Wildfires in Canada Today
Live active-fire map for Canada from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: May–September.
15 km/h from the SE — carrying smoke towards the NW.
24°C · 20% humidity
Air quality Extremely poor
PM2.5 172.8 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 282 · US AQI 377
Avoid outdoor exertion. Stay indoors with windows closed where possible.
The band above follows the European index, which averages particulates over 24 hours — so a sharp rise in this hour's PM2.5, as smoke passing overhead causes, shows up in the reading before it moves the band.
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.
81 active fires in Canada
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 117978 MWRemote area768 detections~41.6 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 19:57 UTC48.800, -119.777
- 215088 MWRemote area943 detections~84.8 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 19:58 UTC51.280, -121.936
- 310727 MWRemote area522 detections~42.5 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 19:58 UTC51.279, -122.341
- 46152 MWRemote area385 detections~46.2 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 19:58 UTC51.208, -122.698
- 53057 MWRemote area432 detections~47.4 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 19:58 UTC51.265, -121.394
- 62211 MWRemote area160 detections~23.5 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 19:58 UTC48.906, -120.607
- 71414 MWRemote area189 detections~25.3 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 19:58 UTC49.816, -121.279
- 81050 MWRemote area40 detections~7.5 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 19:56 UTC45.523, -113.317
- 9720 MW21 km N of Kelowna, British Columbia81 detections~5 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 19:58 UTC50.079, -119.531
- 10531 MWRemote area40 detections~8.3 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 19:56 UTC45.645, -113.139
Plus 100 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.