Wildfires in the Blue Mountains Today
Live active-fire map for the Blue Mountains from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: July–October.
24 km/h from the NW — carrying smoke towards the SE.
2°C · 99% humidity
Air quality Fair
PM2.5 1.9 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 28 · US AQI 146
Air quality is acceptable for almost everyone.
Wind direction only — not a smoke dispersion forecast. Air quality is modelled, not a street-level measurement. Weather from MET Norway; air quality from Open-Meteo (Copernicus CAMS). Both CC BY 4.0.
1 active fire in the Blue Mountains
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 11388 MW46 km S of John Day, Oregon64 detections~5 km acrosslast seen 2026-10-22 10:49 UTC44.027, -118.759
Plus 1 smaller heat detection — often agricultural burning rather than wildfire.
About this wildfire map
This map uses NASA's Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS), which publishes active-fire detections from the VIIRS and MODIS instruments aboard NASA and NOAA satellites. Each dot is a thermal “hotspot” where the sensor measured fire-level heat, usually within 3 hours of the satellite passing overhead. It shows where fires are actively burning — not fire perimeters or evacuation zones. For safety and evacuation information, always follow your local emergency services.