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Ohio Wildfires: Live Fire Map

No active wildfires currently reported in Ohio. NIFC/IRWIN data.

AQI 27Good air quality statewide

Current situation in Ohio

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

No active wildfires are currently reported in Ohio. 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 good (AQI 27).

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No active fires in Ohio right now.

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

This season vs the last decade

5% of an average year
Burned so far in 202619 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)401 acres

So 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.

2022
Worst year · 1,557 acres
53
Fires / year · average
693
Total fires · since 2014
Human & property impact, 1999-2020
48
Structures destroyed
6
Lives lost
$239K
Reported cost

From 96 fires with federal ICS-209 reports. Source: ICS-209-PLUS (St. Denis et al.).

Acres burned by year
'15
'20
'25
'26
Fires recorded by year
45892014: 12 fires20142015: 39 fires2016: 30 fires20162017: 63 fires2018: 70 fires20182019: 67 fires2020: 70 fires20202021: 53 fires2022: 89 fires20222023: 76 fires2024: 58 fires20242025: 46 fires2026: 20 fires2026
Trend analysis

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.

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.

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Fires near a city in Ohio

Columbus

Nearby states

California (107)Oregon (92)Washington (39)Wyoming (28)Montana (27)Arizona (24)