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No active wildfires currently reported in Alabama. NIFC/IRWIN data.
No active wildfires are currently reported in Alabama. Conditions can change quickly during fire season, so the live map above stays current if anything ignites. The National Weather Service has 2 active fire, wind, or heat alerts covering parts of the state. Air quality near the center of the state is moderate (AQI 57).
Bold outline: Alabama boundary. Fires outside the border are in neighboring states.
Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 11:09AM CDT until August 12 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Marion; Lamar; Fayette; Winston; Walker; Blount; Etowah; Calhoun; Cherokee; Pickens; Tuscaloosa; Jefferson; Shelby; St. Clair; Talladega; Sumter; Greene; Hale; …
Read full alert at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 9:18AM CDT until August 14 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Huntsville AL
Lauderdale; Colbert; Franklin; Lawrence; Limestone; Madison; Morgan; Marshall; Jackson; DeKalb; Cullman; Moore; Lincoln; Franklin
Read full alert at weather.govSource: National Weather Service. Alerts open the official NWS record.
So far in 2026, 19K acres have burned in Alabama, 166% of the 12K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.
No active wildfires reported right now.
All reported wildfires since 2014, NIFC interagency records.
From 742 fires with federal ICS-209 reports. Source: ICS-209-PLUS (St. Denis et al.).
Over the last five years, Alabama averaged 16K acres burned and 100 fires per year. That is 104% up in acreage and 66% up in fire count versus the 2014–2021 baseline. Fire activity here is clearly intensifying.
Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.