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Arkansas currently has 3 active wildfires burning a combined 1 acres. The biggest is the Bradley 100163 fire in Bradley County at 1 acres. One new fire has been discovered in the past 48 hours. The National Weather Service has 11 Heat Advisories in effect covering parts of the state. Air quality near the center of the state is moderate (AQI 51).
Bold outline: Arkansas boundary. Fires outside the border are in neighboring states.
Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:33PM CDT until August 14 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA
Sevier; Howard; Little River; Hempstead; Nevada; Miller; Lafayette; Columbia; Union; Caddo; Bossier; Webster; Claiborne; Lincoln; Union; De Soto; Red River; Bie…
See active alerts at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:32PM CDT until August 14 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Marion; Baxter; Fulton; Sharp; Randolph; Izard; Independence; Lawrence; Cleburne; Jackson; Conway; Faulkner; White; Woodruff; Perry; Saline; Pulaski; Lonoke; Pr…
See active alerts at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:32PM CDT until August 14 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Stone; Garland; Pike; Clark; Hot Spring; Dallas; Ouachita; Calhoun; Bradley; Newton County Higher Elevations; Polk County Lower Elevations; Central and Eastern …
See active alerts at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:32PM CDT until August 11 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Marion; Baxter; Fulton; Sharp; Randolph; Izard; Independence; Lawrence; Cleburne; Jackson; Conway; Faulkner; White; Woodruff; Perry; Saline; Pulaski; Lonoke; Pr…
See active alerts at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:32PM CDT until August 11 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Little Rock AR
Stone; Garland; Pike; Clark; Hot Spring; Dallas; Ouachita; Calhoun; Bradley; Newton County Higher Elevations; Polk County Lower Elevations; Central and Eastern …
See active alerts at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:25PM CDT until August 14 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Clay; Greene; Craighead; Poinsett; Mississippi; Cross; Crittenden; St. Francis; Lee; Phillips; Dunklin; Pemiscot; DeSoto; Tunica; Tate; Coahoma; Quitman; Panola…
See active alerts at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:25PM CDT until August 11 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Clay; Greene; Craighead; Poinsett; Mississippi; Cross; Crittenden; St. Francis; Lee; Phillips; Dunklin; Pemiscot; DeSoto; Tunica; Tate; Coahoma; Quitman; Panola…
See active alerts at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:16PM CDT until August 11 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
Ashley; Chicot; Morehouse; West Carroll; East Carroll; Richland; Madison; Franklin; Catahoula; Tensas; Concordia; Bolivar; Sunflower; Leflore; Washington; Humph…
See active alerts at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:16PM CDT until August 12 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
Ashley; Chicot; Morehouse; West Carroll; East Carroll; Richland; Madison; Franklin; Catahoula; Tensas; Concordia; Bolivar; Sunflower; Leflore; Washington; Humph…
See active alerts at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 11:32AM CDT until August 14 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK
Benton; Carroll; North and Central Sebastian; Southern Crawford; Central and Southern Franklin; Southern Sebastian; Pushmataha; Choctaw; Washington; Nowata; Cra…
See active alerts at weather.govHeat Advisory issued August 11 at 11:32AM CDT until August 14 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK
Washington; Madison; Northern Crawford; Northern Franklin; Adair
See active alerts at weather.govSource: National Weather Service. Alerts open the official NWS record.
So far in 2026, 29K acres have burned in Arkansas, 393% of the 7.3K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.
| Fire | County | Size | Contained | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley 100163 Fire | Bradley | 1.0 acres | - | 2 min ago |
| Bolding N Lightning Fire | Union | 0.1 acres | - | 27 hours ago |
| Pigeon Fire | Scott | 0.1 acres | - | 30 hours ago |
All reported wildfires since 2014, NIFC interagency records.
From 586 fires with federal ICS-209 reports. Source: ICS-209-PLUS (St. Denis et al.).
Over the last five years, Arkansas averaged 9,579 acres burned and 316 fires per year. That is 24% up in acreage and 205% up in fire count versus the 2014–2021 baseline. Fire activity here is clearly intensifying.
Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.