Are there wildfires in Vietnam right now?

NASA's FIRMS satellites detected 371 active fire hotspots in Vietnam 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 Vietnam Today

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

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

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Active hotspots

High intensity

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Conditions at Remote area

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

21°C · 98% humidity

Air quality Moderate

PM2.5 16.9 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 41 · US AQI 70

People with asthma or heart conditions may want to limit long spells outdoors.

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.

30 active fires in Vietnam

Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.

1
Remote area
80 detections~43 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-18 05:50 UTC13.573, 109.116
760 MW
2
Remote area
40 detections~42.1 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-18 05:50 UTC14.323, 108.948
252 MW
3
Remote area
23 detections~25.4 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-18 05:50 UTC13.239, 109.192
248 MW
4
Remote area
27 detections~27.3 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-18 05:50 UTC14.658, 109.001
229 MW
5
Remote area
14 detections~25.2 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-17 06:10 UTC12.931, 109.071
150 MW
6
Remote area
8 detections~14.8 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-18 05:50 UTC14.007, 108.967
73 MW
7
Remote area
6 detections~18.8 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 05:31 UTC15.746, 108.019
68 MW
8
Remote area
9 detections~17.3 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-17 06:10 UTC15.364, 108.330
66 MW
9
Remote area
6 detections~13.5 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-18 05:50 UTC13.857, 108.938
64 MW
10
Remote area
17 detections~9 km acrosslast seen 2026-09-19 18:02 UTC21.559, 108.426
56 MW

Plus 47 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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