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Fires Near El Paso, TXUnited States flag

Live wildfire tracking around El Paso: every active fire within 300 miles with distance, size, containment, wind, smoke, and air quality, from official US sources.

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Fires within 100 mi
154 mi
Nearest fire
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Weather alerts
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Air quality · Good

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Live risk assessment for El Paso, TX

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Fire activity exists in the wider area but poses no immediate threat to this location. Check back daily while fires remain active.

There are currently 25 active fires within 300 miles of El Paso, TX, including 1 within 100 miles. None are inside El Paso city limits. The most significant is the Johnson fire, 154 miles away at 440 acres, 0% contained. Air quality at this location is good (AQI 27).

Early signal: satellite heat detected nearby. Satellites picked up 3 heat detections in the last 24 hours, the closest about 7 miles away, that do not match any officially reported fire. Detections like this are often the first public sign of a new ignition, though they can also be industrial heat or agricultural burning. Turn on the Satellite heat layer on the map below and check back over the next few hours.
  • No active fires within 50 miles, no fire weather alerts, and clean air right now.

House pin: El Paso, TX. Bold outline: El Paso city limits. Dashed rings show distance from the city center. Wind arrows appear on significant fires as you zoom in.

Fires by distance

City limits
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no fires
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0 acres
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10K acres
≤ 300 mi
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17K acres

This season vs the last decade

0% of an average year
Burned so far in 20260 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)4 acres

So far in 2026, 0 acres have burned within 25 miles of El Paso, 0% of the 4 acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires near El Paso, TX

Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.

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Emergency resources for Texas

Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.

Texas A&M Forest ServiceEvacuationsState agency for wildfire response and current incident info.tfsweb.tamu.eduTexas Division of Emergency ManagementAlertsState emergency alerts and disaster resources.tdem.texas.govRed Cross open shelter mapSheltersLive map of currently open emergency shelters nationwide.redcross.orgInciWeb incident informationEvacuationsOfficial updates, closures, and evacuation notices for federal wildfires.inciweb.wildfire.govDisasterAssistance.govFire infoFEMA assistance programs if you are affected by a declared disaster.disasterassistance.govState emergency management directoryAlertsUSA.gov directory of every state emergency management agency.usa.gov

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