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Pennsylvania Wildfires: Live Fire Map

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

AQI 45Good air quality statewide

Current situation in Pennsylvania

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

No active wildfires are currently reported in Pennsylvania. 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 45).

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No active fires in Pennsylvania right now.

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

This season vs the last decade

16% of an average year
Burned so far in 2026409 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)2.6K acres

So far in 2026, 409 acres have burned in Pennsylvania, 16% of the 2.6K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires in Pennsylvania

No active wildfires reported right now.

Wildfire history in Pennsylvania

All reported wildfires since 2014, NIFC interagency records.

2016
Worst year · 10K acres
40
Fires / year · average
526
Total fires · since 2014
Human & property impact, 1999-2020
208
Structures destroyed
12
Lives lost
$3.7M
Reported cost

From 311 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
36722014: 16 fires20142015: 31 fires2016: 33 fires20162017: 37 fires2018: 30 fires20182019: 24 fires2020: 32 fires20202021: 58 fires2022: 27 fires20222023: 53 fires2024: 57 fires20242025: 56 fires2026: 72 fires2026
Trend analysis

Over the last five years, Pennsylvania averaged 2,544 acres burned and 53 fires per year. That is 28% up in acreage and 62% up in fire count versus the 2014–2021 baseline. Fire activity here is clearly intensifying.

Largest fires on record in Pennsylvania

  • 16 Mile201611 structures destroyed8,032 acres
  • Bull Run20083,816 acres
  • Ramsey20012,730 acres
  • Crystal Lake20042,265 acres
  • Penobscot And Laurel Run20092,126 acres

Emergency resources for Pennsylvania

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

Fires near a city in Pennsylvania

PhiladelphiaPittsburgh

Nearby states

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