Wildfires in Arkansas
Arkansas is a state of the United States — southern pine forest, palmetto flatwoods, hardwood bottomland and coastal marsh. This live map tracks every wildfire and satellite hotspot detected across Arkansas, updated continuously from NASA satellite data and official national fire sources. Wildfires here can occur year-round in this fire-adapted landscape, peaking from late winter into spring; this is also the region where prescribed burning is most widely used. Its capital is Little Rock. Other main centres include Fayetteville and Fort Smith.
Current fires in Arkansas
- Sebastian✓ Confirmed0 MW
- Lawrence County✓ Confirmed57 MW
- Lawrence County✓ Confirmed78 MW
- Monroe County✓ Confirmed82 MW
- Jackson County✓ Confirmed76 MW
- Jackson County✓ Confirmed20 MW
- Poinsett County✓ Confirmed21 MW
- Randolph County✓ Confirmed47 MW
- Greene County✓ Confirmed61 MW
- Drew County✓ Confirmed34 MW
- Jefferson County✓ Confirmed15 MW
- Hill Township✓ Confirmed194 MW
- Independence County✓ Confirmed119 MW
- Craighead County✓ Confirmed29 MW
- Lawrence County✓ Confirmed35 MW
- Greene County✓ Confirmed43 MW
- Greene County✓ Confirmed63 MW
- Jackson County✓ Confirmed16 MW
- Lawrence County✓ Confirmed40 MW
- Clay County✓ Confirmed30 MW
- Poinsett County✓ Confirmed43 MW
- Lee County✓ Confirmed63 MW
- Phillips County✓ Confirmed164 MW
- Poinsett County✓ Confirmed32 MW
- Independence County✓ Confirmed51 MW
- Cross County✓ Confirmed76 MW
- Craighead County✓ Confirmed19 MW
- Hoxie✓ Confirmed16 MW
- Lawrence County✓ Confirmed58 MW
- Woodruff County✓ Confirmed66 MW
- Clay County✓ Confirmed52 MW
- Independence County✓ Confirmed48 MW
- Jackson County✓ Confirmed73 MW
- Monroe County✓ Confirmed19 MW
- St. Francis County✓ Confirmed202 MW
- Poinsett County✓ Confirmed19 MW
Main towns
Little Rock Fayetteville Fort Smith
Neighbouring regions
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Counties
Arkansas Ashley Baxter Benton Boone Bradley Calhoun Carroll Chicot Clark Clay Cleburne Cleveland Columbia Conway Craighead Crawford Crittenden Cross Dallas Desha Drew Dunklin Faulkner Franklin Fulton Garland Grant Greene Hempstead Hot Spring Howard Independence Izard Jackson Jefferson Johnson Lafayette Lawrence Lee Lincoln Little River Logan Lonoke Madison Marion Miller Monroe Montgomery Nevada Newton Ouachita Perry Phillips Pike Poinsett Polk Pope Prairie Pulaski Randolph Saline Scott Searcy Sebastian Sevier Sharp St. Francis Stone Union Van Buren Washington White Woodruff Yell
Wildfire season in Arkansas
Wildfires across Arkansas can occur year-round in this fire-adapted landscape, peaking from late winter into spring; this is also the region where prescribed burning is most widely used. Higher temperatures, low humidity and wind make fires start and spread faster — check the fire-danger level before lighting any fire or working outdoors.
What the Arkansas fire map shows
Every fire on this page is an automatic heat detection from NASA satellites (VIIRS and MODIS), grouped into fire events and updated continuously; where official national sources publish data, it is shown alongside. Arkansas groups 75 counties; open any of them for its local map. Satellite detections are not verified on the ground — never use them for safety decisions, and always follow the emergency services (call 911).
Frequently asked questions
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Is the Arkansas fire map official?
⚠️ The fires shown are automatic satellite heat detections from NASA FIRMS, augmented with official NIFC / WFIGS incidents where available. Satellite detections are not verified on the ground and are not 100% accurate — they can include false alarms (industrial heat, prescribed burns) or miss small or cloud-covered fires. Do not use this map for safety decisions; always follow official sources.