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Fires Near Little Rock, ARUnited States flag

Live wildfire tracking around Little Rock: 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 Little Rock, AR

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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 13 active fires within 300 miles of Little Rock, AR, including 1 within 100 miles. None are inside Little Rock city limits. The most significant is the Holly fire, 141 miles away at 40 acres. The National Weather Service has 11 Heat Advisories in effect covering the surrounding area. Air quality at this location is moderate (AQI 53).

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: Little Rock, AR. Bold outline: Little Rock 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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374 acres
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945 acres
11 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…

See active alerts at weather.gov
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 2:00 AM

Heat 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.gov
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 2:00 AM

Heat 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 …

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Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 2:00 AM

Heat 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.gov
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 2:00 AM

Heat 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.gov
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 12:00 PM

Heat 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…

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Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 12:00 PM

Heat 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…

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Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 1:30 AM

Heat 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…

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Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 1:30 AM

Heat 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…

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Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 6:00 AM

Heat 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…

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Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 12, 6:00 AM

Heat 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.gov

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

This season vs the last decade

471% of an average year
Burned so far in 20261.1K acres
10-year average (20162025, full year)231 acres

So far in 2026, 1.1K acres have burned within 25 miles of Little Rock, 471% of the 231 acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires near Little Rock, AR

Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.

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Historic fires near Little Rock

The largest wildfires on record within 100 miles.

No Man's Land
2006
8,294 acres · 91 mi away
Flatside
2006
4,675 acres · 42 mi away
Big Point
2016
4,122 acres · 78 mi away
Camp
2010
3,750 acres · 9 mi away
Sulpher Mountain Wfu
2006
3,739 acres · 89 mi away
Potato Hill
2007
3,481 acres · 79 mi away

Explore the full record in the history near me search.

Emergency resources for Arkansas

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