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National Preparedness Level 4

as of September 4, 2026 at 7:30 a.m. MDT (on a scale from 1 to 5)

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September 4, 2026

Yesterday, 92 new fires were reported nationwide, including three new large fires. Firefighters are currently working to contain 77 large fires, with 18,401 firefighters and support personnel assigned to incidents nationwide. 

Due to improving fire weather conditions across multiple geographic areas, increased availability of most nationally shared resource types, and a significant decline in resource ordering through the National Interagency Coordination Center, the National Preparedness Level decreased to four (PL 4), effective September 4 at 7:30 a.m. MDT, after 48 consecutive days at national PL 5. 

The National Multiagency Coordinating Group (NMAC), composed of wildland fire representatives from each agency at NIFC, establishes the national preparedness level. Factors they consider include number of IMTs committed, total number of resources committed, how many large fires are burning, how many geographic areas have activity, and the time of year, plus any unusual circumstances identified by this group of seasoned fire managers. Explore PL information.

So far in 2026, firefighters have responded to 52,939 wildfires that have burned more than 8.2 million acres across the United States. 

Weather

High-risk conditions continue across parts of Wyoming and eastern Montana due to continuing hot, dry, and breezy conditions, with temperatures reaching 90-100°F, RH lowering to 8-20%, and winds gusts of 20-40mph. Moderate to high-risk conditions also continue across the Southern Plains and Mississippi Valley again today with highs reaching 100°F and locally breezy winds, extending over Oklahoma and Kansas amid RH of 25-30%. Dry and breezy winds, albeit cooler, continue over parts of the Great Basin maintain moderate conditions there. Across the Pacific Northwest, western Northern Rockies, and Northern California, large fire potential continues to decrease as showers with cooler temperatures spread across the area. Showers and thunderstorms continue across the Southwest. National Predictive Services Outlook (7-Day Significant Fire Potential Outlook) 

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 74
Acres from all active fires 2,153,521
Fires contained 2
Year-to-date statistics
2026 (1/1/26-9/04/26) Fires: 52,939 Acres: 8,296,949
2025 (1/1/25-9/04/25) Fires: 47,538 Acres: 4,200,503
2024 (1/1/24-9/04/24) Fires: 34,781 Acres: 6,518,033
2023 (1/1/23-9/04/23) Fires: 40,221 Acres: 2,089,674
2022 (1/1/22-9/04/22) Fires: 48,851 Acres: 6,212,242
2021 (1/1/21-9/04/21) Fires: 43,354 Acres: 5,054,253
2020 (1/1/20-9/04/20) Fires: 40,641 Acres: 4,506,348
2019 (1/1/19-9/04/19) Fires: 34,446 Acres: 4,101,339
2018 (1/1/18-9/04/18) Fires: 45,984 Acres: 6,969,916
2017 (1/1/17-9/04/17) Fires: 47,094 Acres: 7,802,597
2016 (1/1/16-9/04/16) Fires: 41,359 Acres: 4,684,007
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 70 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 75

California

Fires: 4
Acres: 72,407
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 29,768 23 34 miles South of Big Sur, CA 805-257-9891
S 1 Vya Northern California District BLM 9,692 94 Three miles north of Vya, NV
Timber Los Padres National Forest USFS 25,346 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

Florida

Fires: 0
Acres: 0
New: 1
Contained: 1
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
* S7 Florida Forest Service ST 884 100

Georgia

Fires: 1
Acres: 820
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Main Trail Wassaw National Wildlife Refuge FWS 820 84 Twelve miles southeast of Savannah, GA

Idaho

Fires: 12
Acres: 41,773
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Cascade Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests USFS 7,475 50 Nineteen miles east of Lowell, ID 208-935-6134
Crooked Boise National Forest USFS 10,006 30 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 50 Thirty-one miles northwest of Mackay, ID
Dudley Idaho Panhandle National Forest USFS 800 88 Five miles north of Wallace Idaho 208-557-8813
Grotto Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests USFS 3,849 0 Twenty miles east of Lowell, ID
Moose Mountain Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests USFS 5,832 8 Approximately 4 miles north of Kelly Forks Camp Ground 208-935-6134
Parker Lake Idaho Panhandle National Forest USFS 1,429 0 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

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 north of Ely, MN
Thumb Superior National Forest USFS 25,015 97 Twenty miles north of Ely, MN

Montana

Fires: 13
Acres: 89,187
New: 3
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Bobcat Lakes Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest USFS 10,850 61 12 miles east of Wisdom 406-420-1966
Camp Creek Flathead National Forest USFS 9,725 0 Twenty-five miles northeast of Seeley Lake, MT 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 1,422 0 13 miles east of Hamilton south of Highway 38 406-420-3096
* Rattlesnake Complex Eastern Land Office ST 13,792 0 30 Miles East of Miles City, MT 406-421-2239
Sand Creek Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest USFS 35,490 25 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 81 15 miles west of Olney, MT 406-758-5200
Skull Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest USFS 67 0 Five miles east of Wisdom, MT
* Three Bar Corral Powder River County ST 200 20 Thirty-one miles southwest of Broadus, MT
* Yodeling Valley Richland County ST 300 60 Six miles east of Richey, MT

Nevada

Fires: 2
Acres: 51,550
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Calico Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest USFS 18,319 98 Twenty miles southeast of McDermitt, NV
McConnell Winnemucca District Office BLM 33,231 81 3 miles east of Orovada, NV 775-432-0815

New Mexico

Fires: 4
Acres: 16,133
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Frijoles Santa Fe National Forest USFS 15,483 77 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 30 Mountainair Ranger District - Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands 505-346-3894

Oklahoma

Fires: 3
Acres: 2,375
New: 0
Contained: 1
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Alexander Trail Oklahoma Division of Forestry ST 1,600 70 Five miles west of Nashoba, OK
Crumb Creek Oklahoma Division of Forestry ST 260 85 Two miles northwest of Stanley, OK
Railroad South Anadarko Agency BIA 515 40 Three miles east of Indiahoma, OK
Wright Okmulgee Field Office BIA 608 100 Five miles southwest of Dustin, OK

Oregon

Fires: 9
Acres: 1,199,105
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Austin Mt. Hood National Forest USFS 12,610 21 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 93,993 84 14 miles SW of Dufur, OR 541-982-5802
Hagen Umatilla National Forest USFS 61,408 55 26 Miles East of Pendleton, OR 541-970-7128
McCully Wallowa-Whitman National Forest USFS 13,501 25 22 miles northwest of Baker City, Oregon 541-712-8905
Paradise Umatilla National Forest USFS 9,593 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 27 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

South Dakota

Fires: 1
Acres: 960
New: 1
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
* Needles Pine Ridge Agency BIA 960 0 Two miles east of Evergreen Community, SD

Texas

Fires: 1
Acres: 90,400
New: 0
Contained: 0
Fire Unit Agency Size % Ctn Location Information
Ross Texas A & M Forest Service ST 90,400 38 Approximately 1 miles west of Palo Pinto, 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 63 41 Miles E of Price, UT 435-459-0935
Tom Creek 4,991 85 Ten miles south of Dugway, UT

Washington

Fires: 13
Acres: 398,064
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 24 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 2,899 63 11 Miles NW of Stabler, WA
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 81 30 miles NW of Leavenworth, WA 509-776-6953
Luna North Cascades National Park NPS 7,722 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 166,106 44 12 Miles W of Tonasket, WA 509-287-4942
Sisi Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest USFS 2,244 11 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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