National Preparedness Level: 3 (On a scale from 1 to 5)
Northern California PL: 3
Southern California PL: 3
Smaller, local incidents are listed in the Happening Now section.
Current National Situation:
September 13, 2026 – Initial attack was light with 70 fires reported. 4 new large fires reported and 1 large fire contained.
| Nationwide yesterday | Year to date | 10-yr average |
| Fires: 70 Acres: 166 | Fires: 54,310 Acres: 8,431,204 | Fires: 43,998 Acres: 5,647,619 (2016 – 2025 as of today) |
| California | Year to date | 5-yr average |
| Fires: 5,394 Acres: 317,636 | Fires: 6,858 Acres: 776,526 |
Regional fires
| Incident Name | State | Lead Agency | Size (acres) | Percent Contained | Estimate of Containment | Personnel | Structures Destroyed |
| Clover Fire | CA | NEU | 14 | 100% | August 23, 2026 | 0 | 1 |
California fires
| Incident Name | State | Lead Agency | Size (acres) | Percent Contained | Estimate of Containment | Personnel | Structures Destroyed |
| Lucas Fire | CA | LNU | 4,009 | 25% | September 17, 2026 | 1,804 | 0 |
| Plaskett Fire | CA | LPF | 29,961 | 83% | October 1 , 2026 | 729 | 1 |
| Timber, Los Padres NF | CA | LPF | 25,426 | 37% | October 1, 2026 | 1,348 | 1 |
Out of state fires
| Incident Name | State | Lead Agency | Size (acres) | Percent Contained | Estimate of Containment | Personnel | Structures Destroyed |
| Hawk Fire, Nevada | NV | TMFX | 15,085 | 93% | September 1, 2026 | 570 | 48 |
Map information using data provided by the National Interagency Fire Center. The data is subject to change.
Weather Outlook
Dry and breezy west to southwesterly winds will bring moderate significant fire potential to parts of the central Great Basin and the central Rockies, with wind gusts of 30-40mph amid minimum of RH 8-20%. However, locally stronger wind gusts of 40-50mph will bring high-risk significant fire potential to parts of Wyoming. Through the plains, breezy south to southeasterly winds with gusts of 25-40mph will develop, bringing moderate to high-risk potential to parts of the northern High Plains, as well as much of Texas. Across the southern Plains, southerly winds with gusts of 25-40mph are expected amid temperatures near 100 °F and minimum RH to 20-35%. Across the northern Plains, temperatures are expected to be below usual with RH mostly above 35%. Mixed wet/dry thunderstorms are possible across the southern Plains as well as the Four Corners area. Elsewhere, the significant fire potential is little to low, with below usual temperatures about the west coast as well as the northern Rockies and remainder of the northern Plains. Scattered showers are expected across northern Idaho and northern Montana, extending into the Mid-West and Mid-Mississippi Valley. Showers and thunderstorms also expected Southeast, Northeast, and Mid-Atlantic coast.