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Fires Near Palm Springs, CAUnited States flag

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

37
Fires within 100 mi
33 mi
Nearest fire
2
Weather alerts
58
Air quality · Moderate

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Live risk assessment for Palm Springs, CA

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No significant wildfire threat near this location right now.

There are currently 97 active fires within 300 miles of Palm Springs, CA, including 37 within 100 miles. None are inside Palm Springs city limits. The most significant is the Mountain fire, 33 miles away at 55 acres. The National Weather Service has 2 active alerts covering the surrounding area. Air quality at this location is moderate (AQI 58).

  • The nearest fire is 33 miles away.

House pin: Palm Springs, CA. Bold outline: Palm Springs 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
0
no fires
≤ 25 mi
0
no fires
≤ 50 mi
1
55 acres
≤ 100 mi
37
55 acres
≤ 200 mi
76
6,842 acres
≤ 300 mi
97
93K acres
2 active weather alerts
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
Fire Weather Watchuntil Aug 12, 11:00 PM

Fire Weather Watch issued August 11 at 9:57AM PDT until August 13 at 9:00PM PDT by NWS Sacramento CA

Sierra Nevada of Tehama-Butte-Plumas Counties Above 3000 ft; Sierra Nevada of Yuba-Sierra-Nevada-Placer Counties Between 3000-5000 ft Including Interstate 80; S…

Read full alert at weather.gov

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

This season vs the last decade

4% of an average year
Burned so far in 2026223 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)5.8K acres

So far in 2026, 223 acres have burned within 25 miles of Palm Springs, 4% of the 5.8K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires near Palm Springs, CA

Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.

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Historic fires near Palm Springs

The largest wildfires on record within 100 miles.

Cedar
2003
273,246 acres · 59 mi away · 14 deaths
Witch
2007
197,990 acres · 62 mi away · 2 deaths
Station
2009
160,577 acres · 99 mi away
Bobcat
2020
115,997 acres · 86 mi away

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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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