Real-Time Wildfires
Worldwide · refreshes every 10 min
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279 named fires are burning around the world right now, covering an estimated 2 million hectares between them based on satellite estimates. The biggest is Collins, in Canada, at around 301,240 hectares. 391 new fires appeared this week, and the count is holding steady compared with a week ago.
Most of the activity is in Canada (47 active fires), Brazil (45) and United States (32). France is having an unusually hard year: 98,459 hectares so far, 567 % above its average.
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Sources: NASA FIRMS · EFFIS · NIFC · CIFFC · Copernicus EMS · How we measure →
The active wildfires drawing the most attention worldwide.
Ketapang, Indonesia
San Clemente, California · 7 days burning
Jasper, Florida · 2 days burning
Sungaigerong, Indonesia
Fairfield, Idaho · 7 days burning
Tanjung Lubuk, Indonesia
Yorkville, California · 6 days burning
Kepoh, IndonesiaThe regions with the most heat signals in the last 48 hours.
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Our wildfire map shows every active fire in the world using NASA FIRMS satellite data. Satellites detect new heat several times a day and the map refreshes every 10 minutes. It includes forest fires, grassland burns and other fire signals. Each fire page adds the official figures from EFFIS, NIFC, CIFFC and Copernicus.
North America: United States · 32 active, California · 2 active, Canada · 47 active, Mexico, Texas, Pacific Northwest · 12 active, Arizona, Colorado · 4 active, Hawaii, British Columbia · 7 active, Alberta, Quebec · 26 active
Europe: France, Spain, Italy, Greece · 1 active, Portugal
South America: Brazil · 45 active, Argentina, Amazon Rainforest, Patagonia, Chile, Colombia, Bolivia · 4 active
Oceania: Australia · 21 active, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland · 19 active, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania · 1 active, Northern Territory · 1 active, New Zealand
Asia: Turkey, Siberia, Indonesia · 121 active, India, Southeast Asia
Africa: Congo Basin, South Africa, Madagascar, Sub-Saharan Africa
Satellites passing several times a day · 42 regions · 4,012 fires with their own page in 2026 · map refreshed every 10 minutes · Data from NASA FIRMS, EFFIS, NIFC, CIFFC and Copernicus.