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Fires Near Louisville, KYUnited States flag

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

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Live risk assessment for Louisville, KY

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No significant wildfire threat near this location right now.

There are no active wildfires within 300 miles of Louisville, KY right now. The National Weather Service has 4 Heat Advisories in effect covering the surrounding area. Air quality at this location is moderate (AQI 54).

Early signal: satellite heat detected nearby. Satellites picked up 6 heat detections in the last 24 hours, the closest about 26 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.
No active fires within 300 miles of Louisville, KY.

House pin: Louisville, KY. Bold outline: Louisville 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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4 active weather alerts
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 12:15 PM

Heat 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.gov
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 1:00 AM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 9:37AM EDT until August 11 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN

Sullivan; Greene; Knox; Daviess; Martin; Lawrence

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

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 4:30AM EDT until August 11 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Louisville KY

Dubois; Perry; Hancock; Ohio; Butler; Logan; Warren; Simpson; Allen

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

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 4:30AM EDT until August 11 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Louisville KY

Orange; Crawford

Read full alert at weather.gov

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

This season vs the last decade

185% of an average year
Burned so far in 202614 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)7 acres

So far in 2026, 14 acres have burned within 25 miles of Louisville, 185% of the 7 acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

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Historic fires near Louisville

The largest wildfires on record within 100 miles.

Coyote Fire
2007
1,549 acres · 77 mi away
Blackhawk Fire
2010
870 acres · 55 mi away
Tracer Fire
2010
450 acres · 54 mi away
Meridian Fire
2012
418 acres · 87 mi away
Winslow Spoils
2006
365 acres · 80 mi away
Interlake Mine
2006
356 acres · 79 mi away

Explore the full record in the history near me search.

Emergency resources for Kentucky

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

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