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New York Wildfires: Live Fire Map
New York
Bold outline: New York boundary. Fires outside the border are in neighboring states.
Evacuation status in New York
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This season vs the last decade
45% of normal for Nov 10So far in 2026, 252 acres have burned in New York, 45% of the 562 acres an average year from 2016 to 2025 had burned by Nov 10. A full average year burned 747 acres.
Source: NIFC interagency incident reports, all agencies. Fires that cross a state line are split by their mapped perimeter.
Active fires in New York
| Fire | County | Size | Contained | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Plain Fire | Rensselaer | 251 acres | 99% | 8 days ago |
Latest fire updates in New York
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Cherry Plain Fire · Containment rose to 99%
13 days ago · October 28, 2026Cherry Plain Fire · New perimeter mapped at 251 acres (national perimeter feed)
13 days ago · October 28, 2026Cherry Plain Fire · Containment rose to 70%
14 days ago · October 27, 2026Cherry Plain Fire · Grew 52 acres in 2 hours to 250 acres
14 days ago · October 27, 2026
Wildfire history in New York
All reported wildfires since 2014, NIFC interagency records.
From 32 fires with federal ICS-209 reports. Source: ICS-209-PLUS (St. Denis et al.).
April and May account for 54% of the acreage burned in New York in an average year, based on NIFC interagency records.
Over the last five years, New York averaged 632 acres burned and 7 fires per year. That is 34% down in acreage and 65% down in fire count versus the 2014–2021 baseline. Recent seasons have been quieter than the long-term norm.
Wildfire history near you
How close have major wildfires come to your home in New York? Search any US or Canadian address to see the largest fires on record nearby, with size, year, and impact, on a radius map.
Largest fires on record in New York
- Overlooks20082 structures destroyed3,100 acres
- Roosa Gap20152,759 acres
- Sam's Point Fire (Verkeerder Fire)20162,028 acres
- Crescent Bow Fire20123 structures destroyed1,136 acres
- Cherrytown Fire2006933 acres
Emergency resources for New York
Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.