as of September 22, 2026 at 7:30 a.m. MDT (on a scale from 1 to 5)
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October 9, 2026
Firefighters are currently working to contain 8 large fires across the country. There are 3,123 firefighters and support personnel assigned to incidents, including 41 crews, 98 engines, and 30 helicopters. Fires are reported in the Southern California, Great Basin, Northwest, and Southern geographic areas.
Year-to-date, 63,681 fires have burned more than 9 million acres, 134% of the 10-year average number of fires and 145% of the average acres burned for this date.
Hurricane Isaias is approaching the Gulf Coast, bringing the potential for dangerous storm surge, damaging winds and flooding. If you're in the affected area, monitor local alerts, follow evacuation orders and avoid flooded roads. https://www.fema.gov/blog/get-ready-hurricane-isaias
Fall is no time to let your guard down on fire safety. If you're heading out to recreate, check local fire restrictions, secure your trailer chains and make sure campfires are completely extinguished before leaving.
A major pattern change will develop today as a trough aloft drops south across the West with a strong leading cold front. Winds ahead of the front may gust as high as 50 mph across the high terrain and lee slopes from southern California to Montana. Temperatures will still be hot and relative humidity still dry and a wide swath of near critical to critical fire weather is expected for Montana and Wyoming and near the Sierra Front. Hot and dry conditions with east winds gusting 15 to 35 mph will bring a critical burn environment to the lower Mississippi Valley out ahead of Hurricane Isaias. By late Friday night, Isaias is anticipated to make landfall bringing heavy rain, strong winds, and storm surge to the Gulf Coast. Cooler temperatures, moderated relative humidity, and light rain are expected across Washington state and western Oregon.
| 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 | 8 | |
| Acres from all active fires | 933,036 | |
| Fires contained | 2 |
| 2026 (1/1/26-10/09/26) | Fires: 63,681 | Acres: 9,013,486 |
| 2025 (1/1/25-10/09/25) | Fires: 54,615 | Acres: 4,711,179 |
| 2024 (1/1/24-10/09/24) | Fires: 40,367 | Acres: 7,692,045 |
| 2023 (1/1/23-10/09/23) | Fires: 46,561 | Acres: 2,500,775 |
| 2022 (1/1/22-10/09/22) | Fires: 55,324 | Acres: 6,932,876 |
| 2021 (1/1/21-10/09/21) | Fires: 47,186 | Acres: 6,468,847 |
| 2020 (1/1/20-10/09/20) | Fires: 45,395 | Acres: 7,984,943 |
| 2019 (1/1/19-10/09/19) | Fires: 42,359 | Acres: 4,407,804 |
| 2018 (1/1/18-10/09/18) | Fires: 48,955 | Acres: 8,145,874 |
| 2017 (1/1/17-10/09/17) | Fires: 50,699 | Acres: 8,502,805 |
| 2016 (1/1/16-10/09/16) | Fires: 46,900 | Acres: 4,743,460 |
| 2016-2025 | Fires: 47,686 | Acres: 6,204,304 |
California
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dome | Yosemite National Park | NPS | 6,829 | 61 | North of Wawona Dome | 209-662-7175 |
Mississippi
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Amite Kahnville Rd | Mississippi Forestry Commission | ST | 190 | 100 |
Washington
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sisi | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | USFS | 4,420 | 29 | 10 miles northwest of Stehekin, WA | 509-776-6953 |
