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Ohio Wildfires: Live Fire Map
Ohio
Bold outline: Ohio boundary. Fires outside the border are in neighboring states.
Evacuation status in Ohio
Ohio 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.
Is there a fire near me?
Enter any US or Canadian address or town for an instant risk report: nearby fires, wind, smoke, air quality, and evacuation alerts.
This season vs the last decade
5% of an average yearSo far in 2026, 19 acres have burned in Ohio, 5% of the 401 acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.
Active fires in Ohio
No active wildfires reported right now.
Wildfire history in Ohio
All reported wildfires since 2014, NIFC interagency records.
From 96 fires with federal ICS-209 reports. Source: ICS-209-PLUS (St. Denis et al.).
February through April account for 53% of the acreage burned in Ohio in an average year, based on NIFC interagency records.
Over the last five years, Ohio averaged 546 acres burned and 58 fires per year. That is 190% up in acreage and 14% up in fire count versus the 2014–2021 baseline. Fire activity here is clearly intensifying.
Wildfire history near you
How close have major wildfires come to your home in Ohio? 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 Ohio
- Shawnee Complex20092,865 acres
- Peach Orchard20034 structures destroyed1,016 acres
- Crown City20011,000 acres
- Crown City Complex2002706 acres
- Mentor2003400 acres
Emergency resources for Ohio
Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.