Fires

Interactive map: See where wildfires are burning across California

California has already set a record with nearly 3.1 million acres burned this year, and the worst part of the wildfire season is just beginning.

“This is historic,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a briefing from Sacramento on Tuesday, Sept. 8.

Here’s where to find the latest updates on some of the current wildfires in California:

The map below shows actively reported fires across the entire state. Use your mouse or touch screen to pan around and see different areas and updates.

Active fires

This map shows wildfires larger than 1 acre within the past 7 days. The larger the circle, the larger the wildfire by acres. Data is from the US Department of the Interior, Office of Wildland Fire, IRWIN, NIFC, NASA, NOAA, and ESRI and is updated every 15 minutes.


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This story was originally published September 10, 2020 at 12:13 PM with the headline "Interactive map: See where wildfires are burning across California."

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