Statewide fire maps & alert tools
Official and trusted statewide tools: active fire maps, evacuation-zone lookups, smoke maps and road closures.
AirNow Fire and Smoke Map
EPA and US Forest Service map that combines air sensors, fire locations and smoke plumes to show current smoke levels.
Statewide fire maps & alert toolsAirNow.gov
The official US Air Quality Index (AQI) site, with current readings and forecasts by ZIP code.
Statewide fire maps & alert toolsCAL FIRE Incidents
CAL FIRE's official list and map of active wildfires in California, with acreage, containment and evacuation links.
Statewide fire maps & alert toolsCal OES
California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, the state agency that coordinates emergency response and disaster recovery.
Statewide fire maps & alert toolsCalAlerts (Cal OES)
Cal OES site explaining Wireless Emergency Alerts and linking to every county's local alert sign-up.
Statewide fire maps & alert toolsCaltrans QuickMap
Caltrans real-time map of road closures, chain controls and traffic, useful when planning an evacuation route.
Statewide fire maps & alert toolsGenasys Protect (evacuation zones)
Look up your evacuation zone and live evacuation orders and warnings. Many California counties publish their zones here.
Statewide fire maps & alert toolsInciWeb
Interagency incident information system for wildfires, mostly on federal land, with updates, maps and closures.
Statewide fire maps & alert toolsNWS Wildfire Weather Safety
National Weather Service guidance on Red Flag Warnings and fire weather.
Statewide fire maps & alert toolsPurpleAir map
Real-time map of community air-quality sensors; useful for neighborhood-level smoke readings.
Statewide fire maps & alert toolsSmoke Ready California (CARB)
California Air Resources Board guidance on preparing for and protecting yourself from wildfire smoke.
Statewide fire maps & alert toolsWatch Duty
Nonprofit wildfire alert app and map with real-time fire, evacuation and air-quality information.
Statewide fire maps & alert toolsFree wildfire evacuation checklist
Our printable go-bag and evacuation checklist, built on CAL FIRE's Ready, Set, Go! guidance.
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