San Antonio fires today: fire map, smoke & air quality
Active wildfires within 100 miles of San Antonio, the air quality and wind right now, fire-weather alerts — and how often fires burn near San Antonio.
Air quality and wind in San Antonio
Fire weather alerts for San Antonio
Wildfire history near San Antonio
Wildfires within 50 miles, by year
Fires of 10+ acres whose origin was within 50 miles of San Antonio. 2026 is still in progress.
When fires start near San Antonio
Peak months: March, July, August — 55% of fires in the last 10 years started in these three months.
0 days in the last 12 months had modeled daily PM2.5 above 35.4 µg/m³ — the level where air becomes unhealthy for sensitive groups. Smoke can come from fires hundreds of miles away, so smoke days and nearby fires don't always line up.
Fire history: NIFC WFIGS incident records 2016–2026. Smoke: Open-Meteo CAMS air-quality model, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30. Updated 2026-10-01.
Largest wildfires near San Antonio since 2015
| Fire | Acres | Year | County | From San Antonio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Training Area 23 | 3,005 | 2022 | Bexar, TX | 18 mi |
| Christine | 2,900 | 2022 | Atascosa, TX | 50 mi |
| Das Goat | 1,092 | 2022 | Medina, TX | 27 mi |
| Ledgerock | 500 | 2018 | Hays, TX | 46 mi |
| Charlotte | 432 | 2022 | Atascosa, TX | 45 mi |
| River Bluff | 431 | 2026 | Atascosa, TX | 25 mi |
Most recent fires near San Antonio
| Fire | Acres | Discovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edge Falls | 14 | 2026-09-23 | 34 mi |
| Pluto | 10 | 2026-09-20 | 35 mi |
| River Bluff | 431 | 2026-08-31 | 25 mi |
| Brahman | 55 | 2026-08-19 | 44 mi |
| Wilson 3288 | 47 | 2026-03-31 | 32 mi |
Distances are straight-line from the city center to the fire's point of origin.
Fires and smoke near other cities
Questions
Is there a fire near San Antonio right now?
The live map at the top of this page shows every active wildfire within 100 miles of San Antonio from official incident reports, sorted by distance, with acres, containment and the last update time.
How often do wildfires burn near San Antonio?
From 2016 to 2025, 64 wildfires of 10 acres or more started within 50 miles of San Antonio — about 6 a year — burning 14,023 acres in total. 55% of them started in March, July and August.
What was the biggest fire near San Antonio?
The Training Area 23 Fire (2022), 3,005 acres, which started about 18 miles from San Antonio in Bexar County.
Is the air quality in San Antonio safe today?
The air-quality panel above shows the current US AQI for San Antonio and a 72-hour forecast. Above 100 (orange), sensitive groups should limit time outdoors; above 150 (red), everyone should. In the last 12 months San Antonio had 0 modeled smoke days.
Get fire alerts for San Antonio
Save San Antonio in Wildfire Tracker: distance to the nearest active fire, which side of it you're on relative to the wind, air quality — alerts only for fires that are actually active.