National Preparedness Level: 5 (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:
August 14, 2026 – Initial attack was light with 126 fires reported. 9 new large fires reported and 6 large fires contained.
| Nationwide yesterday | Year to date | 10-yr average |
| Fires: 126 Acres: 5,834 | Fires: 48,469 Acres: 6,549,122 | Fires: 37,384 Acres: 4,219,007 (2016 – 2025 as of today) |
| California | Year to date | 5-yr average |
| Fires: 4,511 Acres: 251,364 | Fires: 5,816 Acres: 489,745 |
Regional fires
| Incident Name | State | Lead Agency | Size (acres) | Percent Contained | Estimate of Containment | Personnel | Structures Destroyed |
| Talbot, Tahoe National Forest | CA | TNF | 75.2 | 15% | unknown | 372 | 0 |
| Yuba | CA | PVFD | 19.75 | 80% | August 14, 2026 | 10 | 1 |
California fires
| Incident Name | State | Lead Agency | Size (acres) | Percent Contained | Estimate of Containment | Personnel | Structures Destroyed |
| Timber | CA | LPF | 4,545 | 7% | September 1, 2026 | 1,842 | 0 |
Out of state fires
| Incident Name | State | Lead Agency | Size (acres) | Percent Contained | Estimate of Containment | Personnel | Structures Destroyed |
| Bug/Fred Mt and Stallion | NV | CCD | 129,120 | 31% | August 31, 2026 | 913 | 12 |
Map information using data provided by the National Interagency Fire Center. The data is subject to change.
Weather Outlook
Highest confidence in dry lightning is expected from northwest California and the southern Cascades east across Oregon into far western Idaho. Isolated to scattered mixed wet/dry thunderstorms will impact the rest of the Northwest, northern California, northwest Nevada, Idaho, and far western Montana. Wetter thunderstorms will be scattered in the central/southern Great Basin, western Montana, much of Wyoming, Colorado, and the Southwest. RH will continue to slowly moderate in the West (minima 15-35% for most areas) with near or belownormal temperatures.
Southerly winds up to 35 mph, unrelenting extreme heat, and 15-30% RH will create elevated to locally critical fire conditions in the southern Plains afternoon. Very hot, dry, and moderately breezy conditions will expand across the Lower Mississippi River Valley, northern Gulf Coast, Florida, and the southeast Atlantic coast. Isolated mixed wet/dry thunderstorms are possible in the High Plains, including the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles.
Alaska’s eastern Interior will remain very warm and mostly dry with isolated thunderstorms. Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands continue to experience high-risk significant fire potential due to very warm, dry conditions and stronger winds the next two days.