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U.S. Wildfire Acres Burned This Year
Acres burned by wildfires in the U.S., year to date
9.0M on Oct 16, 2026+3.2M since Sep 25, 2021
Current·Data to Oct 16, 2026
Plays the chart through its history. Pauses are where the data set a record or moved most.
From the National Interagency Fire Center. Resets each January.
The running total of land burned by wildfires each year. Comparing the shape of each year shows whether a fire season is running ahead or behind.
What this chart reads
- US Wildfire Acres Burned · Year to Dateas “Acres burned, year to date”latest 2026-10-16
Sources
US Wildfire Acres Burned · Year to Date. Source: NIFC National Fire News year-to-date statistics. Public, updated most mornings in fire season.
Charts are drawn from Palanor's signal library and recomputed from source data on every view. Transformations (changes, indexing, year-on-year rates) are Palanor's.