🇺🇸 United States: wildfires in August 2026
Over the month, kanari archived 413 significant fire ignitions in United States (August 2026). Figures from kanari's fire memory, updated 22 August at 12:00.
"In August 2026, kanari detected 413 significant wildfires in United States, 36 of them still active at the last update; the most powerful reached 3258 MW."
Fire ignitions per day
Most powerful fires of the month
| Place | First detection (UTC) | Detections | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leona Valley | 5 Aug, 23:12 | 14 | 3258 |
| Shandon | 3 Aug, 23:32 | 16 | 3093 |
| Shandon | 6 Aug, 23:32 | 14 | 3043 |
| Klamath Falls | 5 Aug, 21:55 | 74 | 2436 |
| East Milton | 11 Aug, 13:42 | 11 | 2311 |
| Seeley | 9 Aug, 23:02 | 7 | 2020 |
| Leona Valley | 6 Aug, 22:12 | 95 | 1967 |
| Shandon | 5 Aug, 23:32 | 15 | 1898 |
| Montura | 4 Aug, 18:42 | 12 | 1759 |
| Rancho Calaveras | 4 Aug, 00:31 | 45 | 1662 |
Cite these figures
kanari (2026). Wildfires detected, United States, August 2026: 413 significant ignitions. https://kanari.io — accessed 2026-08-22.
Methodology: only significant fires are archived (corroborated by witnesses, or above detection and power thresholds); totals are not comparable to exhaustive official tallies. Full methodology and licence.
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