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Live wildfire tracking around Kansas City: every active fire within 300 miles with distance, size, containment, wind, smoke, and air quality, from official US sources.
Live risk assessment for Kansas City, MO
No significant wildfire threat near this location right now.
There are currently 6 active fires within 300 miles of Kansas City, MO. None are inside Kansas City city limits. The most significant is the Round Tree fire, 210 miles away at 10 acres. The National Weather Service has 9 Heat Advisories, 4 Extreme Heat Warnings, and 1 Extreme Heat Watch in effect covering the surrounding area. Air quality at this location is good (AQI 50).
House pin: Kansas City, MO. Bold outline: Kansas City city limits. Dashed rings show distance from the city center. Wind arrows appear on significant fires as you zoom in.
Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:25PM CDT until August 14 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Clay; Greene; Craighead; Poinsett; Mississippi; Cross; Crittenden; St. Francis; Lee; Phillips; Dunklin; Pemiscot; DeSoto; Tunica; Tate; Coahoma; Quitman; Panola…
Read full alert at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:25PM CDT until August 11 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Clay; Greene; Craighead; Poinsett; Mississippi; Cross; Crittenden; St. Francis; Lee; Phillips; Dunklin; Pemiscot; DeSoto; Tunica; Tate; Coahoma; Quitman; Panola…
Read full alert at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 11:48AM CDT until August 13 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Daviess; Grundy
Read full alert at weather.govExtreme Heat Warning issued August 11 at 11:48AM CDT until August 14 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Miami; Linn; Saline; Howard; Cass; Johnson; Pettis; Cooper; Bates; Henry
Read full alert at weather.govExtreme Heat Warning issued August 11 at 11:48AM CDT until August 14 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Atchison; Leavenworth; Wyandotte; Johnson; Platte; Clay; Ray; Carroll; Chariton; Randolph; Jackson; Lafayette
Read full alert at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 11:48AM CDT until August 13 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Doniphan; Holt; Andrew; De Kalb; Buchanan; Clinton; Caldwell; Livingston
Read full alert at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 11:48AM CDT until August 13 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sullivan; Adair; Linn; Macon
Read full alert at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 11:29AM CDT until August 11 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Jefferson; Henry; Des Moines; Van Buren; Lee; Henderson; Warren; Hancock; McDonough; Scotland; Clark
Read full alert at weather.govExtreme Heat Warning issued August 11 at 11:19AM CDT until August 14 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Bourbon; Crawford; Cherokee; Benton; Morgan; Miller; Maries; Vernon; St. Clair; Hickory; Camden; Barton; Cedar; Polk; Dallas; Jasper; Dade; Newton; Lawrence; Mc…
Read full alert at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 11:19AM CDT until August 14 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Pulaski; Phelps; Laclede; Texas; Dent; Greene; Webster; Wright; Christian; Douglas; Howell; Shannon; Barry; Stone; Taney; Ozark; Oregon
Read full alert at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 10:47AM CDT until August 13 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Jefferson; Wayne; Edwards; Wabash; Franklin; Hamilton; White; Jackson; Williamson; Saline; Gallatin; Union; Johnson; Pope; Hardin; Alexander; Pulaski; Massac; G…
Read full alert at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 2:17AM CDT until August 12 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO
Greene; Macoupin; Montgomery; Bond; Fayette; Marion; Adams; Brown; Pike; Calhoun; Jersey; Knox; Lewis; Shelby; Marion; Monroe; Ralls; Pike; Audrain; Lincoln; Cr…
Read full alert at weather.govExtreme Heat Warning issued August 11 at 2:17AM CDT until August 12 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO
Clinton; Washington; Randolph; Madison; St. Clair; Monroe; Boone; Moniteau; Cole; Osage; Callaway; Montgomery; Gasconade; Warren; St. Charles; Franklin; St. Lou…
Read full alert at weather.govThe Extreme Heat Watch has been replaced. Please see the latest information from NWS Springfield MO on this developing situation.
Bourbon; Crawford; Cherokee; Benton; Morgan; Miller; Maries; Vernon; St. Clair; Hickory; Camden; Barton; Cedar; Polk; Dallas; Jasper; Dade; Newton; Lawrence; Mc…
Read full alert at weather.govSource: National Weather Service. Alerts open the official NWS record.
So far in 2026, 336 acres have burned within 25 miles of Kansas City, 492% of the 68 acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.
Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.
| Fire | State | County | Distance | Size | Contained | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Pole Fire | OK | Osage | 199 mi | 1.0 acres | - | 2 days ago |
| Round Tree Fire | OK | Osage | 210 mi | 10 acres | - | 2 days ago |
| Tonic Fire | OK | Osage | 211 mi | 5.0 acres | - | 26 hours ago |
| 1 Inch Fire | OK | Osage | 211 mi | 15 acres | - | 2 hours ago |
| Big Rock Fire | OK | Okmulgee | 236 mi | 200 acres | 100% | 5 days ago |
| Pigeon Fire | AR | Scott | 288 mi | 0.1 acres | - | 29 hours ago |
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