2026 Kentucky Wildfires

0 Active Fires

0 Acres Burning

5 2026 Season Fires ▲ +5 vs same period last year

1,266 2026 Season Acres ▲ +1,266 vs same period last year

Newest wildfires in Kentucky

Apr 21 Started 15 acres 12 football fields Lon -Spice Lick Fire

Apr 15 Started 5 acres 4 football fields Kdf -Horse Lick #2 Fire

Apr 12 Started 1,100 acres About the size of Lincoln Park Ste -Alum Fire

Apr 2 Started 10 acres 8 football fields Sand Hill Road Fire

Largest wildfires in Kentucky this season

1,100 Acres About the size of Lincoln Park Ste -Alum Fire Whitley City

136 Acres 105 football fields Bsp -Fy26 Biso Rx -Newtie King Fire Stearns

15 Acres 12 football fields Lon -Spice Lick Fire McKee

A fire is listed here when it is located in Kentucky. Each complex is counted once, through its parent: the parent carries the complex's acres, and its member fires are listed beneath it without being counted again. A fire that crossed the border is listed with the acres that burned in Kentucky, not its whole reported size. A fire located elsewhere that burned into Kentucky is listed too, at its Kentucky acres, and is not added to the Kentucky fire counts.

Fire	Start date	Containment	Status	Acres
Ste -Alum Fire	Apr 12, 2026	93%	Inactive	1,100
Bsp -Fy26 Biso Rx -Newtie King Fire	Mar 14, 2026	—	Inactive	136
Lon -Spice Lick Fire	Apr 21, 2026	—	Inactive	15
Sand Hill Road Fire	Apr 2, 2026	0%	Inactive	10
Kdf -Horse Lick #2 Fire	Apr 15, 2026	—	Inactive	5
Totals	2026 Season Fires 5	Active Fires 0	Acres Burning 0	2026 Season Acres 1,266