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Kentucky Wildfires: Live Fire Map

No active wildfires currently reported in Kentucky. NIFC/IRWIN data.

AQI 53Moderate air quality statewide

Current situation in Kentucky

Normal activity
Large fires (1K+)
0
New fires (48h)
0
NWS alerts
2

No active wildfires are currently reported in Kentucky. 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 53).

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No active fires in Kentucky right now.

Bold outline: Kentucky boundary. Fires outside the border are in neighboring states.

2 active weather alerts
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 12:15 PM

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.gov
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 1:00 AM

Heat 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.gov

Source: National Weather Service. Alerts open the official NWS record.

This season vs the last decade

84% of an average year
Burned so far in 202619K acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)22K acres

So far in 2026, 19K acres have burned in Kentucky, 84% of the 22K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires in Kentucky

No active wildfires reported right now.

Wildfire history in Kentucky

All reported wildfires since 2014, NIFC interagency records.

2016
Worst year · 56K acres
363
Fires / year · average
4,724
Total fires · since 2014
Human & property impact, 1999-2020
62
Structures destroyed
2
Lives lost
$9.2M
Reported cost

From 1,030 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
6031.2K2014: 21 fires20142015: 54 fires2016: 196 fires20162017: 95 fires2018: 40 fires20182019: 196 fires2020: 52 fires20202021: 84 fires2022: 219 fires20222023: 1.2K fires2024: 1.0K fires20242025: 792 fires2026: 769 fires2026
Trend analysis

Over the last five years, Kentucky averaged 29K acres burned and 797 fires per year. That is 123% up in acreage and 764% up in fire count versus the 2014–2021 baseline. Fire activity here is clearly intensifying.

Largest fires on record in Kentucky

  • Ky River Complex Fema200137,656 acres
  • Se District Complex200035,000 acres
  • Eastern Dist Complex Fema200128,988 acres
  • East District Complex199926,800 acres
  • Southeastern Dist Cmplx Fema200112,377 acres

Emergency resources for Kentucky

Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.

Red Cross open shelter mapSheltersLive map of currently open emergency shelters nationwide.redcross.orgInciWeb incident informationEvacuationsOfficial updates, closures, and evacuation notices for federal wildfires.inciweb.wildfire.govDisasterAssistance.govFire infoFEMA assistance programs if you are affected by a declared disaster.disasterassistance.govState emergency management directoryAlertsUSA.gov directory of every state emergency management agency.usa.gov

Fires near a city in Kentucky

Louisville

Nearby states

California (107)Oregon (92)Washington (39)Wyoming (28)Montana (27)Arizona (24)