No active wildfires currently reported in Missouri. NIFC/IRWIN data.
AQI 50Good air quality statewide
Current situation in Missouri
Normal activity
Large fires (1K+)
0
New fires (48h)
0
NWS alerts
14
No active wildfires are currently reported in Missouri. Conditions can change quickly during fire season, so the live map above stays current if anything ignites. The National Weather Service has 14 active fire, wind, or heat alerts covering parts of the state. Air quality near the center of the state is good (AQI 50).
Source: National Weather Service. Alerts open the official NWS record.
This season vs the last decade
93% of an average year
Burned so far in 20267.2K acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)7.8K acres
So far in 2026, 7.2K acres have burned in Missouri, 93% of the 7.8K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.
Active fires in Missouri
No active wildfires reported right now.
Wildfire history in Missouri
All reported wildfires since 2014, NIFC interagency records.
2024
Worst year · 13K acres
128
Fires / year · average
1,669
Total fires · since 2014
Human & property impact, 1999-2020
144
Structures destroyed
0
Lives lost
$4.8M
Reported cost
From 540 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, Missouri averaged 9,330 acres burned and 154 fires per year. That is 72% up in acreage and 37% up in fire count versus the 2014–2021 baseline. Fire activity here is clearly intensifying.
Largest fires on record in Missouri
Lake Of The Ozarks Complex200034 structures destroyed6,500 acres
Minninghaw20114,700 acres
Mud Pond20113,533 acres
Big Spring Fire20063,500 acres
Mckenzie Hill20051 structure destroyed3,422 acres
Emergency resources for Missouri
Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.