Wildfires in Russia Today
Live active-fire map for Russia from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: summer.
14 km/h from the SSW — carrying smoke towards the NNE.
9°C · 92% humidity
Air quality Fair
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 21 · US AQI 23
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.
562 active fires in Russia
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 18412 MWRemote area107 detections~3.6 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-18 23:12 UTC67.804, 72.518
- 22206 MWRemote area94 detections~18.7 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 07:29 UTC66.947, 75.550
- 31647 MWRemote area43 detections~2.3 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 07:26 UTC60.426, 96.509
- 41540 MWRemote area54 detections~16.1 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 07:26 UTC60.436, 96.249
- 51414 MWRemote area110 detections~30.8 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 09:07 UTC65.044, 75.487
- 61164 MWRemote area43 detectionslast seen 2026-09-19 07:29 UTC67.549, 83.207
- 7923 MWRemote area169 detections~22.9 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 07:29 UTC64.660, 73.798
- 8678 MWRemote area122 detections~20.2 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 09:09 UTC66.687, 80.450
- 9550 MWRemote area25 detectionslast seen 2026-09-19 07:26 UTC60.779, 97.073
- 10479 MWRemote area56 detections~13.4 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 07:29 UTC66.262, 76.810
Plus 709 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.