Wildfires in Southern California Today
Live active-fire map for Southern California from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: June–December.
15 km/h from the S — carrying smoke towards the N.
10°C · 88% humidity
Air quality Good
PM2.5 4.6 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 20 · US AQI 28
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.
4 active fires in Southern California
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 132 MW46 km N of San Bernardino, California5 detectionslast seen 2026-10-21 20:51 UTC34.512, -117.387
- 215 MW57 km W of Yuma, Arizona2 detectionslast seen 2026-10-22 20:32 UTC32.587, -115.226
- 38 MW56 km N of San Bernardino, California6 detectionslast seen 2026-10-23 10:34 UTC34.607, -117.337
- 45 MW27 km S of Los Angeles, California4 detections~7.4 km acrosslast seen 2026-10-22 10:53 UTC33.811, -118.242
Plus 19 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.