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Fires Near Houston, TXUnited States flag

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

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Air quality · Moderate

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Live risk assessment for Houston, TX

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No significant wildfire threat near this location right now.

There are currently 4 active fires within 300 miles of Houston, TX. None are inside Houston city limits. The most significant is the Allison Road fire, 291 miles away at 121 acres, 100% contained. The National Weather Service has 5 active alerts covering the surrounding area. Air quality at this location is moderate (AQI 55).

Early signal: satellite heat detected nearby. Satellites picked up 2 heat detections in the last 24 hours, the closest about 30 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: Houston, TX. Bold outline: Houston city limits. Dashed rings show distance from the city center. Wind arrows appear on significant fires as you zoom in.

Fires by distance

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3,146 acres
5 active weather alerts
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 10:45 AM

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…

Read full alert at weather.gov
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 1:00 AM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:23PM CDT until August 11 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX

Montague; Cooke; Grayson; Fannin; Lamar; Jack; Wise; Denton; Collin; Hunt; Delta; Hopkins; Palo Pinto; Parker; Tarrant; Dallas; Rockwall; Kaufman; Johnson; Elli…

Read full alert at weather.gov
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 1:00 AM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 12:23PM CDT until August 11 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX

Van Zandt; Rains; Henderson

Read full alert at weather.gov
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 6:45 AM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 11:35AM CDT until August 14 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

Harper; Woods; Alfalfa; Grant; Kay; Ellis; Woodward; Major; Garfield; Noble; Roger Mills; Dewey; Custer; Blaine; Kingfisher; Logan; Payne; Beckham; Washita; Cad…

Read full alert at weather.gov
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 1:00 AM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 5:05AM CDT until August 11 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX

Texas; Beaver; Hansford; Ochiltree; Lipscomb; Hutchinson; Roberts; Hemphill; Wheeler; Collingsworth; Palo Duro Canyon

Read full alert at weather.gov

Source: National Weather Service. Alerts open the official NWS record.

This season vs the last decade

88% of an average year
Burned so far in 202636 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)41 acres

So far in 2026, 36 acres have burned within 25 miles of Houston, 88% of the 41 acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires near Houston, 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.

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