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Maine Wildfires: Live Fire Map

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

AQI 54Moderate air quality statewide

Current situation in Maine

Quiet
Large fires (1K+)
0
New fires (48h)
0
NWS alerts
0

No active wildfires are currently reported in Maine. Conditions can change quickly during fire season, so the live map above stays current if anything ignites. No fire weather alerts are in effect for the state right now. Air quality near the center of the state is moderate (AQI 54).

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No active fires in Maine right now.

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

This season vs the last decade

67% of an average year
Burned so far in 2026286 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)428 acres

So far in 2026, 286 acres have burned in Maine, 67% of the 428 acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires in Maine

No active wildfires reported right now.

Wildfire history in Maine

All reported wildfires since 2014, NIFC interagency records.

2020
Worst year · 1,044 acres
480
Fires / year · average
6,241
Total fires · since 2014
Human & property impact, 1999-2020
2
Structures destroyed
0
Lives lost
$290K
Reported cost

From 8 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
5791.2K2014: 1 fires20142015: 6 fires2016: 602 fires20162017: 512 fires2018: 7 fires20182019: 5 fires2020: 1.2K fires20202021: 654 fires2022: 758 fires20222023: 502 fires2024: 655 fires20242025: 855 fires2026: 527 fires2026
Trend analysis

Over the last five years, Maine averaged 329 acres burned and 659 fires per year. That is 16% down in acreage and 79% up in fire count versus the 2014–2021 baseline. Recent seasons have been quieter than the long-term norm.

Largest fires on record in Maine

  • Centerville Fire2006550 acres
  • Addison2001500 acres
  • Tri City2018314 acres
  • May Mountain Fire2020236 acres
  • Boot Cove Fire2015206 acres

Emergency resources for Maine

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

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Fires near a city in Maine

Portland

Nearby states

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