Coverage
FireRiskHere is a US wildfire site. This page lists what’s covered, what isn’t, and how often the data updates.
What’s covered
Active wildfires across all 50 states and DC. Every wildfire in the national data shows up here — from small spot fires to major incidents. The list includes incidents that are still burning and ones that have been contained but not declared out. Both count as “active” in the official data and on this site.
A national fire-risk classification. Every part of the country has a classification of how exposed it is to wildfire. The front page tells you what that classification is for your area. The map page can toggle the layer on across the country.
A second fire-risk classification for California. California has a graded state-level classification of fire hazard. Where it exists, it takes precedence over the national one. The map page can toggle between them.
How often the data changes. The active-fire list refreshes from official sources every 15 minutes. The fire-risk classifications are static — they change a few times per year, when the source maps are revised.
What’s not covered
Non-US wildfires. The site shows no fires outside the United States. Visitors from other countries see a national US map instead — there’s no nearby-fire information outside US borders.
Territories aren’t fully covered. Active-fire data for Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands may be incomplete, and the fire-risk classifications don’t cover them.
Evacuation orders. FireRiskHere doesn’t report evacuation orders, road closures, shelter-in-place orders, or any other operational emergency information.
Historical fires. FireRiskHere shows what’s burning right now. A separate historical archive — past fires, season summaries, year-over-year comparisons — isn’t part of the site yet.
Predictions. The site reports what the official sources say is happening now. It doesn’t predict where a fire will spread, when it will be contained, or where new fires are likely to start.
The methodology page names the exact sources and explains how each one is processed.