Oregon & Washington Wildfire Crisis: 0% Contained, I-90 Threatened & 25K Firefighters on the Line
As of August 2026, U.S. wildfires have burned roughly 7.3 to 7.5 million acres (about 11,400 to 11,700 square miles) nationwide. This total is running significantly higher than recent years—reaching roughly 128% to 169% of typical 10-year averages—and has already surpassed the ~5 million acres (~8,000 square miles) recorded for the entirety of 2025.
To put this into perspective, between 1983 and 1992 fires burned an average of 2.7 million acres per year.