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Fires Near New Orleans, LAUnited States flag

Live wildfire tracking around New Orleans: 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 New Orleans, LA

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No significant wildfire threat near this location right now.

There are currently 4 active fires within 300 miles of New Orleans, LA, including 1 within 25 miles. 1 of them is inside New Orleans city limits, covering 1 acres. The National Weather Service has 3 Heat Advisories in effect covering the surrounding area. Air quality at this location is good (AQI 50).

Early signal: satellite heat detected nearby. Satellites picked up 8 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.

House pin: New Orleans, LA. Bold outline: New Orleans 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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1 acres
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1 acres
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1 acres
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1 acres
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3 active weather alerts
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 10:45 AM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:33PM CDT until August 14 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA

Sevier; Howard; Little River; Hempstead; Nevada; Miller; Lafayette; Columbia; Union; Caddo; Bossier; Webster; Claiborne; Lincoln; Union; De Soto; Red River; Bie…

Read full alert at weather.gov
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 1:30 AM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:16PM CDT until August 11 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS

Ashley; Chicot; Morehouse; West Carroll; East Carroll; Richland; Madison; Franklin; Catahoula; Tensas; Concordia; Bolivar; Sunflower; Leflore; Washington; Humph…

Read full alert at weather.gov
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 1:30 AM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:16PM CDT until August 12 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS

Ashley; Chicot; Morehouse; West Carroll; East Carroll; Richland; Madison; Franklin; Catahoula; Tensas; Concordia; Bolivar; Sunflower; Leflore; Washington; Humph…

Read full alert at weather.gov

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

This season vs the last decade

43% of an average year
Burned so far in 202657 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)134 acres

So far in 2026, 57 acres have burned within 25 miles of New Orleans, 43% of the 134 acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires near New Orleans, LA

Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.

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Historic fires near New Orleans

The largest wildfires on record within 100 miles.

Bacon Branch
2006
3,500 acres · 48 mi away
Ditch Cricket
2017
3,180 acres · 99 mi away
Sandy Fox Fire
2006
3,000 acres · 61 mi away
Barracuda
2008
2,640 acres · 98 mi away
Lipstick
2008
2,354 acres · 99 mi away
Ball Goal
2008
2,174 acres · 98 mi away

Explore the full record in the history near me search.

Emergency resources for Louisiana

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

Red 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