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Fires Near Fresno, CAUnited States flag

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

13
Fires within 100 mi
65 mi
Nearest fire
1
Weather alerts
63
Air quality · Moderate

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Live risk assessment for Fresno, CA

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No significant wildfire threat near this location right now.

There are currently 109 active fires within 300 miles of Fresno, CA, including 13 within 100 miles. None are inside Fresno city limits. The most significant is the Rock fire, 87 miles away at 12,008 acres, 100% contained. The National Weather Service has 1 active alert covering the surrounding area. Air quality at this location is moderate (AQI 63).

Early signal: satellite heat detected nearby. Satellites picked up 2 heat detections in the last 24 hours, the closest about 23 miles away, that do not match any officially reported fire. Detections like this are often the first public sign of a new ignition, though they can also be industrial heat or agricultural burning. Turn on the Satellite heat layer on the map below and check back over the next few hours.
  • No active fires within 50 miles, no fire weather alerts, and clean air right now.

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

Fires by distance

City limits
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no fires
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no fires
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1 acres
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21K acres
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40K acres
≤ 300 mi
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227K acres
1 active weather alert
Fire Weather Watchuntil Aug 12, 9:00 PM

Fire Weather Watch issued August 11 at 10:19AM PDT until August 13 at 9:00PM PDT by NWS Reno NV

Surprise Valley California; Western Lassen, Eastern Plumas, and Eastern Sierra Counties; Greater Lake Tahoe and Truckee Area; Eastern Lassen County; Northern Wa…

Read full alert at weather.gov

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

This season vs the last decade

32% of an average year
Burned so far in 2026274 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)860 acres

So far in 2026, 274 acres have burned within 25 miles of Fresno, 32% of the 860 acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires near Fresno, CA

Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.

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Historic fires near Fresno

The largest wildfires on record within 100 miles.

Sqf Complex
2020
174,178 acres · 79 mi away
Rough
2015
151,623 acres · 50 mi away
Mcnally
2002
150,696 acres · 93 mi away

Explore the full record in the history near me search.

Emergency resources for California

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

CAL FIRE incidentsEvacuationsEvery active California fire with evacuation orders and shelter info.fire.ca.govCal OESAlertsCalifornia Governor's Office of Emergency Services.caloes.ca.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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