Wildfires in Independence County

Arkansas

Fire-weather risk today

Extreme

tomorrow: Very high · steady

Fires in 2026

9 total since 2026

Area burned 2026

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from official WFIGS perimeters

Air quality now

Fair

EAQI 30· PM2.5 8.5 µg/m³ · includes wildfire smoke

Fire-weather and air-quality figures are modelled at state level (cell-35:-92) — 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

Independence 309 · Wildfire 20/09/2026· 1 h › Independence 308 · Wildfire 19/09/2026· 3 h › Independence - 300305 · Wildfire 14/09/2026· 1 h › Independence 283 · Wildfire 30/08/2026· 5 h › Independence 271 · Wildfire 21/08/2026· 1 h › Independence 260 · Wildfire 13/08/2026· 11 h › Independence 259 · Wildfire 12/08/2026· 3 h › Independence 258 · Wildfire 12/08/2026· 2 h › Independence - 300249 · Wildfire 27/07/2026· 1 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.