Wildfires in Hempstead County

Arkansas

Fire-weather risk today

Very high

tomorrow: Very high · steady

Fires in 2026

8 total since 2026

Area burned 2026

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from official WFIGS perimeters

Air quality now

Fair

EAQI 25· PM2.5 7.4 µg/m³ · includes wildfire smoke

Fire-weather and air-quality figures are modelled at state level (cell-33:-94) — not per county. Fire counts, perimeters and areas below are per county, from official records.

Fires by year

First season on record — year-over-year comparisons appear as we accumulate history.

Fire history

Hempstead 400241 · Wildfire 14/09/2026· 6 h › Hempstead 231 · Wildfire 13/09/2026· 22 h › Hempstead 227 · Wildfire 13/09/2026· 92 h › Hempstead 211 · Wildfire 04/09/2026· 15 h › Hempstead 209 · Wildfire 03/09/2026· 5 h › Hempstead 205 · Wildfire 30/08/2026· 3 h › Hempstead 162 · Wildfire 14/08/2026· 3 h › Hempstead 145 · Wildfire 29/07/2026· 73 h ›

Incident records from NIFC/WFIGS (public domain). Fire-weather risk is our own estimate (Canadian FWI on Open-Meteo forecasts), not an official warning — for those see your National Weather Service office. In an emergency call 911.