Are there wildfires in Kazakhstan right now?

NASA's FIRMS satellites detected 897 active fire hotspots in Kazakhstan over the last 3 days. The map on this page shows their exact locations, updated hourly.

How does NASA detect wildfires?

NASA's VIIRS and MODIS instruments aboard the Suomi NPP, NOAA-20 and Terra/Aqua satellites detect thermal anomalies (heat signatures) from orbit. Each detection is a "hotspot" — a pixel where the sensor measured fire-level heat. Data is published within about 3 hours of the satellite overpass through the FIRMS system.

What does fire intensity (FRP) mean?

FRP (Fire Radiative Power, in megawatts) measures how much energy a fire is releasing. Higher FRP means a more intense fire. On this map, brighter red dots are higher-intensity detections.

Wildfires in Kazakhstan Today

Name: Active Wildfires in Kazakhstan
Creator: NASA
Published: 2024-01-01
License: https://www.nasa.gov/open/
Keywords: wildfires, fires kazakhstan, NASA FIRMS, active fire map, VIIRS

Live active-fire map for Kazakhstan from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: summer.

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Conditions at Remote area

11 km/h from the NNW — carrying smoke towards the SSE.

13°C · 72% humidity

Air quality Good

PM2.5 3.8 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 15 · US AQI 30

Air quality is good. No precautions needed.

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.

96 active fires in Kazakhstan

Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.

1
Remote area
34 detections~6 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 09:07 UTC51.872, 54.731
204 MW
2
Remote area
26 detections~27.5 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-18 23:18 UTC48.345, 57.405
181 MW
3
Remote area
24 detections~4.3 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 10:45 UTC51.604, 52.930
154 MW
4
Remote area
11 detections~3 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-18 07:41 UTC49.909, 80.819
148 MW
5
Remote area
7 detectionslast seen 2026-09-18 11:04 UTC50.599, 47.119
137 MW
6
Remote area
25 detections~7.5 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 09:07 UTC53.455, 59.031
129 MW
7
Remote area
5 detectionslast seen 2026-09-19 09:05 UTC45.331, 61.759
117 MW
8
Remote area
21 detections~12.4 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 10:45 UTC51.567, 52.753
111 MW
9
Remote area
16 detections~16.5 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 09:05 UTC55.278, 61.460
95 MW
10
Remote area
3 detectionslast seen 2026-09-19 07:22 UTC48.489, 82.926
90 MW

Plus 155 smaller heat detections — 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.

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