2024 (1/1/24-8/30/24) Fires: 33,631 Acres: 6,336,634
2023 (1/1/23-8/30/23) Fires: 39,299 Acres: 2,007,395
2022 (1/1/22-8/30/22) Fires: 48,211 Acres: 6,137,232
2021 (1/1/21-8/30/21) Fires: 42,647 Acres: 4,879,574
2020 (1/1/20-8/30/20) Fires: 39,829 Acres: 3,980,809
2019 (1/1/19-8/30/19) Fires: 33,400 Acres: 4,054,825
2018 (1/1/18-8/30/18) Fires: 43,556 Acres: 6,536,006
2017 (1/1/17-8/30/17) Fires: 46,267 Acres: 6,974,447
2016 (1/1/16-8/30/16) Fires: 40,128 Acres: 4,556,527
10-year average Year-to-Date
2016-2025 Fires: Acres:
Current Wildfires

Alaska

Fires: 1
Acres: 7,335
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Mukluk Tok Area ST 7,335 29 Two miles west of Tok, AK  

Arizona

Fires: 2
Acres: 1,735
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Campwood Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Northwest District ST 1,215 82 Five miles northeast of Bagdad, AZ  
Paddy Creek Fort Apache Agency BIA 520 0 22 miles southeast of White River, AZ  

Arkansas

Fires: 1
Acres: 499
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
West Glover Ouachita National Forest USFS 499 60    

California

Fires: 4
Acres: 50,373
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
MP18     7,601 94 Two miles north of Hoopa, CA  
Plaskett Los Padres National Forest USFS 8,241 1 34 miles South of Big Sur, CA 831-285-7006
S 1 Vya Northern California District BLM 9,692 43    
Timber Los Padres National Forest USFS 24,839 21 Approximately 5 miles southeast of Big Sur, California 831-285-7006

Colorado

Fires: 4
Acres: 156,539
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Aspen Acres Custer County CNTY 102,004 82 10 miles northwest of Rye, CO 719-269-8500
Elk Grand Mesa USFS 7,257 64 7 miles northwest of Lake City, Colorado 970-299-5357
Gold Mountain Grand Mesa USFS 39,744 87 2 miles North of Ouray, Colorado 970-355-3286
Willow Pike and San Isabel National Forest USFS 7,534 80 6 miles west of Leadville, CO 719-486-0749

Georgia

Fires: 1
Acres: 820
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Main Trail Wassaw National Wildlife Refuge FWS 820 65 Twelve miles southeast of Savannah, GA  

Idaho

Fires: 15
Acres: 151,126
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Cascade Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests USFS 6,800 50 Nineteen miles east of Lowell, ID 208-935-6134
Coldwater Cassia County CNTY 1,900 85 Twenty miles southwest of American Falls, ID  
Crooked Boise National Forest USFS 7,430 12 14 miles northeast of Idaho City Idaho, along the north fork of the Boise River 208-264-4469
Doublesprings Salmon-Challis National Forest USFS 1,779 35 Thirty-one miles northwest of Mackay, ID  
Dudley Idaho Panhandle National Forest USFS 557 0 Five miles north of Wallace Idaho  
Flint Boise District BLM 6,763 35 Forty-five miles southwest of Nampa, ID  
Grotto Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests USFS 1,200 0 Twenty miles east of Lowell, ID  
Moose Mountain Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests USFS 5,486 8 Approximately 4 miles north of Kelly Forks Camp Ground 208-935-6134
Parker Lake Idaho Panhandle National Forest USFS 1,309 0 It is located in Long Creek Canyon 20 miles NW of Bonners Ferry, ID in the Kootenai River Valley. 208-295-5495
Porcupine Idaho Panhandle National Forest USFS 175 0 Approximately 7 miles NE of Clark Fork, ID. 208-557-8813
Silver Idaho Panhandle National Forest USFS 2,424 0 Southeast side of Silver Dollar Peak near Roman Nose. 208-557-8813
Three Links Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests USFS 760 0 Twenty miles east of Lowell, ID  
Upper Smith Idaho Panhandle National Forest USFS 4,701 36 Six miles West of Porthill, Idaho 208-295-5495
Wildhorse Twin Falls District BLM 107,562 70 Ten miles north of Kimama, ID  
Wolf Creek Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests USFS 2,280 25 Nineteen miles east of Lowell, ID 208-634-0820

Minnesota

Fires: 3
Acres: 62,652
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Bear Trap Superior National Forest USFS 30,804 92 Five miles south of Lac la Croix, MN  
Sioux Superior National Forest USFS 6,833 94 Twenty miles northwest of Ely, MN  
Thumb Superior National Forest USFS 25,015 59 Five miles south of Lac la Croix, MN  

Montana

Fires: 11
Acres: 73,185
New: 1
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Bobcat Lakes Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest USFS 10,784 40 12 miles east of Wisdom 406-420-1966
Camp Creek Flathead National Forest USFS 8,500 0 Within the Bob Marshall Wilderness 40 miles west of Augusta, Montana 520-282-0436
Cooper Bitterroot National Forest USFS 176 0 Twenty-two miles southwest of Conner, MT  
Deer Creek Northwestern Land Office ST 1,099 62 18 Miles W of Marion, MT (406)-420-3084
Moose Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest USFS 5,970 12 24 miles southwest of Philipsburg (406) 468-1914
Nature Grove Bitterroot National Forest USFS 991 0 13 miles east of Hamilton south of Highway 38 406-420-3096
Roe 2 Central Land Office ST 978 10 Twenty miles south of Dillon, MT  
Sand Creek Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest USFS 34,083 13 7.5 miles southeast of Wisdom, Montana (406) 420-1966
Silvertip Flathead National Forest USFS 7,144 15 Thirty miles northeast of Condon, MT 406-758-5376
Skillet Flathead National Forest USFS 3,409 82 15 miles west of Olney, MT 406-758-5200
* Skull Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest USFS 51 0 Ten miles east of Wisdom, MT  

Nevada

Fires: 7
Acres: 86,945
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Blue Eagle Carson City District Office BLM 9,021 0 Twenty-eight miles northwest of Austin, NV  
Calico Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest USFS 18,319 10 Twenty miles southeast of McDermitt, NV  
Forleen Elko District Office BLM 667 80 Twenty-three miles north of Wells, NV  
Hawk Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District CNTY 15,085 98 5 miles northwest of Reno, near Verdi, NV 775-244-6988
Kearny White Pine County Fire Protection District CNTY 300 60 Thirty-seven miles north of Ely, NV  
McConnell Winnemucca District Office BLM 32,169 13 3 miles east of Orovada, NV 775-432-0815
Oxley Elko District Office BLM 11,384 93 Five miles north of Wells, NV  

New Mexico

Fires: 4
Acres: 15,805
New: 1
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Frijoles Santa Fe National Forest USFS 15,367 59 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
* Mogote Ridge Carson National Forest USFS 112 10 Mogote Ridge 505-423-3001
Sunset Lincoln National Forest USFS 145 62 Five miles southwest of Arabela, NM  
Whiskey Cibola National Forest USFS 181 0 Mountainair Ranger District - Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands 505-346-3894

Oklahoma

Fires: 8
Acres: 3,458
New: 3
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
2690 Anadarko Agency BIA 900 90 Four miles east of Gracemont, OK  
Bison Osage Agency BIA 889 85 Nine miles south of Elgin, OK  
Brushy Creek Oklahoma Division of Forestry ST 238 75 Seven miles northeast of Blanco, OK  
Buck Creek Oklahoma Division of Forestry ST 597 90 Three miles southeast of Daisy, OK  
* High Fence Oklahoma Division of Forestry ST 250 60 Four miles northwest of Stuart, OK  
* South Beaver Mt Oklahoma Division of Forestry ST 108 80 One mile northeast of Quinton, OK  
Sugar Creek Anadarko Agency BIA 370 90 One mile west of Binger, OK  
* Wildhorse Creek Oklahoma Division of Forestry ST 106 45 One mile north of Moyers, OK  

Oregon

Fires: 11
Acres: 1,196,880
New: 0
Contained: 2
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Austin Mt. Hood National Forest USFS 10,261 0 25 Miles SE of Estacada, OR 541-982-5802
Big Grass Vale District BLM 578,637 94 Malheur County, Oregon and Owyhee County, Idaho 208-295-5503
Egypt Malheur National Forest USFS 4,553 82 12 Miles N of Riley, OR  
Grasshopper Mt. Hood National Forest USFS 93,924 83 14 miles SW of Dufur, OR 541-982-5802
Hagen Umatilla National Forest USFS 60,861 35 26 Miles East of Pendleton, OR 541-970-7128
McCully Wallowa-Whitman National Forest USFS 9,484 0 22 miles northwest of Baker City, Oregon 541-712-8905
Paradise Umatilla National Forest USFS 9,324 15 18 Miles E of Milton-Freewater, Oregon 541-970-7128
Rosenbaum Fossil Unit ST 483 89 10 Miles NW of Spray, OR (503) 877-4580
Rowe Creek Complex Prineville District BLM 373,927 92 10 Miles S of Fossil, OR 541-800-1280
The Narrows Mt. Hood National Forest USFS 292 0 Fifteen miles southeast of Estacada, OR  
Wrights Spring Fremont-Winema National Forest USFS 55,134 85 2 Miles W of Sprague River OR 541-712-4438
Mitchell Springs Vale District BLM 5,444 100 Eight miles northwest of McDermitt, OR  
North Pole Wallowa-Whitman National Forest USFS 310 100 Eighteen miles southwest of Baker City, OR  

Texas

Fires: 6
Acres: 92,887
New: 3
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
* McKee Draw Texas A & M Forest Service ST 2,891 50 Approximately 18 miles southeast of Sonora, Texas 979-255-0591
Rio Escondido Texas A & M Forest Service ST 2,713 90 Approximately 1 miles northeast of Evant, Texas 254-457-8075
Ross Texas A & M Forest Service ST 85,303 31 Approximately 1 miles north of Palo Pinto, Texas 940-328-9158
* Sandy Texas A & M Forest Service ST 1,000 5 Approximately 12 miles northeast of Raymondville, Texas 979-255-0591
* West Fork Texas A & M Forest Service ST 680 40 Approximately 10 miles southwest of Roosevelt, Texas 979-255-0591
Whitetail Texas A & M Forest Service ST 300 20 Approximately 13 miles west of Rocksprings, Texas 979-255-0591

Utah

Fires: 5
Acres: 23,316
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Black Canyon Manti-Lasal National Forest USFS 3,264 87 29 miles SW of Price, UT 435-485-5631
Brushy Canyon Bear River Area ST 10,002 45 Four miles north of Promontory, UT  
Slough Canyon Uintah and Ouray Agency BIA 4,698 36 41 Miles E of Price, UT 435-459-0935
Teddy Valley Southwest Area ST 361 80 Eight miles southwest of Beaver, UT  
Tom Creek     4,991 61 Ten miles south of Dugway, UT  

Washington

Fires: 14
Acres: 523,903
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Border 2 North Cascades National Park NPS 7,633 73 20 Miles NE of Marblemount, WA  
Electric Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest USFS 500 0 7 Miles N of Marblemount, WA  
Goat Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest USFS 687 0 15 Miles N of Ronald, WA  
Grand Park 2 Mount Rainier National Park NPS 168 82 Seven miles southwest of Snoquera, WA 509-348-7539
High Lava Gifford Pinchot National Forest USFS 2,894 30 11 Miles NW of Stabler, WA  
Kaiser Canyon Colville Agency BIA 138,293 98 One mile south of Nespelem, WA 509-800-8123
King Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest USFS 2,326 0 7 Miles NE of Snoqualmie Pass, WA (509) 213-5294
Little Giant Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest USFS 162,961 27 30 miles NW of Leavenworth, WA 509-776-6953
Luna North Cascades National Park NPS 5,740 27 10 Miles North of Newhalem, WA  
Ptarmigan Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest USFS 25,104 55 20 Miles NW of Mazama, WA 509-215-8214
Sinlahekin Northeast Region-Department of Natural Resources ST 166,868 41 12 Miles W of Tonasket, WA 509-287-4942
Sisi Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest USFS 1,794 0 10 miles northwest of Stehekin, WA 509-776-6953
Three Queens Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest USFS 8,596 5 6 Miles E of Snoqualmie Pass, WA 509-213-5294
Wonderland Complex Mount Rainier National Park NPS 339 0 9 Miles SE of Snoquera, WA 509-348-7539

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