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Fires Near Austin, TXUnited States flag

Live wildfire tracking around Austin: every active fire within 300 miles with distance, size, containment, wind, smoke, and air quality, from official US sources.

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Weather alerts
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Air quality · Good

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Live risk assessment for Austin, TX

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No significant wildfire threat near this location right now.

There are currently 4 active fires within 300 miles of Austin, TX. None are inside Austin city limits. The most significant is the Bufford Creek fire, 186 miles away at 3,025 acres, 90% contained. The National Weather Service has 4 active alerts covering the surrounding area. Air quality at this location is good (AQI 33).

  • No active fires within 50 miles, no fire weather alerts, and clean air right now.

House pin: Austin, TX. Bold outline: Austin city limits. Dashed rings show distance from the city center. Wind arrows appear on significant fires as you zoom in.

Fires by distance

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3,025 acres
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3,188 acres
4 active weather alerts
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 1:00 AM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:23PM CDT until August 11 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX

Van Zandt; Rains; Henderson

Read full alert at weather.gov
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 1:00 AM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:23PM CDT until August 11 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX

Montague; Cooke; Grayson; Fannin; Lamar; Jack; Wise; Denton; Collin; Hunt; Delta; Hopkins; Palo Pinto; Parker; Tarrant; Dallas; Rockwall; Kaufman; Johnson; Elli…

Read full alert at weather.gov
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 6:45 AM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 11:35AM CDT until August 14 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

Harper; Woods; Alfalfa; Grant; Kay; Ellis; Woodward; Major; Garfield; Noble; Roger Mills; Dewey; Custer; Blaine; Kingfisher; Logan; Payne; Beckham; Washita; Cad…

Read full alert at weather.gov
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 1:00 AM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 5:05AM CDT until August 11 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX

Texas; Beaver; Hansford; Ochiltree; Lipscomb; Hutchinson; Roberts; Hemphill; Wheeler; Collingsworth; Palo Duro Canyon

Read full alert at weather.gov

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

This season vs the last decade

11% of an average year
Burned so far in 202623 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)206 acres

So far in 2026, 23 acres have burned within 25 miles of Austin, 11% of the 206 acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires near Austin, TX

Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.

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Emergency resources for Texas

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

Texas A&M Forest ServiceEvacuationsState agency for wildfire response and current incident info.tfsweb.tamu.eduTexas Division of Emergency ManagementAlertsState emergency alerts and disaster resources.tdem.texas.govRed 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

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