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Vermont Wildfires: Live Fire Map

No active wildfires currently reported in Vermont. NIFC/IRWIN data.

AQI 57Moderate air quality statewide

Current situation in Vermont

Quiet
Large fires (1K+)
0
New fires (48h)
0
NWS alerts
0

No active wildfires are currently reported in Vermont. Conditions can change quickly during fire season, so the live map above stays current if anything ignites. No fire weather alerts are in effect for the state right now. Air quality near the center of the state is moderate (AQI 57).

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No active fires in Vermont right now.

Bold outline: Vermont boundary. Fires outside the border are in neighboring states.

This season vs the last decade

879% of an average year
Burned so far in 2026255 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)29 acres

So far in 2026, 255 acres have burned in Vermont, 879% of the 29 acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires in Vermont

No active wildfires reported right now.

Wildfire history in Vermont

All reported wildfires since 2015, NIFC interagency records.

2026
Worst year · 255 acres
25
Fires / year · average
299
Total fires · since 2015
Acres burned by year
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'25
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Fires recorded by year
521032015: 2 fires20152016: 7 fires2017: 3 fires20172018: 3 fires2019: 4 fires20192020: 4 fires2021: 3 fires20212022: 8 fires2023: 4 fires20232024: 96 fires2025: 103 fires20252026: 62 fires2026
Trend analysis

Over the last five years, Vermont averaged 107 acres burned and 55 fires per year. That is 417% up in acreage and 1370% up in fire count versus the 2015–2021 baseline. Fire activity here is clearly intensifying.

Largest fires on record in Vermont

  • Norwich Fire2015137 acres

Emergency resources for Vermont

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

Red 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

Nearby states

California (107)Oregon (92)Washington (39)Wyoming (28)Montana (27)Arizona (24)