Wildfires in Bulgaria Today
Live active-fire map for Bulgaria from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: July–August.
7 km/h from the ESE — carrying smoke towards the WNW.
28°C · 43% humidity
Air quality Fair
PM2.5 8.1 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 31 · US AQI 50
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.
4 active fires in Bulgaria
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 141 MWRemote area5 detectionslast seen 2026-08-03 00:39 UTC44.165, 22.884
- 236 MWRemote area5 detections~2.6 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 11:28 UTC44.044, 23.400
- 327 MW92 km N of Sofia, Bulgaria2 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 11:28 UTC43.524, 23.442
- 410 MW69 km E of Sofia, Bulgaria4 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 11:28 UTC42.715, 24.171
Plus 10 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.