Arkansas
Arkansas Wildfire Map — Live Fires & Containment
The federal wildfire feed currently lists 5 wildfires in Arkansas, covering about 3,164 acres. The largest is the Bunker Fire Fire at 2,849 acres, 90% contained, in Calhoun County.
Active wildfires in Arkansas right now, the share of Arkansas homes in the wildland-urban interface, and where to find official information. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Forestry Division is responsible for wildfire protection on more than 15 million acres of non-federal forestland, through seven districts; its burn-ban and wildfire-danger page, listed below, shows current restrictions. The list and counts come from the federal wildfire feed; the WUI figures come from the SILVIS Lab at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The active-fire data refreshes every 15 minutes.
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Live Arkansas wildfire map
Fire markers show active wildfires reported across Arkansas, refreshed every 15 minutes.
Every Arkansas wildfire right now
| Fire | Acres | Contained | County | Status | Discovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Fire | 2,849 acres | 90% | Calhoun | Active | Sep 14, 2026 |
| AR State Assist O'Bryant | 160 acres | — | Yell | Active | Mar 31, 2026 |
| AR State Assist Advance | 150 acres | — | Baxter | Active | Mar 22, 2026 |
| AR State Assist Deer Creek | 4.0 acres | — | Franklin | Active | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Pulaksi 177 | 1.0 acres | — | Pulaski | Active | Sep 23, 2026 |
2026 wildfires in Arkansas
2 Arkansas wildfires reached 1,000 acres in 2026, by our 15-minute archive of the federal feed, which begins May 24, 2026. Largest first, with the dates each was listed in the feed:
| Fire | Acres | First listed | Last listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Fire still listed | 2,849 acres | Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 23, 2026 |
| Pine Tree Rd Fire | 2,328 acres | Aug 20, 2026 | Aug 25, 2026 |
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Arkansas wildfire questions, answered live
Where are the fires in Arkansas right now?
As of Sep 23, 2026, 19:45 UTC, there are 5 wildfires listed in Arkansas. The largest are Bunker Fire Fire (Calhoun County), 2,849 acres, AR State Assist O'Bryant Fire (Yell County), 160 acres, and AR State Assist Advance Fire (Baxter County), 150 acres. The live map above shows each one at its reported point of origin, and the table lists them all with acreage, containment, and county.
Are there any wildfires in Arkansas today?
Yes. 5 are listed as active and 0 as contained, 5 in total, covering about 3,164 acres.
What is the biggest fire in Arkansas right now?
The Bunker Fire Fire in Calhoun County, at 2,849 acres, 90% contained.
What were the largest wildfires in Arkansas in 2026?
2 wildfires in Arkansas reached 1,000 acres in 2026, by FireRiskHere’s archive of the federal feed, which begins May 24, 2026. The largest were Bunker Fire (2,849 acres) and Pine Tree Rd Fire (2,328 acres). Each has its own page with a day-by-day timeline; the full list is in the 2026 season archive.
How current is this Arkansas wildfire map?
The data comes from the National Interagency Fire Center's WFIGS incident feed and is refreshed every 15 minutes. It was last updated Sep 23, 2026, 19:45 UTC. Containment percentages and acreage are what incident teams report; they can lag the situation on the ground by hours.
Where do I find evacuation orders for Arkansas?
Evacuation orders come from county sheriffs and local emergency management, not from this site. Use the official Arkansas sources listed on this page and your county’s alert system. FireRiskHere is for awareness only.
Homes in the wildland-urban interface
About 41% of Arkansas’s homes sit inside the wildland-urban interface — roughly 558,000 of 1.4 million statewide, according to the SILVIS Lab’s 2020 dataset. The share varies sharply by county: from about 20% in Washington County, around Fayetteville, to about 78% in Garland County, around Hot Springs. Pulaski County, which takes in Little Rock, has more interface homes than any other county in the state.
The five Arkansas counties with the most homes in the wildland-urban interface:
- Pulaski County
- Garland County
- Saline County
- Benton County
- Washington County
Being in the interface is a description of geography, not a forecast of fire — it captures how close a building sits to vegetation that can burn. These classifications change slowly; the figures here come from the SILVIS Lab’s most recent revision of the 1990–2020 dataset, released February 2025.
Official Arkansas sources
- Arkansas Department of Agriculture, Forestry Division — agriculture.arkansas.gov/forests/fire
- Burn bans, wildfire danger & prescribed burns (Arkansas Forestry Division) — mip.agri.arkansas.gov/agtools/Forestry/Fire_Info
- Arkansas Division of Emergency Management — dps.arkansas.gov/emergency-management/adem