Track Wildfires in the U.S.
Daily Summary
Updated
As of Sunday, there are 17 large or notable new fires burning across the Western United States, fueled by hot, dry and windy conditions in many areas.
Fewer fires recently have dominated headlines compared with past fire seasons. But the seasons start earlier and last longer now, and officials in several states have warned that hot and dry weather — combined in some cases with lightning — could mean many more fires could ignite in the coming days or weeks.
Notable Fires
![Thompson fire map as of Fri. 2:54 AM PT.](https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/2022/04/21/wildfire-tracker-assets/promo-thompson_butte_ca-homepage.jpg)
Thompson
- 3,800 acres
- No change in past day
- 28,000 people live within five miles
![Clear fire map as of Sat. 1:34 PM PT.](https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/2022/04/21/wildfire-tracker-assets/promo-clear_shasta_ca-homepage.jpg)
Clear
- Size unknown
- No change in past day
- 44,000 people live within five miles
![0353 RV McCaffery fire map as of Sun. 3:56 AM PT.](https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/2022/04/21/wildfire-tracker-assets/promo-0353_rv_mccaffery_deschutes_or-homepage.jpg)
0353 RV McCaffery
- 250 acres
- +250 acres/past day
- 16,000 people live within five miles
![Sheep Company fire map as of Sat. 4:15 AM PT.](https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/2022/04/21/wildfire-tracker-assets/promo-sheep_company_yakima_wa-homepage.jpg)
Sheep Company
- 330 acres
- +30 acres/past day
- 6,100 people live within five miles
![Blue Water fire map as of Sun. 2:17 AM PT.](https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/2022/04/21/wildfire-tracker-assets/promo-blue_water_san_bernardino_ca-homepage.jpg)
Blue Water
- 5 acres
- +5 acres/past day
- 3,800 people live within five miles
![Lake fire map as of Sun. 3:34 AM PT.](https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/2022/04/21/wildfire-tracker-assets/promo-lake_santa_barbara_ca-homepage.jpg)
Lake
- 12,000 acres
- +5,100 acres/past day
- 500 people live within five miles
![Upper Applegate fire map as of Sun. 3:56 AM PT.](https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/2022/04/21/wildfire-tracker-assets/promo-upper_applegate_3900_jackson_or-homepage.jpg)
Upper Applegate
- 1,100 acres
- No change in past day
- 1,200 people live within five miles
![Silver King fire map as of Sun. 3:15 AM MT.](https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/2022/04/21/wildfire-tracker-assets/promo-silver_king_piute_ut-homepage.jpg)
Silver King
- 3,000 acres
- +2,500 acres/past day
- 400 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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