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No active wildfires currently reported in Indiana. NIFC/IRWIN data.
No active wildfires are currently reported in Indiana. Conditions can change quickly during fire season, so the live map above stays current if anything ignites. The National Weather Service has 4 active fire, wind, or heat alerts covering parts of the state. Air quality near the center of the state is good (AQI 37).
Bold outline: Indiana boundary. Fires outside the border are in neighboring states.
Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 10:47AM CDT until August 13 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Jefferson; Wayne; Edwards; Wabash; Franklin; Hamilton; White; Jackson; Williamson; Saline; Gallatin; Union; Johnson; Pope; Hardin; Alexander; Pulaski; Massac; G…
Read full alert at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 9:37AM EDT until August 11 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
Sullivan; Greene; Knox; Daviess; Martin; Lawrence
Read full alert at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 4:30AM EDT until August 11 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Louisville KY
Orange; Crawford
Read full alert at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 4:30AM EDT until August 11 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Louisville KY
Dubois; Perry; Hancock; Ohio; Butler; Logan; Warren; Simpson; Allen
Read full alert at weather.govSource: National Weather Service. Alerts open the official NWS record.
So far in 2026, 78 acres have burned in Indiana, 26% of the 305 acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.
No active wildfires reported right now.
All reported wildfires since 2015, NIFC interagency records.
From 21 fires with federal ICS-209 reports. Source: ICS-209-PLUS (St. Denis et al.).
Over the last five years, Indiana averaged 412 acres burned and 44 fires per year. That is 170% up in acreage and 62% up in fire count versus the 2015–2021 baseline. Fire activity here is clearly intensifying.
Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.