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New York Wildfires: Live Fire Map

AQI 27Good typical air quality, worst 70 near Buffalo
Current situation

New York

Normal activity
Large fires (1K+)
0
New fires (48h)
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Dispatch reports (24h)
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NWS alerts
2
No active wildfires are currently reported in New York. Conditions can change quickly during fire season, so the live map above stays current if anything ignites.
The National Weather Service has 2 Wind Advisories in effect covering parts of the state. Typical air quality across the state's 37 monitoring stations is good (AQI 27); the worst reading right now is AQI 70 (moderate) near Buffalo.
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No active fires in New York right now.

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

Evacuation status in New York

New York does not publish a live, zone-level evacuation feed yet, so we cannot confirm evacuation status here either way. During an active fire, check the official emergency links in the resources section below; that is where evacuation notices are posted first.

2 active weather alerts
Wind Advisoryuntil Sep 26, 10:00 PM

Wind Advisory issued September 26 at 4:40AM EDT until September 27 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Upton NY

Northern Fairfield; Northern New Haven; Eastern Passaic; Hudson; Western Bergen; Eastern Bergen; Western Essex; Eastern Essex; Western Union; Eastern Union; Roc…

See active alerts at weather.gov
Wind Advisoryuntil Sep 26, 10:00 PM

Wind Advisory issued September 26 at 4:40AM EDT until September 27 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Upton NY

Northern Middlesex; Northern New London; Southern Fairfield; Southern New Haven; Southern Middlesex; Southern New London; Southern Westchester; New York (Manhat…

See active alerts at weather.gov

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

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This season vs the last decade

<1% of an average year
Burned so far in 20261 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)747 acres

So far in 2026, 1 acre has burned in New York, <1% of the 747 acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires in New York

No active wildfires reported right now.

Wildfire history in New York

All reported wildfires since 2014, NIFC interagency records.

2016
Worst year · 3,269 acres
16
Fires / year · average
206
Total fires · since 2014
Human & property impact, 1999-2020
55
Structures destroyed
2
Lives lost
$2.2M
Reported cost

From 32 fires with federal ICS-209 reports. Source: ICS-209-PLUS (St. Denis et al.).

Acres burned by year
3,269
1,634
'15
'20
'25
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Average acres burned by month · 2014–2025
253
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April and May account for 54% of the acreage burned in New York in an average year, based on NIFC interagency records.

Fires recorded by year
23462014: 10 fires20142015: 36 fires2016: 46 fires20162017: 20 fires2018: 12 fires20182019: 9 fires2020: 26 fires20202021: 12 fires2022: 7 fires20222023: 11 fires2024: 10 fires20242025: 3 fires2026: 4 fires2026
Trend analysis

Over the last five years, New York averaged 581 acres burned and 7 fires per year. That is 39% down in acreage and 67% 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

Fires near a city in New York

New York

Nearby states

California (200)Texas (114)Oregon (80)New Mexico (77)Oklahoma (64)Montana (59)