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New Hampshire Wildfires: Live Fire Map

No active wildfires currently reported in New Hampshire. NIFC/IRWIN data.

AQI 53Moderate air quality statewide

Current situation in New Hampshire

Quiet
Large fires (1K+)
0
New fires (48h)
0
NWS alerts
0

No active wildfires are currently reported in New Hampshire. Conditions can change quickly during fire season, so the live map above stays current if anything ignites. No fire weather alerts are in effect for the state right now. Air quality near the center of the state is moderate (AQI 53).

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No active fires in New Hampshire right now.

Bold outline: New Hampshire boundary. Fires outside the border are in neighboring states.

This season vs the last decade

124% of an average year
Burned so far in 2026145 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)117 acres

So far in 2026, 145 acres have burned in New Hampshire, 124% of the 117 acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires in New Hampshire

No active wildfires reported right now.

Wildfire history in New Hampshire

All reported wildfires since 2014, NIFC interagency records.

2016
Worst year · 520 acres
49
Fires / year · average
636
Total fires · since 2014
Acres burned by year
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'25
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Fires recorded by year
791572014: 2 fires20142015: 4 fires2016: 16 fires20162017: 4 fires2018: 6 fires20182019: 1 fires2020: 43 fires20202021: 5 fires2022: 78 fires20222023: 100 fires2024: 132 fires20242025: 157 fires2026: 88 fires2026
Trend analysis

Over the last five years, New Hampshire averaged 136 acres burned and 111 fires per year. That is 20% up in acreage and 996% up in fire count versus the 2014–2021 baseline. Fire activity here is clearly intensifying.

Largest fires on record in New Hampshire

  • Covered Bridge2016329 acres
  • Bayle Mountain2015275 acres
  • Stoddard Fire2016190 acres
  • Lucy Brook2004139 acres

Emergency resources for New Hampshire

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

Nearby states

California (110)Oregon (93)Washington (40)Wyoming (28)Montana (27)Arizona (23)