Where fires happen, why they happen, and who responded. Plain-language reports for 12,130 US cities, 51 states, and 38,134 ZIPs — pulled from public NFIRS and NIFC data.
Wildfire activity from NIFC's WFIGS feed as of Sep 27, 2026: 401 active incidents across 28 states.
From the NIFC snapshot taken Sep 27, 2026. Click through for the full report.
Size and containment as reported by the lead agency in the NIFC IRWIN snapshot of Sep 27, 2026. Agency figures can lag the fire itself.
National totals from the latest NFIRS Public Data Release. Voluntarily reported by 23,000+ fire departments across all 50 states.
Every number below is a household, a first responder, or a destroyed building. NFIRS attributes the following to fires reported in 2025 — civilian and firefighter casualties, plus property destruction.
FPA-FOD attributes every reported wildland ignition to a cause. These are the top 6 from the latest release.
Ranked by 2025 NFIRS-reported wildland fires. Click any row for the full state report.
Top US cities by 2025 fire-department incident volume. Each city has its own plain-language report covering structure fires, response times, and risk.
Every fire has a cause. Drill into the categories the National Fire Incident Reporting System tracks, in language that doesn't require a fire-marshal's vocabulary.
Unattended cooking is the leading cause of US home fires. Most start with grease, oil, or fat.
Wiring, extension cords, and overloaded outlets — silent leading cause of fatal home fires.
Cars, trucks, EVs, and lithium-ion batteries — vehicle fires now exceed 200,000 incidents per year.
Wildfires burned millions of acres across federal, state, and tribal lands in {DATA_YEAR}.
Mapped wildfire perimeters from federal interagency datasets — the most consequential events on record.
10 different leaderboards covering every page-eligible US city — incident volume, per-capita rates, building fires, property loss, casualties, and wildfire exposure.
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Every number on this site traces to a public dataset. All free, all attributed.
Type in a city, county, or 5-digit ZIP. We'll show you the fires, the response times, the smoke days, and the risk — for the place you actually live.