Alert Pulse statistics · figures v2
Wildfire alerts in the United States, July 2026 – September 2026
From July 2026 through September 2026, 1,432 distinct wildfire alerts went out across the United States: 809 Red Flag Warnings, 277 Fire Warnings and 25 other kinds. They reached 520 counties in 24 states and territories.
| Rank | State | Counties reached | County-alerts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 35 | 1,454 | |
| 2 | Montana | 51 | 1,301 | |
| 3 | Idaho | 44 | 1,213 | |
| 4 | Oregon | 30 | 1,055 | |
| 5 | Wyoming | 23 | 813 | |
| 6 | California | 43 | 464 | |
| 7 | South Dakota | 28 | 422 | |
| 8 | Colorado | 47 | 333 | |
| 9 | Nebraska | 29 | 255 | |
| 10 | North Dakota | 16 | 253 |
County-alerts count each wildfire alert once in every county it covered. Counts, not rates. Frozen October 1, 2026.
Source: BePrepared Solutions, Alert Pulse statistics. Alert counts from FEMA IPAWS and National Weather Service feeds. Full method, every state and county, and the CSV are at the source.