About Current Wildfires
Independent, real-time, global wildfire tracking
What it is
Current Wildfires is a free, fast, bilingual website for tracking wildfires anywhere in the world, in real time. It has two parts: a live global map that plots every active fire detection picked up by NASA satellites, and a Wildfire Newsroom with a dedicated, permanent page for each significant fire — with plain-language summaries, before/after satellite imagery, and maps. Everything is available in English and Spanish.
Why it exists
Seeing where wildfires are burning right now should be easy for anyone, in any language. Official trackers are usually limited to one country or region and delete fires once they end; big weather maps bury fire as a secondary layer. Current Wildfires fills that gap: worldwide coverage, in two languages, with a page that lasts for every significant fire.
Who is behind it
Current Wildfires is an independent project, built and maintained by a single developer. It is not affiliated with any government agency, news organization, or emergency service, and it is not funded by any of them. It exists because showing wildfires clearly — globally and in two languages — was something no free tool did well.
What makes it different
- Global coverage — fires across six continents, not just one country.
- Bilingual — all content in English and Spanish.
- Permanent per-fire pages — we do not delete fires once they end, unlike many official trackers.
- Before/after satellite imagery (Sentinel-2), including an infrared view that sees through smoke.
- Fast and free — a lightweight site that loads instantly.
Important: not an emergency service
The data on Current Wildfires comes from satellites and official feeds. It is near-real-time but delayed and approximate, and satellite detections can be false positives. Do not use Current Wildfires to make life-safety or evacuation decisions. Always follow your local emergency services and official sources.
How we work
For the exact data sources and how we filter and present them, see our Methodology & Data Sources page. Questions or corrections? Contact us.