Wildfires
Fire, smoke and evacuation.
Happening now
Rift is tracking 496 active events of this kind in the last 24 hours, including:
- Red Flag Warning issued November 6 at 3:14PM PST until November 7 at 6:00PM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA (Santa Clarita Valley; Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area; Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area; Santa Susana Mountains; Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor)
- Fire danger - Republic of Kalmykia (Republic of Kalmykia)
- Fire danger - Rostov Region (Rostov Region)
- Fire danger - Astrakhan Region (Astrakhan Region)
- Fire danger - Republic of Dagestan (Republic of Dagestan)
Official guidance
FEMA, Ready.gov: Wildfires (www.ready.gov)
- Evacuate immediately if authorities tell you to do so.
- If trapped, call 9-1-1 and give your location
- If available, store an N95 mask to protect yourself from smoke inhalation.
Quoted from FEMA, Ready.gov, "Wildfires", a US federal government work in the public domain. Checked word for word against the live page on 7 November 2026. Read the full guidance there.
These are the agencies' words, not Rift's. Guidance differs between countries; where yours differs, follow your own national agency. In an emergency, follow official instructions and call your local emergency number.