National Preparedness Level: 2 (On a scale from 1 to 5)
Northern California PL: 1
Southern California PL: 2
Smaller, local incidents are listed in the Happening Now section.
Current National Situation:
May 15, 2026 – Initial attack was light with 118 fires reported. 6 new large fires reported and 3 large fires contained.
This report will be posted every Friday unless significant activity occurs.
| Nationwide last week | Year to date | 10-yr average |
| Fires: 118 Acres: 9,106 | Fires: 26,568 Acres: 1,918,424 | Fires: 18,893 Acres: 1,085,356 (2016 – 2025 as of today) |
| California | Year to date | 5-yr average |
| Fires: 1,204 Acres: 18,340 | Fires: 1,855 Acres: 21,969 |
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
Breezy west winds 20-30 mph with gusts up to 30-45 mph will occur across Montana and Wyoming eastward into the Upper Great Lakes. Minimum relative humidity will fall to 10-25%, lowest from eastern Wyoming northeast into southern Minnesota creating elevated to critical conditions. Breezy southwest winds 15-25 mph gusting 25-35 mph amid relative humidity of 5-15% will also develop from eastern New Mexico into the Texas Panhandle for elevated to critical conditions amid well above normal temperatures near 100°F. Meanwhile, low relative humidity in the single digits and teens will persist across the Great Basin, but wind will be lighter than the past two days, and light showers will continue in western Washington. Drier conditions are expected across the Southeast with minimum relative humidity of 20-35% but recent precipitation will mitigate. Dry conditions and near normal temperatures are expected across the Alaska Interior today, while isolated showers develop over southeast Alaska.