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 12, 2026 – Initial attack was light with 66 fires reported. 4 new large fires reported and 2 large fires contained.
| Nationwide yesterday | Year to date | 10-yr average |
| Fires: 66 Acres: 1,443 | Fires: 54,226 Acres: 8,426,190 | Fires: 43,758 Acres: 5,583,205 (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 | 4,008 | 15% | September 17, 2026 | 1,291 | 0 |
| Plaskett Fire | CA | LPF | 29,942 | 83% | October 1 , 2026 | 1,285 | 1 |
| Timber, Los Padres NF | CA | LPF | 25,419 | 27% | October 1, 2026 | 1,703 | 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 southwesterly winds will bring moderate significant fire potential for much of northern California, the northern and central Great Basin, the central Rockies, and the northern High Plains, with sustained winds of 15-35 mph and gusts of 30-50 mph amid minimum of RH 7-20%. Across the Sacramento Valley, Sierra Front, and western Nevada, locally stronger wind gusts of 50-60mph will bring high-risk conditions.
Much of Texas and eastern New Mexico will also have moderate significant fire potential as hot and dry conditions continue and breezy winds develop, with wind speeds of 15-20 mph amid temperatures near 100 °F and minimum RH to 1525%. 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 northern Plains. Scattered showers are expected across the Pacific Northwest, with showers and thunderstorms also expected across the central Plains, Mid-Mississippi, Southeast, Northeast, and Mid-Atlantic.