August 23, 2026
Yesterday, 200 new fires were reported nationwide, including five new large fires. Firefighters are currently working to contain 79 large fires, with 22,122 firefighters and support personnel assigned to incidents nationwide.
The Northwest continues to have the most fire activity in the nation, with 29 large fires and eleven complex incident management teams assigned. All ten geographic areas currently list at least one large fire.
So far in 2026, firefighters have responded to 50,580 wildfires that have burned more than 7.7 million acres across the United States, 129% of the 10-year average for fires and 169% for acres burned.
Smoke can even affect communities hundreds of miles away from active wildfires. Fire.airnow.gov is an excellent resource for monitoring air quality in your area and understanding where smoke impacts may be coming from. Limit your exposure to poor air quality by monitoring which times of day are worst and avoiding strenuous activity and limiting outdoor time during those windows.
Weather
An upper trough passes to the north of Montana, bringing scattered, fast-moving thunderstorms with little rainfall to parts of the Northern Rockies and eastern Pacific Northwest, as well as dry and breezy winds. This weather will result in high-risk significant fire potential for those parts. Highs in the mid 80’s to mid 90’s are forecast across the Intermountain West, increasing to 100 to 115 over southeast California and southern Arizona. The hot temperatures will coincide with relative humidity levels of 8 to 20%. Gusty winds are expected in the afternoon throughout the Great Basin and into eastern Northern Rockies. Farther east, the main weather concern will revolve around the unwavering heat across the Southern Plains. High temperatures in this area will peak in the 90s to 110F with relative humidity values dropping into the mid-teens to mid 20s. Scattered mixed wet/dry thunderstorms are expected to develop in the Greater Four Corners and Great Basin, as well as over the Southern Plains into the Lower Mississippi Valley.
Daily statistics
Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk
5
States currently reporting large fires:
Total number of large fires
79
Acres from all active fires
3,577,730
Fires contained
1
Year-to-date statistics
2026 (1/1/26-8/23/26)
Fires: 50,580
Acres: 7,738,302
2025 (1/1/25-8/23/25)
Fires: 45,177
Acres: 4,052,850
2024 (1/1/24-8/23/24)
Fires: 31,948
Acres: 5,594,429
2023 (1/1/23-8/23/23)
Fires: 37,706
Acres: 1,824,307
2022 (1/1/22-8/23/22)
Fires: 43,850
Acres: 6,003,806
2021 (1/1/21-8/23/21)
Fires: 41,197
Acres: 4,575,051
2020 (1/1/20-8/23/20)
Fires: 38,286
Acres: 3,590,164
2019 (1/1/19-8/23/19)
Fires: 32,037
Acres: 3,874,884
2018 (1/1/18-8/23/18)
Fires: 41,827
Acres: 6,174,297
2017 (1/1/17-8/23/17)
Fires: 43,376
Acres: 6,619,779
2016 (1/1/16-8/23/16)
Fires: 39,102
Acres: 4,296,790
10-year average Year-to-Date
Current Wildfires
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Fire
Unit
Agency
Size
% Ctn
Location
Information
Mukluk
Tok Area
ST
7,260
20
Two miles west of Tok, AK
Fire
Unit
Agency
Size
% Ctn
Location
Information
Pine Tree Rd
Arkansas Forestry Commission
ST
2,328
80
Two miles south of Lawson, AR
Fire
Unit
Agency
Size
% Ctn
Location
Information
MP18
7,610
74
Two miles north of Hoopa, CA
Timber
Los Padres National Forest
USFS
8,665
25
Approximately 5 miles southeast of Big Sur, California
831-285-7006
Fire
Unit
Agency
Size
% Ctn
Location
Information
Aspen Acres
Custer County
CNTY
102,004
77
10 miles northwest of Rye, CO
719-697-8353
Elk
Grand Mesa
USFS
7,257
33
7 miles northwest of Lake City, Colorado
970-299-5357
Gold Mountain
Grand Mesa
USFS
39,718
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
Fire
Unit
Agency
Size
% Ctn
Location
Information
Chipmunk
Everglades National Park
NPS
9,232
30
Fifteen miles west of Homestead, FL
Movie Dome
Everglades National Park
NPS
6,222
60
Twenty-one miles west of Homestead, FL
Fire
Unit
Agency
Size
% Ctn
Location
Information
Main Trail
Wassaw National Wildlife Refuge
FWS
741
35
Twelve miles southeast of Savannah, GA
Fire
Unit
Agency
Size
% Ctn
Location
Information
Cascade
Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests
USFS
4,100
50
22 miles East of Lowell, Idaho
208-935-6134
Crooked
Boise National Forest
USFS
1,038
0
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
18
Thirty-one miles northwest of Mackay, ID
* Fraser
Boise District
BLM
300
25
Ten miles west of Mountain Home, ID
Grotto
Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests
USFS
1,000
0
Twenty miles east of Lowell, ID
Moose Mountain
Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests
USFS
3,841
8
Approximately 4 miles north of Kelly Forks Camp Ground
208-935-6134
North Heglar
Cassia County
CNTY
1,844
45
Thirty-three miles southwest of Pocatello, ID
Porcupine
Idaho Panhandle National Forest
USFS
130
0
Approximately 7 miles NE of Clark Fork, ID.
208-557-8813
* Shale Butte
Twin Falls District
BLM
1,000
0
Twenty-three miles northwest of Minidoka, ID
Three Links
Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests
USFS
510
0
Twenty miles east of Lowell, ID
Upper Smith
Idaho Panhandle National Forest
USFS
4,221
38
Six miles West of Porthill, Idaho
208-295-5495
Fire
Unit
Agency
Size
% Ctn
Location
Information
Bear Trap
Superior National Forest
USFS
30,806
55
Five miles south of Lac la Croix, MN
Sioux
Superior National Forest
USFS
6,833
76
Twenty miles northwest of Ely, MN
Thumb
Superior National Forest
USFS
25,015
55
Five miles south of Lac la Croix, MN
Fire
Unit
Agency
Size
% Ctn
Location
Information
Jackson HWY 90
Mississippi Forestry Commission
ST
1,428
75
Five miles northeast of Moss Point, MS
Fire
Unit
Agency
Size
% Ctn
Location
Information
Ant Park
Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest
USFS
400
88
15 miles NE of White Sulphur Springs, MT
(406) 547-3361
Black Bear
Bitterroot National Forest
USFS
2,126
22
15 Miles E of Hamilton, MT
406.420.1174
Bobcat Lakes
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
USFS
10,005
40
12 miles east of Wisdom
406-420-1966
Cherry Peak
Lolo National Forest
USFS
204
0
11 Miles SE of Thompson Falls, MT
520-333-5791
Deer Creek
Northwestern Land Office
ST
724
0
18 Miles W of Marion, MT
(406)-420-3084
Moose
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
USFS
5,965
6
24 miles southwest of Philipsburg
(406) 468-1914
North Fork Lost Horse
Bitterroot National Forest
USFS
118
70
Ten miles northwest of Darby, MT
Sand Creek
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
USFS
32,306
10
7.5 miles southeast of Wisdom, Montana
(406) 420-1966
Sarpy
Crow Agency
BIA
897
80
Eight miles east of Hardin, MT
406-638-2247
Silvertip
Flathead National Forest
USFS
6,737
15
Thirty miles northeast of Condon, MT
406-758-5376
Skillet
Flathead National Forest
USFS
3,369
82
15 miles west of Olney, MT
406-420-1772
Windmill
Stillwater County
ST
4,253
57
8 miles north of Reed Point, MT, Stillwater County
406-420-3017
Fire
Unit
Agency
Size
% Ctn
Location
Information
Bug
Carson City District Office
BLM
93,733
94
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
Shoshone
Carson City District Office
BLM
24,513
82
58 Miles NE of Fallon, NV
775-399-8248
Fire
Unit
Agency
Size
% Ctn
Location
Information
Frijoles
Santa Fe National Forest
USFS
15,220
42
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
Cooper
Capitan District
ST
575
100
Thirty-five miles northeast of Roswell, NM
Fire
Unit
Agency
Size
% Ctn
Location
Information
2690
Anadarko Agency
BIA
900
15
Four miles east of Gracemont, OK
* Sugar Creek
Anadarko Agency
BIA
370
10
One mile west of Binger, OK
Fire
Unit
Agency
Size
% Ctn
Location
Information
0587 Shingle
Fossil Unit
ST
73,183
93
Fourteen miles southeast of Mitchell, OR
Austin
Mt. Hood National Forest
USFS
4,808
0
25 Miles SE of Estacada, OR
541-982-5802
Big Grass
Vale District
BLM
578,637
93
Malheur County, Oregon and Owyhee County, Idaho
208-295-5503
Egypt
Malheur National Forest
USFS
4,553
82
12 Miles N of Riley, OR
Fielder Mtn
Grants Pass Unit
ST
573
93
One mile west of Rogue River, OR
Grasshopper
Mt. Hood National Forest
USFS
93,562
76
3 miles North of Sportmans Park, OR
541-982-5802
Hagen
Umatilla National Forest
USFS
59,559
19
26 Miles East of Pendleton, OR
541-970-7128
* North Pole
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
USFS
100
0
Eighteen miles southwest of Baker City, OR
Paradise
Umatilla National Forest
USFS
7,700
0
15 miles south of Pendleton Oregon
(509) 524-2900
Picture Rock
Lakeview District
BLM
1,228
70
3 Miles N of Summer Lake, OR
541-219-0515
Rosenbaum
Fossil Unit
ST
483
89
10 Miles NW of Spray, OR
(503) 877-4580
Rowe Creek Complex
Prineville District
BLM
373,981
91
10 Miles S of Fossil, OR
541-800-1280
Second Flat
Burns District
BLM
105,854
96
Six miles NE of Riley, OR
541-970-7130
The Narrows
Mt. Hood National Forest
USFS
212
0
Fifteen miles southeast of Estacada, OR
Wrights Spring
Fremont-Winema National Forest
USFS
54,325
55
2 Miles W of Sprague River OR
541-712-4438
Fire
Unit
Agency
Size
% Ctn
Location
Information
Rancher
Pine Ridge Agency
BIA
503
85
Two miles east of Evergreen, SD
Fire
Unit
Agency
Size
% Ctn
Location
Information
Black Canyon
Manti-Lasal National Forest
USFS
3,264
78
29 miles SW of Price, UT
(435) 485-5631
Rocky Canyon
Northwest Area
ST
16,464
96
Six miles southwest of Henefer, UT
Salt Wells
Bear River Area
ST
585
90
Twenty-eight miles southwest of Tremonton, UT
Slough Canyon
Uintah and Ouray Agency
BIA
3,000
0
Forty-one miles east of Price, UT
Fire
Unit
Agency
Size
% Ctn
Location
Information
Border 2
North Cascades National Park
NPS
7,401
40
20 Miles NE of Marblemount, WA
* Colwash
Yakama Agency
BIA
4,000
0
Five miles west of Mabton, WA
Grand Park 2
Mount Rainier National Park
NPS
168
67
Seven miles southwest of Snoquera, WA
509-348-7539
High Lava
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
USFS
1,717
19
11 Miles NW of Stabler, WA
Kaiser Canyon
Colville Agency
BIA
138,284
98
1 mile S of Nespelem, WA
509-800-8123
King
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
USFS
459
0
7 Miles NE of Snoqualmie Pass, WA
(509) 213-5294
Little Giant
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
USFS
142,218
15
30 miles NW of Leavenworth, WA
509-776-6953
Luna
North Cascades National Park
NPS
4,670
0
10 Miles North of Newhalem, WA
Modrite
Northeast Region-Department of Natural Resources
ST
57,594
98
17 Miles SW of Inchelium, WA
509-287-8176
Ptarmigan
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
USFS
24,770
55
20 Miles NW of Mazama, WA
509-215-8214
Sinlahekin
Northeast Region-Department of Natural Resources
ST
154,480
47
12 Miles W of Tonasket, WA
509-287-4942
Sisi
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
USFS
734
0
Chelan County, WA
509-776-6953
Three Queens
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
USFS
6,379
2
6 Miles E of Snoqualmie Pass, WA
509-213-5294
Fire
Unit
Agency
Size
% Ctn
Location
Information
West Coal Creek
Campbell County
CNTY
896
90
Forty-five miles north of Gillette, WY