Alabama wildfire map
Fires in Alabama right now
Updated
26 fire clusters in Alabama in the last 48 h (17 significant) Strongest: 19 km NNE of Auburn, 23 MW.
A live wildfire map and fire map for Alabama, United States: every NASA VIIRS hotspot in the state grouped into fire clusters, the strongest fires, the cities near them and where official fire information comes from.
- Fire clusters
- 26 last 48 h
- Significant clusters
- 17 10 MW+ or 3+ detections
- Hotspot detections
- 140
- Strongest fire
- 23 MW 19 km NNE of Auburn
- Share of United States
- 5% 521 clusters nationally
- Cities with a fire within 80 km
- 20
Active fires in Alabama
NASA's VIIRS satellites detected 140 thermal hotspots in Alabama in the last 48 h, grouped into 26 fire clusters; 17 of them are significant (a peak of 10 MW or more, or 3+ detections). That is 5% of the 521 clusters across United States.
The most intense is 19 km NNE of Auburn, peaking at 23 MW (low-intensity) with 4 detections, last seen Sun 12:54 pm local time. No cluster in the state passed 100 MW, so these look like smaller fires, prescribed or agricultural burns rather than a large spreading fire.
20 listed cities in Alabama have a detection within 80 km; the closest is Alabaster, 2 km from a fire to its SSE.
Fires are assigned to the state of the nearest listed city, so a fire close to a border can show under the neighbouring state.
Fire clusters in Alabama
| Fire cluster | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen (local) | Last seen (local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 km WSW of Prattville | 8 | 23 MW | Sat 1:11 pm | Sat 2:51 pm |
| 59 km WNW of Prattville | 6 | 18 MW | Sat 1:11 pm | Sat 2:51 pm |
| 19 km NNE of Auburn | 4 | 23 MW | Sat 1:11 pm | Sun 12:54 pm |
| 51 km N of Mobile | 19 | 7 MW | Sat 1:54 am | Sun 3:16 am |
| 66 km NE of Dothan | 5 | 9 MW | Sun 12:53 pm | Sun 12:53 pm |
| 27 km WNW of Enterprise | 7 | 10 MW | Sat 1:11 pm | Sat 2:51 pm |
| 32 km NNE of Enterprise | 7 | 17 MW | Sat 1:54 am | Sat 1:11 pm |
| 45 km E of Alabaster | 3 | 7 MW | Sat 1:11 pm | Sat 1:11 pm |
| 17 km S of Alabaster | 11 | 2 MW | Sat 1:54 am | Sun 3:16 am |
| 10 km WNW of Decatur | 8 | 6 MW | Sat 1:54 am | Sun 3:16 am |
| 28 km N of Mobile | 11 | 1 MW | Sat 1:54 am | Sun 3:16 am |
| 5 km SSE of Alabaster | 13 | 2 MW | Sat 1:54 am | Sun 3:16 am |
| 6 km ENE of Tuscaloosa | 7 | 2 MW | Sat 1:54 am | Sun 3:16 am |
| 4 km NE of Birmingham | 9 | 1 MW | Sat 1:54 am | Sun 3:16 am |
| 18 km SW of Dothan | 4 | 2 MW | Sat 1:54 am | Sat 3:35 am |
| 16 km WSW of Enterprise | 2 | 4 MW | Sat 2:51 pm | Sat 2:51 pm |
| 59 km W of Florence | 4 | 2 MW | Sat 1:54 am | Sun 3:16 am |
| 54 km WSW of Prattville | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 2:51 pm | Sat 2:51 pm |
| 13 km WSW of Birmingham | 3 | 1 MW | Sat 3:35 am | Sun 3:16 am |
| 22 km ESE of Alabaster | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 3:16 am | Sun 3:16 am |
| 112 km NNE of Mobile | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 3:16 am | Sun 3:16 am |
| 18 km W of Phenix City | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 1:11 pm | Sat 1:11 pm |
| 21 km N of Huntsville | 2 | 1 MW | Sun 3:13 am | Sun 3:13 am |
| 32 km ENE of Oxford | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 3:16 am | Sun 3:16 am |
| 52 km SSW of Florence | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 3:16 am | Sun 3:16 am |
Cities in Alabama near a fire
- Wildfires near Alabaster nearest 2 km SSE
- Wildfires near Birmingham, AL nearest 3 km NE
- Wildfires near Tuscaloosa nearest 5 km ENE
- Wildfires near Vestavia Hills nearest 10 km N
- Wildfires near Decatur, AL nearest 10 km WNW
- Wildfires near Hoover nearest 14 km NW
- Wildfires near Enterprise, AL nearest 14 km WSW
- Wildfires near Dothan nearest 17 km SW
- Wildfires near Phenix City nearest 18 km W
- Wildfires near Auburn, AL nearest 19 km NNE
- Wildfires near Athens, AL nearest 21 km SSW
- Wildfires near Huntsville nearest 21 km N
- Wildfires near Mobile nearest 27 km N
- Wildfires near Madison, AL nearest 30 km NE
- Wildfires near Oxford, AL nearest 32 km ENE
- Wildfires near Florence, AL nearest 52 km SSW
- Wildfires near East Florence nearest 54 km SSW
- Wildfires near Prattville nearest 54 km WSW
- Wildfires near Gadsden nearest 56 km SE
- Wildfires near Montgomery nearest 66 km W
Official fire information and evacuations
GodsView shows satellite detections only, not fire perimeters, containment or evacuation zones. Follow orders from local authorities.
InciWeb (inciweb.wildfire.gov) lists federal wildfire incidents. Evacuation orders come from county sheriffs and emergency management, often via Genasys Protect (protect.genasys.com) or local alert apps.
About this fire map
Satellite thermal hotspots are not all wildfires: gas flares, steel works, volcanoes and planned agricultural or prescribed burns show up too. VIIRS passes over most places about twice a day, so a fire can start or grow between passes, and thick smoke or cloud can hide one.
Fires in other states
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.