National Preparedness Level: 1 (On a scale from 1 to 5)
Northern California PL: 1
Southern California PL: 1
Smaller, local incidents are listed in the Happening Now section.
Current National Situation:
January 23, 2026 – Initial attack was light with 339 fires reported. 14 new large fires reported and 11 large fires contained.
This report will be posted every Friday unless significant activity occurs.
| Last week | Year to date | 10-yr average |
| Fires: 339 Acres: 12,027 | Fires: 2,394 Acres: 31,355 | Fires: 913 Acres: 15,315 (2016 – 2025 as of today) |
Regional fires
| Incident Name | State | Lead Agency | Size (acres) | Percent Contained | Estimate of Containment | Personnel | Structures Destroyed |
| Oregon | CA | TNF | 6 | 100% | September 27, 2025 | 40 | 1 |
California fires
| Incident Name | State | Lead Agency | Size (acres) | Percent Contained | Estimate of Containment | Personnel | Structures Destroyed |
| Blue and Log Fires | CA | KNF | 3,713 | 90% | unknown | 88 | 0 |
Out of state fires
Map information using data provided by the National Interagency Fire Center. The data is subject to change.
Weather Outlook
A strong winter storm will track through the southern tier of the country this weekend into Monday. Heavy snow is expected in the Southwest, with widespread precipitation from the southern Plains to the Southeast, Appalachians, and Mid-Atlantic, but much of Florida and South Texas will see little precipitation from this storm. A major ice storm is expected from central Texas eastward into the Tennessee Valley, southern Appalachians, Carolinas, and Virginia. To the north of the icing, heavy snow is expected from the Texas panhandle and southern Plains through the Mid-Mississippi and Ohio Valleys to the Mid-Atlantic. Very cold air will also spread across much of the eastern half of the U.S. behind the storm, with dangerously cold temperatures for the Midwest. A fast-moving cold front will reinforce the cold air mid to late next week, but precipitation will be light for the Great Lakes and Northeast, falling as snow.
In the West, the strong upper-level ridge of the past ten days will break down as a strong cold front moves southward from Canada. While this front will break the inversions in the West, little precipitation is expected with the front. Overall dry conditions will continue for the northern two-thirds of the West into next mid-next week as the ridge rebuilds in a weakened form. A weak storm may bring light precipitation to northern California, the Northwest, and northern Rockies late next week. Colder conditions are expected across much of Alaska by early next week, but not nearly as cold as early this month. A wetter pattern will continue through the weekend across Hawai’i due to a slow-moving cold front, followed by drier conditions and moderate trade winds next week.