Wildfires in western US

Areas burned in past fires

Active Fires

Fire or thermal anomaly

Seattle

Wash.

Bootleg Fire

Over 400,000

acres burned,

now 84% contained

Mont.

Ore.

Idaho

Wyo.

Dixie Fire

Over 200,000

acres burned,

now 35% contained

Nev.

San Francisco

Utah

San Jose

Calif.

Colo.

Los Angeles

Ariz.

NM

San Diego

Phoenix

El Paso

Areas burned in past fires

Fire or thermal anomaly

Active Fires

Bootleg Fire

Over 400,000 acres burned,

now 84% contained

Seattle

Wash.

Mont.

Ore.

Idaho

Wyo.

Nev.

San Francisco

Utah

San Jose

Calif.

Colo.

Los Angeles

Ariz.

NM

San Diego

Phoenix

Dixie Fire

Over 200,000

acres burned,

now 35% contained

El Paso

Guardian graphic | Source: Data for fire and thermal anomalies seen by MODIS and VIIRS satellites was provided by NASA Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS). Previously burned and active fire perimeters were provided by National Interagency Fire Center. Previously burned perimeters represent areas affected by fires from 2016 to date.