Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 12:30 AM
Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 11:29AM CDT until August 11 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Keokuk; Washington; Louisa; Mercer
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Iowa Wildfires: Live Fire Map
No active wildfires currently reported in Iowa. NIFC/IRWIN data.
AQI 40Good air quality statewide
Current situation in Iowa
Normal activityLarge fires (1K+)
0
New fires (48h)
0
NWS alerts
2
No active wildfires are currently reported in Iowa. 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 good (AQI 40).
No active fires in Iowa right now.
Bold outline: Iowa boundary. Fires outside the border are in neighboring states.
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Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 12:30 AM
Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 11:29AM CDT until August 11 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Jefferson; Henry; Des Moines; Van Buren; Lee; Henderson; Warren; Hancock; McDonough; Scotland; Clark
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This season vs the last decade
736% of an average yearBurned so far in 20264.7K acres
10-year average (2019–2025, full year)643 acres
So 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.
2026
Worst year · 4,733 acres
27
Fires / year · average
349
Total fires · since 2014
Human & property impact, 1999-2020
1
Structures destroyed
0
Lives lost
$46K
Reported cost
From 2 fires with federal ICS-209 reports. Source: ICS-209-PLUS (St. Denis et al.).
Acres burned by year
'15
'20
'25
'26
Fires recorded by year
Trend analysis
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.
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.
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