Wildfire Tracking
Active fires, fire weather, and real-time tracking
Wildfires can close trails, roads, and entire regions with little notice. During fire season, always check for active fires and closures before heading out. These resources provide real-time fire perimeters, weather forecasts, and community-powered alerts.
- WatchDuty Web App — community-powered wildfire tracking with real-time alerts, evacuation information, and fire perimeter mapping. Covers active incidents across the US with updates often ahead of official sources.
- National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) Web — active fire information, incident maps, and fire weather forecasts.
- InciWeb Web — incident information system for active wildfires, prescribed burns, and other incidents. Includes closure maps and evacuation information.
- NIFC Active Fire Map Web — real-time map of active fire perimeters across the US.
- NWS Fire Weather Web — red flag warnings, fire weather watches, and fire weather forecasts from NWS.