Wildfires today

Wildfire activity detected worldwide in the last 24 hours, largest first. Most entries are satellite detections, not confirmed fires.

Where are there wildfires today?

431 wildfires have been recorded in the last 24 hours. The most significant is Forestfire — Alakol district (Jetısu oblysy), Kazakhstan.

Counted over the last 24 hours, ending now. Updated automatically as sources publish.

Most significant wildfires — showing 60 of 431

Ordered by severity, strongest first — not by how recently they arrived. Each entry says which source published it and whether that source rated the severity itself.

Forestfire — Alakol district (Jetısu oblysy), Kazakhstan Extreme Wildfire Kazakhstan active via WMO 7 hr ago Forestfire — Aral district (Kyzylorda Region), Kazakhstan Extreme Wildfire Kazakhstan active via WMO 8 hr ago Forestfire — Karmakshy district (Kyzylorda Region), Kazakhstan Extreme Wildfire Kazakhstan active via WMO 8 hr ago Forestfire — Kazaly district (Kyzylorda Region), Kazakhstan Extreme Wildfire Kazakhstan active via WMO 8 hr ago Forestfire — Kyzylorda (Kyzylorda Region), Kazakhstan Extreme Wildfire Kazakhstan active via WMO 8 hr ago Forestfire — Shieli district (Kyzylorda Region), Kazakhstan Extreme Wildfire Kazakhstan active via WMO 8 hr ago Forestfire — Syrdariya district (Kyzylorda Region), Kazakhstan Extreme Wildfire Kazakhstan active via WMO 8 hr ago Forestfire — Zhalagash district (Kyzylorda Region), Kazakhstan Extreme Wildfire Kazakhstan active via WMO 8 hr ago Forestfire — Zhanakorgan district (Kyzylorda Region), Kazakhstan Extreme Wildfire Kazakhstan active via WMO 8 hr ago Forestfire — Atyrau (Atyrau Region), Kazakhstan Extreme Wildfire Kazakhstan active via WMO 8 hr ago Forestfire — Inder district (Atyrau Region), Kazakhstan Extreme Wildfire Kazakhstan active via WMO 8 hr ago Forestfire — Makhambet district (Atyrau Region), Kazakhstan Extreme Wildfire Kazakhstan active via WMO 8 hr ago Forestfire — Zhylyoi district (Atyrau Region), Kazakhstan Extreme Wildfire Kazakhstan active via WMO 8 hr ago Fengkai County Meteorological Observatory issues forest fire red warning [Level I/Extremely Serious], China Extreme Wildfire China active via WMO 8 hr ago Forestfire — Shet district (Karaganda Region), Kazakhstan Extreme Wildfire Kazakhstan active via WMO 9 hr ago Active Fire Zone — 171 satellite detections (24h) Severe Wildfire active via FIRMS 2 hr ago Active Fire Zone — 305 satellite detections (24h) Severe Wildfire active via FIRMS 2 hr ago Active Fire Zone — 177 satellite detections (24h) Severe Wildfire active via FIRMS 2 hr ago Active Fire Zone — 338 satellite detections (24h) Severe Wildfire active via FIRMS 2 hr ago Active Fire Zone — 460 satellite detections (24h) Severe Wildfire active via FIRMS 2 hr ago Active Fire Zone — 222 satellite detections (24h) Severe Wildfire active via FIRMS 2 hr ago Active Fire Zone — 248 satellite detections (24h) Severe Wildfire Papua New Guinea active via FIRMS 2 hr ago Active Fire Zone — 414 satellite detections (24h) Severe Wildfire Papua New Guinea active via FIRMS 2 hr ago Active Fire Zone — 312 satellite detections (24h) Severe Wildfire Papua New Guinea active via FIRMS 2 hr ago Active Fire Zone — 200 satellite detections (24h) Severe Wildfire Papua New Guinea active via FIRMS 2 hr ago Active Fire Zone — 266 satellite detections (24h) Severe Wildfire Papua New Guinea active via FIRMS 2 hr ago Active Fire Zone — 465 satellite detections (24h) Severe Wildfire Papua New Guinea active via FIRMS 2 hr ago Active Fire Zone — 157 satellite detections (24h) Severe Wildfire Papua New Guinea active via FIRMS 2 hr ago Active Fire Zone — 178 satellite detections (24h) Severe Wildfire active via FIRMS 2 hr ago Active Fire Zone — 307 satellite detections (24h) Severe Wildfire Cameroon active via FIRMS 4 hr ago Active Fire Zone — 202 satellite detections (24h) Severe Wildfire Botswana active via FIRMS 5 hr ago Active Fire Zone — 174 satellite detections (24h) Severe Wildfire Sudan active via FIRMS 6 hr ago Active Fire Zone — 156 satellite detections (24h) Severe Wildfire Sudan active via FIRMS 6 hr ago Active Fire Zone — 260 satellite detections (24h) Severe Wildfire Central African Republic active via FIRMS 6 hr ago Active Fire Zone — 165 satellite detections (24h) Severe Wildfire Sudan active via FIRMS 6 hr ago Active Fire Zone — 156 satellite detections (24h) Severe Wildfire South Sudan active via FIRMS 6 hr ago Active Fire Zone — 176 satellite detections (24h) Severe Wildfire Sudan active via FIRMS 6 hr ago Active Fire Zone — 222 satellite detections (24h) Severe Wildfire Malawi active via FIRMS 6 hr ago Active Fire Zone — 191 satellite detections (24h) Severe Wildfire Malawi active via FIRMS 6 hr ago Active Fire Zone — 221 satellite detections (24h) Severe Wildfire Zambia active via FIRMS 6 hr ago Active Fire Zone — 163 satellite detections (24h) Severe Wildfire Madagascar active via FIRMS 6 hr ago Active Fire Zone — 345 satellite detections (24h) Severe Wildfire Mozambique active via FIRMS 6 hr ago Active Fire Zone — 167 satellite detections (24h) Severe Wildfire Mozambique active via FIRMS 6 hr ago Active Fire Zone — 186 satellite detections (24h) Severe Wildfire Comoros active via FIRMS 6 hr ago Active Fire Zone — 181 satellite detections (24h) Severe Wildfire Mozambique active via FIRMS 6 hr ago Active Fire Zone — 158 satellite detections (24h) Severe Wildfire Mozambique active via FIRMS 6 hr ago Forestfire — Turkestan (Turkıstan Region), Kazakhstan Severe Wildfire Kazakhstan active via WMO 7 hr ago Forestfire — Otyrar district (Turkıstan Region), Kazakhstan Severe Wildfire Kazakhstan active via WMO 7 hr ago Forestfire — Sozak district (Turkıstan Region), Kazakhstan Severe Wildfire Kazakhstan active via WMO 7 hr ago Forestfire — Isatay district (Atyrau Region), Kazakhstan Severe Wildfire Kazakhstan active via WMO 8 hr ago Forestfire — Kurmangazy district (Atyrau Region), Kazakhstan Severe Wildfire Kazakhstan active via WMO 8 hr ago Forestfire — Makat district (Atyrau Region), Kazakhstan Severe Wildfire Kazakhstan active via WMO 8 hr ago Forestfire — Akzhaik district (West Kazakhstan Region) Severe Wildfire Kazakhstan active via WMO 9 hr ago Forestfire — Zhanakala district (West Kazakhstan Region) Severe Wildfire Kazakhstan active via WMO 9 hr ago Forestfire — Karatobe district (West Kazakhstan Region) Severe Wildfire Kazakhstan active via WMO 9 hr ago Forestfire — Kaztal district (West Kazakhstan Region) Severe Wildfire Kazakhstan active via WMO 9 hr ago Forestfire — Bokey Orda district (West Kazakhstan Region) Severe Wildfire Kazakhstan active via WMO 9 hr ago Forestfire — Mangystau district (Mangystau Region), Kazakhstan Severe Wildfire Kazakhstan active via WMO 10 hr ago Active Fire Zone — 63 satellite detections (24h) Moderate Wildfire Australia active via FIRMS 2 hr ago Active Fire Zone — 40 satellite detections (24h) Moderate Wildfire active via FIRMS 2 hr ago

What this page counts

Most of what appears here comes from NASA FIRMS, which reports thermal anomalies — pixels that were hotter than their surroundings when a satellite passed over. That is an observation, not an assessment. Some are wildfires; others are agricultural burning, industrial heat or gas flares. Nobody has judged them, and no authority has issued instructions based on them.

This site does not issue wildfires

Satellite detections are not fire warnings. Evacuation orders come from your local fire service or emergency management agency.

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Where are there wildfires today?

431 wildfires have been recorded in the last 24 hours. The most significant is Forestfire — Alakol district (Jetısu oblysy), Kazakhstan. Most of what appears here comes from NASA FIRMS, which reports thermal anomalies — pixels that were hotter than their surroundings when a satellite passed over. That is an observation, not an assessment. Some are wildfires; others are agricultural burning, industrial heat or gas flares. Nobody has judged them, and no authority has issued instructions based on them.

Does this site issue wildfires?

No. Satellite detections are not fire warnings. Evacuation orders come from your local fire service or emergency management agency.