Wildfires burned over 2 500 ha (6 200 acres) across North Dakota’s Turtle Mountain and Fort Berthold reservations in early May 2025, threatening homes. Coordinated efforts by state, tribal, and federal agencies saved most structures, with only one abandoned trailer lost.
The Stronghold Fire in Cochise County, Arizona, has burned approximately 865 ha (2 138 acres) and was 62% contained as of 08:00 LT on May 2, 2025.
The Jones Road Wildfire broke out in Ocean County, New Jersey, on April 22, 2025, rapidly expanding overnight to more than 3 400 ha (8 500 acres), forcing thousands of residents to evacuate and prompting closures of major roadways, including a portion of the Garden State Parkway. The event comes amid a 266% increase in wildfire activity in New Jersey compared to the same period in 2024, with three fires this year classified as major, each burning more than 40.5 ha (100 acres).
A fast-moving wildfire named the Rio Grande Fire has burned approximately 61 ha (150 acres) near Bosque Farms in Valencia County, New Mexico, with 0% containment as of early April 18, 2025. The fire started just before 16:00 MDT on April 17 at the far west end of Lillie Drive, burning through the Bosque area…
The Turkey Track Fire has burned through 52 ha (128 acres) of forest near Highway 67 and Rainbow Falls, Colorado, since it ignited on April 12, 2025. The fire, believed to be human-caused, led to camper evacuations in the area but currently threatens no structures.
A Critical Fire Weather Outlook has been issued for over 93 240 km² (36 000 square miles) of central Texas on Friday, March 21, 2025, with gusty winds and low humidity expected to create dangerous fire conditions for approximately 1.5 million residents.
A Red Flag Warning has been issued for nearly all of eastern Florida, from Daytona Beach to Miami, on Thursday, March 20, 2025, as wildfires burned over 5 655 (14 000 acres) across the state.
Hundreds of homes have been destroyed, and thousands of acres burned as wildfires continue to spread across Oklahoma and Texas on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. Emergency officials have issued new evacuation orders in Oklahoma’s Logan and Pawnee counties, while Texas remains under a widespread burn ban with several large fires still active.
Severe wildfires fueled by high winds and dry conditions burned across Oklahoma in mid-March 2025, destroying over 400 homes and scorching more than 68 800 ha (170 000 acres) of land. The fires, which began intensifying on March 14, have killed at least four people and injured 142, prompting Governor Kevin Stitt to declare a state of emergency across 12 counties.
Wildfires destroyed nearly 300 homes across Oklahoma, U.S., on March 14 and 15, 2025, burning approximately 68 800 ha (170 000 acres) of land and forcing widespread evacuations amid extreme fire conditions fueled by wind gusts reaching 120 km/h (75 mph).
