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Track Wildfires in the U.S.

By Matthew BlochJosh WilliamsRumsey TaylorTim WallaceJohn-Michael Murphy and Tiff Fehr

Daily Summary

Updated

As of Sunday, there are zero large or notable new fires burning in the United States.

Notable Fires

Bicy Boot Hill RX fire map as of January 26.

Bicy Boot Hill RX

  • 21,000 acres
  • +6 acres/past day
  • Fewer than 100 people live within five miles
Horton fire map as of January 25.

Horton

  • 8,300 acres
  • +1 acres/past day
  • 900 people live within five miles
Brb 04 RX fire map as of Sun. 1:02 PM CT.

Brb 04 RX

  • 2,900 acres
  • +3 acres/past day
  • 100 people live within five miles
Tango RX fire map as of February 1.

Tango RX

  • 2,200 acres
  • No change in past day
  • 35,000 people live within five miles
Anf Mud Creek RX fire map as of February 7.

Anf Mud Creek RX

  • 1,500 acres
  • +1 acres/past day
  • 1,200 people live within five miles
Dcnf Comp 34 RX fire map as of February 6.

Dcnf Comp 34 RX

  • 1,300 acres
  • +1 acres/past day
  • 400 people live within five miles
RX Kis C-28-41 fire map as of February 6.

RX Kis C-28-41

  • 1,500 acres
  • No change in past day
  • 40 people live within five miles
Mir T-27a RX 0212 fire map as of Wed. 1:28 PM ET.

Mir T-27a RX 0212

  • 1,800 acres
  • No change in past day
  • 700 people live within five miles

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Methodology

The map includes active and recent fires reported by the Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services Group. The locations of the fires on the map are approximate, derived from data reported by the NASA FIRMS satellite-based fire detection system, which makes observations several times a day. Areas marked in red indicate where active burning was detected within 24 hours of the most recent fires reflected on the map. The exact boundary of a fire may differ from the extent shown on the map by 500 meters or more.

Air quality data is derived from PurpleAir sensors. Colored squares show levels of particulate matter in the air that average 2.5 microns or smaller in diameter where sensor data is available within a 10-mile radius of each square’s position. Readings have been adjusted to account for the properties of wood smoke. The quality levels are based on the Air Quality Index developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Population counts are rounded estimates. Totals are calculated using 2020 nighttime estimates from the Landscan, a population database generated by Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Credits

By Matthew Bloch, Josh Williams, Rumsey Taylor, Tim Wallace, John-Michael Murphy and Tiff Fehr. Additional production by Jon Huang.

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