A live map and list of active fire detections near you, from NASA FIRMS satellites — filter by time and confidence, and sort by distance. Free, no sign-up. A hotspot is a heat signature, not a confirmed wildfire.
A hotspot is not a confirmed wildfire, and this is not an alert system. Each dot is a satellite heat signature from NASA FIRMS — it may be a fire, a gas flare, a volcano or an industrial heat source, and detections can lag a few hours. In an emergency, follow your local fire and emergency authorities.
Pick a place and the latest satellite fire detections load — no account, no key.
Tap "Near me", search a city, or pick a fire-prone region. The tracker fetches active fire detections in a box around that point from the NASA FIRMS feed.
Every detection is a dot coloured by fire radiative power — its heat intensity in megawatts — from lower to very high. The list shows the time, confidence and distance for each, nearest first.
Narrow to the past 24 hours to 3 days, or to higher-confidence detections only. Open any detection on Google Maps to see the exact spot. Remember: a hotspot is a heat signature, not a confirmed wildfire.