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No active wildfires currently reported in Tennessee. NIFC/IRWIN data.
No active wildfires are currently reported in Tennessee. Conditions can change quickly during fire season, so the live map above stays current if anything ignites. The National Weather Service has 6 active fire, wind, or heat alerts covering parts of the state. Air quality near the center of the state is moderate (AQI 54).
Bold outline: Tennessee boundary. Fires outside the border are in neighboring states.
Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:25PM CDT until August 14 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Marshall; Benton; Tippah; Alcorn; Tishomingo; Prentiss; Lafayette; Union; Pontotoc; Lee; Itawamba; Yalobusha; Calhoun; Chickasaw; Monroe; McNairy; Hardin
Read full alert at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:25PM CDT until August 11 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Clay; Greene; Craighead; Poinsett; Mississippi; Cross; Crittenden; St. Francis; Lee; Phillips; Dunklin; Pemiscot; DeSoto; Tunica; Tate; Coahoma; Quitman; Panola…
Read full alert at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:25PM CDT until August 14 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Clay; Greene; Craighead; Poinsett; Mississippi; Cross; Crittenden; St. Francis; Lee; Phillips; Dunklin; Pemiscot; DeSoto; Tunica; Tate; Coahoma; Quitman; Panola…
Read full alert at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 10:21AM CDT until August 14 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Nashville TN
Stewart; Montgomery; Robertson; Sumner; Houston; Humphreys; Dickson; Cheatham; Davidson; Wilson; Trousdale; Smith; Perry; Hickman; Lewis; Williamson; Maury; Rut…
Read full alert at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 10:21AM CDT until August 14 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Nashville TN
Macon; Marshall; Cannon; Bedford; Coffee; Wayne; Lawrence; Giles
Read full alert at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 9:18AM CDT until August 14 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Huntsville AL
Lauderdale; Colbert; Franklin; Lawrence; Limestone; Madison; Morgan; Marshall; Jackson; DeKalb; Cullman; Moore; Lincoln; Franklin
Read full alert at weather.govSource: National Weather Service. Alerts open the official NWS record.
So far in 2026, 6.5K acres have burned in Tennessee, 49% of the 13K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.
No active wildfires reported right now.
All reported wildfires since 2014, NIFC interagency records.
From 456 fires with federal ICS-209 reports. Source: ICS-209-PLUS (St. Denis et al.).
Over the last five years, Tennessee averaged 12K acres burned and 737 fires per year. That is 26% up in acreage and 863% up in fire count versus the 2014–2021 baseline. Fire activity here is clearly intensifying.
Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.