# Wildfire.gov API: List active wildfires > Lists active InciWeb fire incidents in a US state, newest table updates first, with size, containment, location, cause, dates and any evacuation or closure note. Prescribed fires and other fire-related incidents can appear. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Wildfire.gov. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/inciweb.wildfire.gov/list-active-wildfires - Method: `inciweb.wildfire.gov/list_active_wildfires`, version 1 - Website: inciweb.wildfire.gov - Returns: fire name, incident type, size in acres, containment percent, location, cause, start date, last update, evacuation or closure note, InciWeb link - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `state` | string | yes | `"California"` | US state name or two-letter postal code, for example California or CA. | | `max_results` | integer | no | `5` | Maximum incidents to return, for example 25. Default 25. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "state": "California", "max_results": 5 } ``` Its output: ```json { "fires": [ { "cause": null, "location": "Klamath National Forest", "fire_name": "Klamath National Forest Fall Prescribed Burning", "size_acres": null, "start_date": null, "inciweb_link": "https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/caknf-klamath-national-forest-fall-prescribed-burning", "last_updated": "2026-10-21T20:27:00-04:00", "incident_type": "Prescribed Fire", "containment_percent": null, "evacuation_or_closure_note": null }, { "cause": null, "location": "San Gabriel Canyon Rd near Ranch Rd", "fire_name": "Peak Fire", "size_acres": 43, "start_date": "2026-10-15", "inciweb_link": "https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/caanf-peak-fire", "last_updated": "2026-10-17T01:38:00-04:00", "incident_type": "Wildfire", "containment_percent": 100, "evacuation_or_closure_note": "The fire is burning in brush and grass off of San Gabriel Canyon Rd near Ranch Rd. There is an evacuation warning in place." }, { "cause": null, "location": "Approx 2 miles South of Gorman, just South of Interstate 5 and State Highway 138 Interchange", "fire_name": "Danny Fire", "size_acres": 150, "start_date": "2026-10-08", "inciweb_link": "https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/caanf-danny-fire", "last_updated": "2026-10-13T11:35:00-04:00", "incident_type": "Wildfire", "containment_percent": 100, "evacuation_or_closure_note": "All evacuation warnings and orders have been lifted as of 6:30 p.m. October 10, 2026" } ] } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"inciweb.wildfire.gov/list_active_wildfires","input":{"state":"California","max_results":5}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - Show me the active fires in Oregon right now, up to 10 of them, with acreage and containment. - Which wildfires are burning in CA today? Include evacuation notes if any. - List current fire incidents in Colorado, including prescribed burns, limited to 40 results. - What active blazes are reported in Texas at the moment, and what caused them? - On wildfire.gov, pull up the ongoing incidents in Montana with their start dates and latest updates. ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "state" ], "properties": { "state": { "type": "string", "description": "US state name or two-letter postal code, for example California or CA." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 25, "maximum": 100, "minimum": 1, "description": "Maximum incidents to return, for example 25." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "fires" ], "properties": { "fires": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "fire_name", "incident_type", "size_acres", "containment_percent", "location", "cause", "start_date", "last_updated", "evacuation_or_closure_note", "inciweb_link" ], "properties": { "cause": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Reported cause, when known." }, "location": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Incident location in words." }, "fire_name": { "type": "string", "description": "Fire name shown on InciWeb." }, "size_acres": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Reported incident size in acres." }, "start_date": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Incident start date, YYYY-MM-DD." }, "inciweb_link": { "type": "string", "description": "InciWeb incident page." }, "last_updated": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Most recent incident information update, ISO 8601 with offset." }, "incident_type": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Type of fire-related incident." }, "containment_percent": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Percent of perimeter contained." }, "evacuation_or_closure_note": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Short evacuation or closure note when published." } }, "additionalProperties": false }, "description": "Active incidents shown for the state, in InciWeb update order." } } } ``` ## See more - [Wildfire.gov API: Get wildfire status](https://fous.com/methods/inciweb.wildfire.gov/get-wildfire.md): Gets the latest reported status and dated update for a named InciWeb wildfire, including evacuation and closure notices. Past notices may no longer apply; older fires not in InciWeb's index may not be found. - [FEMA API: List disaster declarations](https://fous.com/methods/fema.gov/list-disaster-declarations.md): Lists federal disaster declarations in a US state. You can narrow the list by county, declaration date and incident category. Each disaster comes back with all of its designated counties. - [NWS API: List weather alerts](https://fous.com/methods/weather.gov/list-weather-alerts.md): Lists active US weather watches, warnings and advisories for a city, address, ZIP code or state, most severe first, then newest. - [NASA API: List natural events](https://fous.com/methods/nasa.gov/list-natural-events.md): List EONET natural events with latest observations in the past number of days, most recent first. A country or region filter matches reported event locations against mapped boundaries; locations and ongoing status are approximate, and not all events have a reported size or strength. - [USGS API: List significant earthquakes](https://fous.com/methods/earthquake.usgs.gov/list-significant-earthquakes.md): Lists significant worldwide earthquakes for the past day, week, or month, newest first, with USGS PAGER alert levels and impact summaries when USGS provides them. - [NOAA API: List active storms](https://fous.com/methods/nhc.noaa.gov/list-active-storms.md): Lists active tropical cyclones in the selected basin, strongest first, with current conditions, advisory and forecast cone. - [USGS API: Search earthquakes near a place](https://fous.com/methods/earthquake.usgs.gov/search-earthquakes.md): Finds recent USGS earthquakes near a city, address, or region, with distances and times in the searched place's time zone. - [FBI API: List most wanted notices](https://fous.com/methods/fbi.gov/list-most-wanted.md): Lists FBI wanted, missing-person and seeking-information notices, newest first, filtered by category, field office or name. - [All Wildfire.gov methods](https://fous.com/methods/wildfire.gov.md)