Alberta wildfire map
Fires in Alberta right now
Updated
10 fire clusters in Alberta in the last 48 h (2 significant) Strongest: 83 km WNW of Whitecourt, 5 MW.
A live wildfire map and fire map for Alberta, Canada: every NASA VIIRS hotspot in the province grouped into fire clusters, the strongest fires, the cities near them and where official fire information comes from.
- Fire clusters
- 10 last 48 h
- Significant clusters
- 2 10 MW+ or 3+ detections
- Hotspot detections
- 18
- Strongest fire
- 5 MW 83 km WNW of Whitecourt
- Share of Canada
- 13% 77 clusters nationally
- Cities with a fire within 80 km
- 17
Active fires in Alberta
NASA's VIIRS satellites detected 18 thermal hotspots in Alberta in the last 48 h, grouped into 10 fire clusters; 2 of them are significant (a peak of 10 MW or more, or 3+ detections). That is 13% of the 77 clusters across Canada.
The most intense is 83 km WNW of Whitecourt, peaking at 5 MW (low-intensity) with 4 detections, last seen Sun 5:32 am local time. No cluster in the province passed 100 MW, so these look like smaller fires, prescribed or agricultural burns rather than a large spreading fire.
17 listed cities in Alberta have a detection within 80 km; the closest is Sherwood Park, 5 km from a fire to its NW.
Fires are assigned to the province of the nearest listed city, so a fire close to a border can show under the neighbouring province.
Fire clusters in Alberta
| Fire cluster | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen (local) | Last seen (local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 km WNW of Whitecourt | 4 | 5 MW | Sat 4:11 am | Sun 5:32 am |
| 81 km NW of Edson | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 3:52 am | Sun 3:52 am |
| 5 km NW of Sherwood Park | 4 | 1 MW | Sat 2:30 am | Sun 3:52 am |
| 14 km NNE of Fort Saskatchewan | 2 | 2 MW | Sat 2:30 am | Sun 3:52 am |
| 61 km NW of Edson | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 3:52 am | Sun 3:52 am |
| 84 km NW of Whitecourt | 2 | 1 MW | Sun 3:52 am | Sun 3:52 am |
| 47 km NNE of Hinton | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 4:11 am | Sat 4:11 am |
| 52 km NW of Edson | 1 | 0 MW | Sat 4:11 am | Sat 4:11 am |
| 59 km NW of Grande Prairie | 1 | 0 MW | Sat 4:11 am | Sat 4:11 am |
| 52 km SSE of Grande Prairie | 1 | 0 MW | Sun 5:32 am | Sun 5:32 am |
Cities in Alberta near a fire
- Wildfires near Sherwood Park nearest 5 km NW
- Wildfires near Edmonton nearest 5 km E
- Wildfires near Fort Saskatchewan nearest 10 km NNE
- Wildfires near St. Albert nearest 19 km ESE
- Wildfires near Beaumont, AB nearest 20 km N
- Wildfires near Devon nearest 30 km NE
- Wildfires near Leduc nearest 31 km NNE
- Wildfires near Morinville nearest 33 km SSE
- Wildfires near Spruce Grove nearest 35 km E
- Wildfires near Stony Plain nearest 40 km E
- Wildfires near Hinton nearest 47 km NNE
- Wildfires near Edson nearest 52 km NW
- Wildfires near Grande Prairie nearest 52 km SSE
- Wildfires near Wetaskiwin nearest 63 km N
- Wildfires near Lake Louise nearest 67 km W
- Wildfires near Camrose nearest 68 km NNW
- Wildfires near Vegreville nearest 78 km WNW
Official fire information and evacuations
GodsView shows satellite detections only, not fire perimeters, containment or evacuation zones. Follow orders from local authorities.
CIFFC (ciffc.net) publishes the national wildfire situation; provincial fire status and evacuation alerts come from Alberta Wildfire (alberta.ca/wildfire-status). Alertable and local emergency alerts carry evacuation orders.
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 provinces
Related
Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.