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Iowa Wildfires: Live Fire Map
Iowa
Bold outline: Iowa boundary. Fires outside the border are in neighboring states.
Evacuation status in Iowa
Iowa does not publish a live, zone-level evacuation feed yet, so we cannot confirm evacuation status here either way. During an active fire, check the official emergency links in the resources section below; that is where evacuation notices are posted first.
Is there a fire near me?
Enter any US or Canadian address or town for an instant risk report: nearby fires, wind, smoke, air quality, and evacuation alerts.
This season vs the last decade
736% of an average yearSo far in 2026, 4.7K acres have burned in Iowa, 736% of the 643 acres burned in an average full year from 2019 to 2025.
Active fires in Iowa
No active wildfires reported right now.
Wildfire history in Iowa
All reported wildfires since 2014, NIFC interagency records.
From 2 fires with federal ICS-209 reports. Source: ICS-209-PLUS (St. Denis et al.).
March and April account for 79% of the acreage burned in Iowa in an average year, based on NIFC interagency records.
Over the last five years, Iowa averaged 1,448 acres burned and 18 fires per year. That is 482% up in acreage and 44% down in fire count versus the 2014–2021 baseline. Fire activity here is clearly intensifying.
Wildfire history near you
How close have major wildfires come to your home in Iowa? Search any US or Canadian address to see the largest fires on record nearby, with size, year, and impact, on a radius map.
Largest fires on record in Iowa
- Green Ridge2014354 acres
- Donar20141 structure destroyed320 acres
Emergency resources for Iowa
Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.