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r/Wildfire↗

The subreddit for wildland firefighters

A community to discuss and share all things related to wildland and urban interface fires and firefighting.

56k subscribers311 posts / mo in Sep 2026259 authors / mosince 2009

r/Wildfire has 56k members (+23% over the last 12 months). It gets about 311 posts a month from 259 people. Top topics: Wildland Firefighting, Wildfire Response & Policy and Firefighting Careers.

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Size and growth

How r/Wildfire has grown

r/Wildfire

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+23%in 12 months · +5.9% in 3 months · +0.6% in 1 month
Oct 202656k
Growing56k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/Wildfire

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−10%vs Sep 2025 · +45% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026311
QuieterPeaked at 730 in Jan 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Wildfire

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Wildland Firefighting16%
  2. Wildfire Response & Policy5.1%
  3. Firefighting Careers2.6%
  4. Wildfires in California1.7%
  5. California Wildfires1.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

Can you post

Posting rules for r/Wildfire

Which post types r/Wildfire allows, the karma and account age it asks for, required flair, and every community rule — read from Reddit.

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Timing and removals

How often posts get removed on r/Wildfire

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What to post

What works on r/Wildfire

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Who writes here

Who posts on r/Wildfire

Gender and age of the people who write on r/Wildfire, the countries and US states they live in, their jobs, and whether a few regulars carry the conversation.

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How they talk

What people ask for on r/Wildfire

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research