Where does the data come from?

The National Interagency Fire Center's WFIGS current-incidents feed, the authoritative operational picture for US fire command, parsed into clean JSON.

What does an incident include?

Name and unique fire identifier, state and county, acres burned, percent contained, discovery and containment times, incident type such as wildfire, prescribed burn or complex, cause, assigned personnel and coordinates.

The feed is fetched per request and cached at the edge for 15 minutes, so the picture is at most a quarter of an hour behind fire command.

Does it include historical fires?

No. It is the live list of current incidents. Once a fire is closed it drops out of the feed.

What does a call cost?

2 tokens, because each request can mean several paged fetches from the feed.

MonitoringMAINTAINED2 tokens / call

Wildfires API

Every active US wildfire from the National Interagency Fire Center, with acres, containment and location, live

Every active US wildfire, live from interagency fire command. The WFIGS current-incidents feed — the National Interagency Fire Center's authoritative operational picture — parsed into clean JSON and edge-cached 15 minutes: 425 incidents right now totaling 4.87 million acres, each with name and unique fire identifier, state and county, acres burned, percent contained, discovery and containment times, incident type (wildfire / prescribed burn / complex), cause, assigned personnel, geographic coordination center and coordinates. Sort the national list by size (BIG GRASS in Malheur County, Oregon: 578,637 acres, 94% contained, 226 personnel), filter by state, type, minimum acres or active-only, ask for incidents within a radius of any point (Boise → the SHEEP fire, 45 km away, discovered an hour ago), or pull per-state totals. Safety and evacuation apps, insurance risk, logistics routing, air-quality context, newsrooms and dashboards — the same feed fire agencies use, without the GIS wrangling. US coverage.

Every call needs an X-Api-Key header. A free key includes 500 tokens a month, no card required. 2 tokens per call, so the free plan covers about 250 calls a month.

Start free — 500 tokens / mo →See all plans

No credit card requiredAccess to 125+ APIsCancel anytime

response.json

{
  "ok": true,
  "query": {
    "lat": 43.6,
    "lng": -116.2,
    "radius_km": 200
  },
  "count": 3,
  "wildfires": [
    {
      "id": "2026-IDBOF-000958",
      "name": "CROOKED",
      "state": "US-ID",
      "county": "Boise",
      "acres": 10081,
      "percent_contained": 93,
      "discovered": "2026-08-18T23:38:00.000Z",
      "contained": null,
      "type": "wildfire",
      "cause": "Human",
      "cause_general": null,
      "personnel": 263,
      "updated": "2026-09-12T23:00:45.363Z",
      "gacc": "GBCC",
      "lat": 43.8472,
      "lng": -115.5396,
      "distance_km": 59.8
    },
    {
      "id": "2026-IDSTF-000245",
      "name": "Buckhorn",
      "state": "US-ID",
      "county": "Elmore",
      "acres": 161,
      "percent_contained": 0,
      "discovered": "2026-09-11T00:04:44.000Z",
      "contained": null,
      "type": "wildfire",
      "cause": "Human",
      "cause_general": null,
      "personnel": 149,
      "updated": "2026-09-13T00:30:41.163Z",
      "gacc": "GBCC",
      "lat": 43.5473,
      "lng": -115.1049,
      "distance_km": 88.4
    },
    {
      "id": "2026-IDBOD-000994",
      "name": "FLINT",
      "state": "US-ID",
      "county": "Owyhee",
      "acres": 6936,
      "percent_contained": 100,
      "discovered": "2026-08-24T21:12:00.000Z",
      "contained": null,
      "type": "wildfire",
      "cause": "Natural",
      "cause_general": null,
      "personnel": 53,
      "updated": "2026-09-12T23:09:53.060Z",
      "gacc": "GBCC",
      "lat": 42.8822,
      "lng": -116.822,
      "distance_km": 94.4
    }
  ]
}

Production Ready: Battle-tested infrastructure with a 99.9% uptime SLA. Rate limits are generous, responses are consistent.
Simple Integration: Standard REST + JSON. Works with any HTTP client. Copy-ready code snippets in 4 languages.
One Key, 125+ APIs: Your DataAndAPIs subscription unlocks every API on the platform — anime, finance, sports, and more.

Use cases for Wildfires API

Show active fires near a user or an asset with acres burned, containment and discovery time.
Alert property, insurance or logistics teams when a fire starts within a radius of their locations.
Display the national picture by state with incident counts and total acreage.
Combine fire locations with the Air Quality API to explain smoke readings.

Wildfires API endpoints

Every endpoint with its parameters and a real example response.

OpenAPI definition Postman workspace

GETCurrent Wildfires
GETData Sources
GETNational Stats
GETWildfires Near Me

GETCurrent Wildfires

https://api-wildfires.dataandapis.com/v1/wildfires

Query parameters

Parameter	Example
active_only	true	Optional
min_acres		Optional
state		Optional
type	WF	Optional

Example request

curl "https://api-wildfires.dataandapis.com/v1/wildfires?active_only=true&type=WF" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Example response

{
  "ok": true,
  "page": 1,
  "limit": 5,
  "total": 387,
  "cache": "WFIGS current incidents, edge-cached 15 minutes",
  "coverage": "US (interagency WFIGS feed)",
  "wildfires": [
    {
      "id": "2026-ORPRD-000445",
      "name": "0445 CROSSWHITE",
      "state": "US-OR",
      "county": "Wheeler",
      "acres": 342923,
      "percent_contained": 99,
      "discovered": "2026-07-16T00:51:54.000Z",
      "contained": null,
      "type": "wildfire",
      "cause": "Natural",
      "cause_general": null,
      "personnel": 39,
      "updated": "2026-09-13T00:06:10.867Z",
      "gacc": "NWCC",
      "lat": 44.8033,
      "lng": -120.1992
    },
    {
      "id": "2026-WAOWF-260406",
…

Show full response

{
  "ok": true,
  "page": 1,
  "limit": 5,
  "total": 387,
  "cache": "WFIGS current incidents, edge-cached 15 minutes",
  "coverage": "US (interagency WFIGS feed)",
  "wildfires": [
    {
      "id": "2026-ORPRD-000445",
      "name": "0445 CROSSWHITE",
      "state": "US-OR",
      "county": "Wheeler",
      "acres": 342923,
      "percent_contained": 99,
      "discovered": "2026-07-16T00:51:54.000Z",
      "contained": null,
      "type": "wildfire",
      "cause": "Natural",
      "cause_general": null,
      "personnel": 39,
      "updated": "2026-09-13T00:06:10.867Z",
      "gacc": "NWCC",
      "lat": 44.8033,
      "lng": -120.1992
    },
    {
      "id": "2026-WAOWF-260406",
      "name": "LITTLE GIANT",
      "state": "US-WA",
      "county": "Chelan",
      "acres": 172695,
      "percent_contained": 81,
      "discovered": "2026-07-16T01:17:54.000Z",
      "contained": null,
      "type": "wildfire",
      "cause": "Natural",
      "cause_general": null,
      "personnel": 763,
      "updated": "2026-09-13T00:01:04.497Z",
      "gacc": "NWCC",
      "lat": 48.0162,
      "lng": -120.8466
    },
    {
      "id": "2026-WANES-001791",
      "name": "SINLAHEKIN",
      "state": "US-WA",
      "county": "Okanogan",
      "acres": 166026,
      "percent_contained": 76,
      "discovered": "2026-07-26T21:12:00.000Z",
      "contained": null,
      "type": "wildfire",
      "cause": "Undetermined",
      "cause_general": null,
      "personnel": 771,
      "updated": "2026-09-13T01:46:11.373Z",
      "gacc": "NWCC",
      "lat": 48.7046,
      "lng": -119.6931
    },
    {
      "id": "2026-UTFIF-260341",
      "name": "Widemouth 2",
      "state": "US-UT",
      "county": "Millard",
      "acres": 129741,
      "percent_contained": 98,
      "discovered": "2026-07-27T23:02:28.000Z",
      "contained": null,
      "type": "wildfire",
      "cause": "Natural",
      "cause_general": null,
      "personnel": 66,
      "updated": "2026-09-12T22:28:25.127Z",
      "gacc": "GBCC",
      "lat": 38.7289,
      "lng": -112.499
    },
    {
      "id": "2026-ORBUD-002693",
      "name": "Second Flat",
      "state": "US-OR",
      "county": "Harney",
      "acres": 105854,
      "percent_contained": 99,
      "discovered": "2026-07-24T22:53:00.000Z",
      "contained": null,
      "type": "wildfire",
      "cause": "Natural",
      "cause_general": null,
      "personnel": 21,
      "updated": "2026-09-13T01:15:14.647Z",
      "gacc": "NWCC",
      "lat": 43.6087,
      "lng": -119.4392
    }
  ]
}

GETData Sources

https://api-wildfires.dataandapis.com/v1/sources

This endpoint takes no parameters.

Example request

curl "https://api-wildfires.dataandapis.com/v1/sources" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Example response

{
  "ok": true,
  "sources": [
    {
      "slug": "wfigs",
      "name": "WFIGS Current Interagency Fire Incident Locations",
      "publisher": "National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)",
      "licence": "US government work (public domain)",
      "source_url": "https://data-nifc.opendata.arcgis.com/",
      "file_url": "https://services3.arcgis.com/T4QMspbfLg3qTGWY/arcgis/rest/services/WFIGS_Incident_Locations_Current/FeatureServer/0/query",
      "cadence": "live feed; responses edge-cached 15 minutes"
    }
  ]
}

GETNational Stats

https://api-wildfires.dataandapis.com/v1/wildfires/stats

This endpoint takes no parameters.

Example request

curl "https://api-wildfires.dataandapis.com/v1/wildfires/stats" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Example response

{
  "ok": true,
  "total_incidents": 528,
  "total_acres": 4142938,
  "by_state": [
    {
      "state": "US-OR",
      "incidents": 64,
      "acres": 2248596,
      "personnel": 5897
    },
    {
      "state": "US-WA",
      "incidents": 38,
      "acres": 614763,
      "personnel": 2587
    },
    {
      "state": "US-UT",
      "incidents": 12,
      "acres": 217899,
      "personnel": 231
    },
    {
      "state": "US-ID",
      "incidents": 20,
      "acres": 209048,
      "personnel": 716
…

Show full response

{
  "ok": true,
  "total_incidents": 528,
  "total_acres": 4142938,
  "by_state": [
    {
      "state": "US-OR",
      "incidents": 64,
      "acres": 2248596,
      "personnel": 5897
    },
    {
      "state": "US-WA",
      "incidents": 38,
      "acres": 614763,
      "personnel": 2587
    },
    {
      "state": "US-UT",
      "incidents": 12,
      "acres": 217899,
      "personnel": 231
    },
    {
      "state": "US-ID",
      "incidents": 20,
      "acres": 209048,
      "personnel": 716
    },
    {
      "state": "US-CO",
      "incidents": 14,
      "acres": 163750,
      "personnel": 84
    },
    {
      "state": "US-MT",
      "incidents": 74,
      "acres": 115167,
      "personnel": 848
    },
    {
      "state": "US-NV",
      "incidents": 6,
      "acres": 99558,
      "personnel": 169
    },
    {
      "state": "US-TX",
      "incidents": 15,
      "acres": 98046,
      "personnel": 526
    },
    {
      "state": "US-MN",
      "incidents": 6,
      "acres": 74608,
      "personnel": 98
    },
    {
      "state": "US-NM",
      "incidents": 70,
      "acres": 71816,
      "personnel": 338
    },
    {
      "state": "US-CA",
      "incidents": 63,
      "acres": 68254,
      "personnel": 4288
    },
    {
      "state": "US-AK",
      "incidents": 6,
      "acres": 55177,
      "personnel": 84
    },
    {
      "state": "US-OK",
      "incidents": 33,
      "acres": 39987,
      "personnel": 178
    },
    {
      "state": "US-FL",
      "incidents": 10,
      "acres": 37592,
      "personnel": 26
    },
    {
      "state": "US-SD",
      "incidents": 12,
      "acres": 7293,
      "personnel": 93
    },
    {
      "state": "US-WY",
      "incidents": 7,
      "acres": 7098,
      "personnel": 376
    },
    {
      "state": "US-LA",
      "incidents": 5,
      "acres": 5929,
      "personnel": 7
    },
    {
      "state": "US-IL",
      "incidents": 18,
      "acres": 2805,
      "personnel": 0
    },
    {
      "state": "US-GA",
      "incidents": 2,
      "acres": 1871,
      "personnel": 4
    },
    {
      "state": "US-AR",
      "incidents": 14,
      "acres": 1092,
      "personnel": 0
    },
    {
      "state": "US-AL",
      "incidents": 4,
      "acres": 931,
      "personnel": 0
    },
    {
      "state": "US-AZ",
      "incidents": 11,
      "acres": 717,
      "personnel": 16
    },
    {
      "state": "US-ND",
      "incidents": 2,
      "acres": 350,
      "personnel": 2
    },
    {
      "state": "US-MI",
      "incidents": 2,
      "acres": 289,
      "personnel": 0
    },
    {
      "state": "US-MS",
      "incidents": 3,
      "acres": 246,
      "personnel": 3
    },
    {
      "state": "US-WI",
      "incidents": 13,
      "acres": 48,
      "personnel": 0
    },
    {
      "state": "US-IN",
      "incidents": 3,
      "acres": 7,
      "personnel": 0
    },
    {
      "state": "US-MA",
      "incidents": 1,
      "acres": 0,
      "personnel": 0
    }
  ]
}

GETWildfires Near Me

https://api-wildfires.dataandapis.com/v1/wildfires/nearest

Query parameters

Parameter	Example
lat	43.6	Required
lng	-116.2	Required
radius_km	200	Optional

Example request

curl "https://api-wildfires.dataandapis.com/v1/wildfires/nearest?lat=43.6&lng=-116.2&radius_km=200" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Example response

{
  "ok": true,
  "query": {
    "lat": 43.6,
    "lng": -116.2,
    "radius_km": 200
  },
  "count": 3,
  "wildfires": [
    {
      "id": "2026-IDBOF-000958",
      "name": "CROOKED",
      "state": "US-ID",
      "county": "Boise",
      "acres": 10081,
      "percent_contained": 93,
      "discovered": "2026-08-18T23:38:00.000Z",
      "contained": null,
      "type": "wildfire",
      "cause": "Human",
      "cause_general": null,
      "personnel": 263,
      "updated": "2026-09-12T23:00:45.363Z",
      "gacc": "GBCC",
      "lat": 43.8472,
      "lng": -115.5396,
      "distance_km": 59.8
    },
…

Show full response

{
  "ok": true,
  "query": {
    "lat": 43.6,
    "lng": -116.2,
    "radius_km": 200
  },
  "count": 3,
  "wildfires": [
    {
      "id": "2026-IDBOF-000958",
      "name": "CROOKED",
      "state": "US-ID",
      "county": "Boise",
      "acres": 10081,
      "percent_contained": 93,
      "discovered": "2026-08-18T23:38:00.000Z",
      "contained": null,
      "type": "wildfire",
      "cause": "Human",
      "cause_general": null,
      "personnel": 263,
      "updated": "2026-09-12T23:00:45.363Z",
      "gacc": "GBCC",
      "lat": 43.8472,
      "lng": -115.5396,
      "distance_km": 59.8
    },
    {
      "id": "2026-IDSTF-000245",
      "name": "Buckhorn",
      "state": "US-ID",
      "county": "Elmore",
      "acres": 161,
      "percent_contained": 0,
      "discovered": "2026-09-11T00:04:44.000Z",
      "contained": null,
      "type": "wildfire",
      "cause": "Human",
      "cause_general": null,
      "personnel": 149,
      "updated": "2026-09-13T00:30:41.163Z",
      "gacc": "GBCC",
      "lat": 43.5473,
      "lng": -115.1049,
      "distance_km": 88.4
    },
    {
      "id": "2026-IDBOD-000994",
      "name": "FLINT",
      "state": "US-ID",
      "county": "Owyhee",
      "acres": 6936,
      "percent_contained": 100,
      "discovered": "2026-08-24T21:12:00.000Z",
      "contained": null,
      "type": "wildfire",
      "cause": "Natural",
      "cause_general": null,
      "personnel": 53,
      "updated": "2026-09-12T23:09:53.060Z",
      "gacc": "GBCC",
      "lat": 42.8822,
      "lng": -116.822,
      "distance_km": 94.4
    }
  ]
}

Where the data comes from

Source: NIFC WFIGS current-incidents feed (public domain), fetched live.
Freshness: Fetched per request, edge-cached for 15 minutes.

One install. Every endpoint.

No proprietary SDKs needed. Any HTTP client works. Pick your language and paste.

3languages

4endpoints

RESTarchitecture

1key for all APIs

Fully typed responses — auto-completion in your IDE
Tracks the API in lockstep — new endpoints land same day
One key works across 125+ APIs on the platform

import axios from 'axios';

const { data } = await axios.get(
  'https://api-wildfires.dataandapis.com/v1/wildfires',
  { headers: { 'X-Api-Key': process.env.API_KEY } }
);

Wildfires API · X-Api-Key

Explore the endpoints

Browse request parameters and inspect live example responses.

Available Endpoints

Request Parameters

API URL

Headers

X-Api-Key

Query Parameters

active_only(Optional)

min_acres(Optional)

state(Optional)

type(Optional)

Target:

Client:

import axios from 'axios';

const url = 'https://api-wildfires.dataandapis.com/v1/wildfires';
const { data } = await axios.get(url, {
  headers: { 'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY' }
});