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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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September 3, 2026

Yesterday, 96 new fires were reported nationwide, including seven new large fires. Firefighters are currently working to contain 78 large fires, with 19,102 firefighters and support personnel assigned to incidents nationwide. 

So far in 2026, firefighters have responded to 52,767 wildfires that have burned more than 8.2 million acres across the United States, 125% of the 10-year average for fires and 161% for acres burned. There are fuels and fire behavior advisories in place for North Central Texas, Southwest Idaho, and the Pacific Northwest.

September is National Preparedness Month. As summer transitions into fall, this is a great time to take stock of areas where you and your community can be better prepared to meet future wildfire challenges. Firewise USA, hosted by the National Fire Prevention Association, has many free resources to help you get started. 

Weather

Hot temperatures continue across the Southern Plains and Mississippi Valley again today with highs reaching 100°F. Locally breezy winds pick up over Oklahoma and Kansas, although RH’s will be up a bit, reaching 35- 45%. Remnants of Edouard will produce another day of heavy rains across eastern Texas, while southern Texas will be dry and breezy. Overall large fire potential continues to decrease over the Pacific Northwest, Northern California and western Idaho as showers with cooler temperatures spread across the area. Dry and breezy conditions are expected over much of the Great Basin up into Wyoming and eastern Montana. Showers and thunderstorms continue across southeast Arizona and begin to spread into western New Mexico. 

Daily statistics
Number of new large fires or emergency response 
* New fires are identified with an asterisk		 1 States currently reporting large fires:
Total number of large fires 78
Acres from all active fires 3,784,386
Fires contained 3
Year-to-date statistics
2026 (1/1/26-9/03/26) Fires: 52,767 Acres: 8,272,749
2025 (1/1/25-9/03/25) Fires: 47,413 Acres: 4,173,193
2024 (1/1/24-9/03/24) Fires: 34,373 Acres: 6,492,031
2023 (1/1/23-9/03/23) Fires: 39,965 Acres: 2,081,130
2022 (1/1/22-9/03/22) Fires: 48,720 Acres: 6,207,854
2021 (1/1/21-9/03/21) Fires: 43,250 Acres: 5,024,744
2020 (1/1/20-9/03/20) Fires: 40,528 Acres: 4,434,509
2019 (1/1/19-9/03/19) Fires: 34,209 Acres: 4,106,653
2018 (1/1/18-9/03/18) Fires: 45,885 Acres: 6,961,533
2017 (1/1/17-9/03/17) Fires: 46,951 Acres: 7,650,844
2016 (1/1/16-9/03/16) Fires: 41,312 Acres: 4,696,856
10-year average Year-to-Date
2016-2025 Fires: Acres:
Current Wildfires

Arizona

Fires: 2
Acres: 1,036
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Mount Emma Grand Canyon National Park NPS 368 0 Sixty miles northwest of South Rim Grand Canyon NP, AZ  
Paddy Creek Fort Apache Agency BIA 668 63 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 70    

California

Fires: 4
Acres: 71,642
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
MP18     7,601 95 Two miles north of Hoopa, CA  
Plaskett Los Padres National Forest USFS 29,123 1 34 miles South of Big Sur, CA 805-257-9891
S 1 Vya Northern California District BLM 9,692 88 Three miles north of Vya, NV  
Timber Los Padres National Forest USFS 25,226 23 Approximately 5 miles southeast of Big Sur, California 805-257-9891

Colorado

Fires: 3
Acres: 116,795
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 73 7 miles northwest of Lake City, Colorado 970-299-5357
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 78 Twelve miles southeast of Savannah, GA  

Idaho

Fires: 13
Acres: 47,480
New: 0
Contained: 1
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
Crooked Boise National Forest USFS 9,720 25 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 785 79 Five miles north of Wallace Idaho 208-557-8813
Flint Boise District BLM 6,936 90 Forty-five miles southwest of Nampa, ID  
Grotto Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests USFS 3,849 0 Twenty miles east of Lowell, ID  
Moose Mountain Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests USFS 5,579 8 Approximately 4 miles north of Kelly Forks Camp Ground 208-935-6134
Parker Lake Idaho Panhandle National Forest USFS 1,429 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 180 0 Approximately 7 miles NE of Clark Fork, ID. 208-557-8813
Silver Idaho Panhandle National Forest USFS 2,545 0 Southeast side of Silver Dollar Peak near Roman Nose 208-266-5956
Three Links Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests USFS 790 0 Twenty miles east of Lowell, ID  
Upper Smith Idaho Panhandle National Forest USFS 4,808 42 Six miles West of Porthill, Idaho 208-295-5495
Wolf Creek Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests USFS 2,280 25 Nineteen miles east of Lowell, ID 208-634-0820
Wagon Boise District BLM 697 100 Six miles northeast of Grasmere, ID  

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 97 Five miles south of Lac la Croix, MN  
Sioux Superior National Forest USFS 6,833 97 Twenty miles northwest of Ely, MN  
Thumb Superior National Forest USFS 25,015 97 Five miles south of Lac la Croix, MN  

Montana

Fires: 10
Acres: 73,880
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Bobcat Lakes Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest USFS 10,828 61 12 miles east of Wisdom 406-420-1966
Camp Creek Flathead National Forest USFS 9,637 0 Within the Bob Marshall Wilderness 40 miles west of Augusta, Montana 520-282-0436
Cooper Bitterroot National Forest USFS 310 0 Twenty-two miles southwest of Conner, MT  
Moose Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest USFS 6,003 15 24 miles southwest of Philipsburg (406) 468-1914
Nature Grove Bitterroot National Forest USFS 1,274 0 13 miles east of Hamilton south of Highway 38 406-420-3096
Sand Creek Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest USFS 34,733 20 7.5 miles southeast of Wisdom, Montana (406) 420-1966
Scimitar Bitterroot National Forest USFS 334 0 Twenty-nine miles southwest of Conner, MT  
Silvertip Flathead National Forest USFS 7,280 15 Thirty miles northeast of Condon, MT 406-758-5376
Skillet Flathead National Forest USFS 3,414 82 15 miles west of Olney, MT 406-758-5200
Skull Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest USFS 67 0 Five miles east of Wisdom, MT  

Nevada

Fires: 4
Acres: 75,548
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Blue Eagle Carson City District Office BLM 9,218 90 Twenty-eight miles northwest of Austin, NV  
Calico Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest USFS 18,319 80 Twenty miles southeast of McDermitt, NV  
Hawk Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District CNTY 15,085 98 5 miles northwest of Reno, near Verdi, NV 775-244-6988
McConnell Winnemucca District Office BLM 32,926 58 3 miles east of Orovada, NV 775-432-0815

New Mexico

Fires: 4
Acres: 16,126
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Frijoles Santa Fe National Forest USFS 15,476 62 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 70 Mogote Ridge 505-423-3001
Sunset Lincoln National Forest USFS 145 80 Five miles southwest of Arabela, NM  
Whiskey Cibola National Forest USFS 393 19 Mountainair Ranger District - Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands 505-346-3894

Oklahoma

Fires: 5
Acres: 3,094
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Alexander Trail Oklahoma Division of Forestry ST 1,600 40 Five miles west of Nashoba, OK  
Crumb Creek Oklahoma Division of Forestry ST 260 40 Two miles northwest of Stanley, OK  
Railroad South Anadarko Agency BIA 515 40 Three miles east of Indiahoma, OK  
Wildhorse Creek Oklahoma Division of Forestry ST 111 75 One mile north of Moyers, OK  
Wright Okmulgee Field Office BIA 608 80 Five miles southwest of Dustin, OK  

Oregon

Fires: 9
Acres: 1,199,108
New: 0
Contained: 1
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Austin Mt. Hood National Forest USFS 12,610 8 25 Miles SE of Estacada, OR 541-982-5802
Big Grass Vale District BLM 578,637 94 25 Miles SW of JORDAN VALLEY, OR 208-295-5503
Grasshopper Mt. Hood National Forest USFS 93,972 84 14 miles SW of Dufur, OR 541-982-5802
Hagen Umatilla National Forest USFS 61,408 54 26 Miles East of Pendleton, OR 541-970-7128
McCully Wallowa-Whitman National Forest USFS 13,479 6 22 miles northwest of Baker City, Oregon 541-712-8905
Paradise Umatilla National Forest USFS 9,639 22 18 Miles E of Milton-Freewater, Oregon 541-970-7128
Rowe Creek Complex Prineville District BLM 373,927 99 10 Miles S of Fossil, OR 541-800-1280
The Narrows Mt. Hood National Forest USFS 302 11 Fifteen miles southeast of Estacada, OR  
Wrights Spring Fremont-Winema National Forest USFS 55,134 95 2 Miles W of Sprague River OR 541-712-4438
Egypt Malheur National Forest USFS 4,553 100 12 Miles N of Riley, OR  

Texas

Fires: 2
Acres: 90,548
New: 1
Contained: 1
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
* Live Oak Texas A & M Forest Service ST 500 30 38 Miles southeast of San Angelo, TX 979-255-0591
Ross Texas A & M Forest Service ST 90,048 38 Approximately 1 miles west of Palo Pinto, Texas 979-255-0591
River Bluff Texas A & M Forest Service ST 431 100 Approximately 12 miles northeast of Raymondville, Texas 979-255-0591

Utah

Fires: 2
Acres: 9,765
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Slough Canyon Uintah and Ouray Agency BIA 4,774 34 41 Miles E of Price, UT 435-459-0935
Tom Creek     4,991 85 Ten miles south of Dugway, UT  

Washington

Fires: 14
Acres: 536,462
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Border 2 North Cascades National Park NPS 8,043 72 20 Miles NE of Marblemount, WA  
Electric Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest USFS 622 17 7 Miles N of Marblemount, WA 360-800-5889
Goat Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest USFS 794 0 15 Miles N of Ronald, WA  
High Lava Gifford Pinchot National Forest USFS 2,894 39 11 Miles NW of Stabler, WA  
Kaiser Canyon Colville Agency BIA 138,293 99 One mile south of Nespelem, WA 509-800-8123
King Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest USFS 2,991 0 7 Miles NE of Snoqualmie Pass, WA (509) 213-5294
Little Giant Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest USFS 170,784 65 30 miles NW of Leavenworth, WA 509-776-6953
Luna North Cascades National Park NPS 7,648 34 10 Miles North of Newhalem, WA  
Ptarmigan Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest USFS 25,166 73 20 Miles NW of Mazama, WA 509-215-8214
Sinlahekin Northeast Region-Department of Natural Resources ST 166,290 38 12 Miles W of Tonasket, WA 509-287-4942
Sisi Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest USFS 2,244 5 10 miles northwest of Stehekin, WA 509-776-6953
Three Queens Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest USFS 9,364 8 6 Miles E of Snoqualmie Pass, WA 509-213-5294
Thunder Creek North Cascades National Park NPS 950 0 Thirteen miles southeast of Newhalem, WA  
Wonderland Complex Mount Rainier National Park NPS 379 0 9 Miles SE of Buckley, WA 509-348-7539

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