Wildfires in Iraq today
This site has recorded 52 wildfires in Iraq from official sources.
Live map: wildfires in Iraq, last 7 days
Loading live data… · Marker positions are approximate; severity is labelled in each popup. Sources: NASA FIRMS satellite fire zones (25 or more heat detections in about one degree in a day), GDACS and NASA EONET. A satellite heat detection is not a fire warning.
Evacuation orders and fire warnings come from Iraq's own fire and civil protection services, not from this map. Recent fires are listed as text below.
Recent wildfires in Iraq
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 31 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 26 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 28 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 62 satellite detections (24h)
- Severe Active Fire Zone — 162 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 42 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 40 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 26 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 32 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 39 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 68 satellite detections (24h)
- Moderate Active Fire Zone — 25 satellite detections (24h)
What to do in a wildfire
The steps below are the same wherever you are — the hazard does not change because the border does. Read the wildfire safety guide →
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