as of October 14, 2026 at 7:30 a.m. MDT (on a scale from 1 to 5)
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November 6, 2026
Firefighters are working to contain four large fires across the country, with 342 firefighters and support personnel assigned to incidents nationwide. Large fires are being reported in the Eastern, Northwest and Southern areas. The Eastern Area reported 40 new fires, while the Southern Area reported nine.
Year-to-date, 68,179 fires have burned more than 9.4 million acres, 131% of the 10-year average number of fires and 146% of the average acres burned for this date.
As fall brings cooler temperatures and favorable conditions in many areas, prescribed fire is an important tool for managing fuels and reducing the risk of future wildfires. Smoke may be visible during these prescribed burns. Check local updates to learn about prescribed fire activity in your area.
A cold front will slowly move off the East Coast today but will briefly stall near the New England coast as weak surface low pressure develops along it. Locally heavy rain will fall along the New England coast, with lighter rain falling from the eastern Carolinas to the Mid -Atlantic coast and eastern Great Lakes. Dry conditions are expected across much of the Plains into the Southeast and minimum relative humidity will remain well above critical thresholds amid mostly light winds. An upper-level low will move through the Southwest with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, while dry conditions are expected in the northern Intermountain West amid above normal temperatures. A strong Pacific storm will move into British Columbia and bring rain to western Washington with high elevation snow in the north Cascades. Areas of light snow are expected across central and eastern Interior Alaska today while relatively dry conditions are expected near the Bering Sea and showers occur in the panhandle. Breezy trade winds will continue across Hawai’i, but will be locally stronger for Maui and the Big Island with an increase in showers expected for those islands, as well.
| Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk |
0 | States currently reporting large fires: |
| Total number of large fires | 4 | |
| Acres from all active fires | 119,827 | |
| Fires contained | 0 |
| 2026 (1/1/26-11/06/26) | Fires: 68,179 | Acres: 9,471,008 |
| 2025 (1/1/25-11/06/25) | Fires: 58,380 | Acres: 4,877,311 |
| 2024 (1/1/24-11/06/24) | Fires: 48,507 | Acres: 8,123,355 |
| 2023 (1/1/23-11/06/23) | Fires: 50,952 | Acres: 2,569,147 |
| 2022 (1/1/22-11/06/22) | Fires: 60,769 | Acres: 7,229,843 |
| 2021 (1/1/21-11/06/21) | Fires: 48,794 | Acres: 6,532,187 |
| 2020 (1/1/20-11/06/20) | Fires: 49,050 | Acres: 8,719,494 |
| 2019 (1/1/19-11/06/19) | Fires: 45,244 | Acres: 4,572,941 |
| 2018 (1/1/18-11/06/18) | Fires: 51,368 | Acres: 8,271,301 |
| 2017 (1/1/17-11/06/17) | Fires: 53,768 | Acres: 8,860,278 |
| 2016 (1/1/16-11/06/16) | Fires: 55,284 | Acres: 5,063,425 |
| 2016-2025 | Fires: 52,051 | Acres: 6,466,267 |
Florida
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bee Haven 2 24 06 | Florida Forest Service | ST | 2,060 | 85 |
Michigan
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridge | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ST | 496 | 85 | Six miles north of Negaunee, MI |
New Hampshire
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild River | White Mountain National Forest | USFS | 856 | 20 | 5 Miles SW of Shelburne, New Hampshire |
Washington
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sisi | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | USFS | 4,816 | 50 | 10 miles northwest of Stehekin, WA | (509) 682-4900 |