WFIGS (NIFC) wildfire incidents
FreeLiveLast verified 28 Sept 2026
Current U.S. wildfire incidents: name, location, size, containment and cause, refreshed every 5 minutes.
Example request
curl 'https://services3.arcgis.com/T4QMspbfLg3qTGWY/arcgis/rest/services/WFIGS_Incident_Locations_Current/FeatureServer/0/query?where=1%3D1&outFields=IncidentName,POOState,IncidentSize&resultRecordCount=10&f=geojson'
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Public service with no key and no stated rate limit; each query returns up to 2,000 records.
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