California Wildfires Us Satellite Fire Map

This map showing the glass fire burning in sonoma and napa counties is updated every 4 to 6 hours.

California wildfires us satellite fire map. Nasa lance fire information for resource management system provides near real time active fire data from modis and viirs to meet the needs of firefighters scientists and users interested in monitoring fires. Allow the user to browse current conditions. The data is provided by calfire. Fire perimeter and hot spot data.

There are two major types of current fire information. Satellite viirs thermal hotspots and fire activity map layer. Interactive real time wildfire map for the united states including california oregon washington idaho arizona and others. Top 20 wildfire records 5 of the top 20 largest wildfires in california history have occurred in 2020.

This map is designed to. These data are used to make highly accurate perimeter maps for firefighters and other emergency personnel but are generally updated only once every 12 hours. Get breaking news and live updates including on. Fire data is available for download or can be viewed through a map interface.

The viirs data is from nasa while the perimeter data is from the national interagency fire center. Fire perimeter data are generally collected by a combination of aerial sensors and on the ground information. Fire origins mark the fire fighter s best guess of where the fire started. An interactive map of wildfires burning across the bay area and california including the glass fire in napa and shady fire in santa rosa.

Maps of current fires in california maintained by the california governor s office of emergency services. This map contains four different types of data. The fire and smoke map displays information on ground level air quality monitors recording fine particulates pm 2 5 from smoke and other sources as well as information on fires smoke plume locations and special statements about smoke issued by various sources. See current wildfires and wildfire perimeters on the fire weather avalanche center wildfire map.

This map contains live feed sources for us current wildfire locations and perimeters viirs and modis hot spots wildfire conditions red flag warnings and wildfire potential each of these layers provides insight into where a fire is located its intensity and the surrounding areas susceptibility to wildfire.