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Massachusetts Wildfires: Live Fire Map

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

AQI 59Moderate air quality statewide

Current situation in Massachusetts

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

No active wildfires are currently reported in Massachusetts. 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 59).

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No active fires in Massachusetts right now.

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

This season vs the last decade

57% of an average year
Burned so far in 2026804 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)1.4K acres

So far in 2026, 804 acres have burned in Massachusetts, 57% of the 1.4K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires in Massachusetts

No active wildfires reported right now.

Wildfire history in Massachusetts

All reported wildfires since 2015, NIFC interagency records.

2024
Worst year · 4,603 acres
502
Fires / year · average
5,523
Total fires · since 2015
Acres burned by year
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Fires recorded by year
6531.3K2015: 4 fires20152016: 5 fires2017: 1 fires20172019: 1 fires2020: 5 fires20202021: 8 fires2022: 1.2K fires20222023: 1.2K fires2024: 1.3K fires20242025: 1.2K fires2026: 655 fires2026
Trend analysis

Over the last five years, Massachusetts averaged 1,865 acres burned and 1,100 fires per year. That is 450% up in acreage and 27395% up in fire count versus the 2015–2021 baseline. Fire activity here is clearly intensifying.

Largest fires on record in Massachusetts

  • The Range2005800 acres
  • Oscar Range2008700 acres
  • Delta2006650 acres
  • Curry Range Fire2007450 acres
  • Zulu Range Fire2015344 acres

Emergency resources for Massachusetts

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 Massachusetts

Boston

Nearby states

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