As of August 13, 2026 (UTC), NIFC WFIGS open data lists 563 current US wildland fire incidents — densest right now: OR (103), CA (102), WA (49), WI (31), MT (28). Server refresh about every 45 minutes. Always verify with NIFC and InciWeb before travel decisions.
For journalists & editors
Canonical continental hub: fanvancouver.com/wildfires/
British Columbia deep page (already cited in national coverage): /vancouver/bc-wildfires/
USA deep map + JSON: /usa/wildfires/ · /api/fv_us_fires.json
BC JSON: /api/fv_fires.json
Always re-check NIFC, InciWeb, BC Wildfire status, and EmergencyInfoBC before publishing.
Choose the right map (no duplicate BC content)
United States — live incident map
Current wildland fire incidents from the public NIFC WFIGS layer. Marker size scales with reported acres. Click a point for name, state, county, and containment when reported.
US deep guide with travel notes and official links: /usa/wildfires/
British Columbia — live province map
BC remains our highest-resolution product: active fires, out-of-control counts, smoke, and visitor safety. The full page is intentionally separate so search and citations stay clean.
BC deep product (full visitor guide, smoke, evacuations, road context): fanvancouver.com/vancouver/bc-wildfires/ — this is the page editors already cite for British Columbia.
Why this architecture
National fire stories (US + Canada in one map article) need a continental landing URL. British Columbia needs a deep page that can stay fresh every 30 minutes without diluting the national story. Duplicating BC copy on a Canada hub would split authority and confuse Google — so Canada links to BC, and the USA gets its own premium map product.