Wildfire map Burkina Faso
Fires in Burkina Faso right now
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70 fire clusters detected in Burkina Faso in the last 24 h Most active: 113 km WNW of Koudougou (59 detections).
Active fires in Burkina Faso from NASA's VIIRS satellite hotspots, grouped into clusters and named by the nearest city.
- Fire clusters
- 70 last 24 h
- Hotspot detections
- 416
- Intense clusters (100+ MW)
- 0
- Most active fire
- 113 km WNW of Koudougou 59 detections
- Most affected region
- Centre-Nord 18 clusters
Active fires in Burkina Faso
Satellites detected 416 thermal hotspots in Burkina Faso in the last 24 h, grouped into 70 fire clusters. None reached an intense fire radiative power above 100 MW, which suggests mostly small or agricultural fires.
The most active fire is 113 km WNW of Koudougou with 59 detections and a peak of 38 MW, last seen Sun 2:25 pm local time.
By region, Centre-Nord has 18 clusters (175 detections), Centre-Ouest has 18 clusters (160 detections), Hauts-Bassins has 17 clusters (34 detections).
Fires are assigned to the country of the nearest listed city, so a fire close to a border can appear under the neighbour.
Largest fire clusters
| Fire cluster | Region | Detections | Peak FRP | Last seen (local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113 km WNW of Koudougou | Centre-Ouest | 59 | 38 MW | Sun 2:25 pm |
| 144 km WNW of Koudougou | Centre-Ouest | 45 | 23 MW | Sun 2:25 pm |
| 68 km ESE of Kaya | Centre-Nord | 25 | 41 MW | Sun 2:25 pm |
| 35 km NNE of Kaya | Centre-Nord | 25 | 15 MW | Sun 2:22 pm |
| 53 km ESE of Kaya | Centre-Nord | 15 | 30 MW | Sun 2:25 pm |
| remote Centre-Nord, 170 km ENE of Kaya | Centre-Nord | 32 | 14 MW | Sun 2:22 pm |
| 129 km NNE of Kaya | Centre-Nord | 6 | 33 MW | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 149 km ENE of Kaya | Centre-Nord | 24 | 15 MW | Sun 2:22 pm |
| 37 km W of Koudougou | Centre-Ouest | 10 | 17 MW | Sun 2:25 pm |
| 104 km WNW of Koudougou | Centre-Ouest | 6 | 18 MW | Sun 2:25 pm |
| 101 km NNE of Kaya | Centre-Nord | 12 | 10 MW | Sun 2:22 pm |
| 18 km WNW of Ouahigouya | Nord | 9 | 21 MW | Sun 2:22 pm |
| 78 km SW of Ouahigouya | Nord | 11 | 11 MW | Sun 2:22 pm |
| 60 km WNW of Koudougou | Centre-Ouest | 8 | 10 MW | Sun 2:25 pm |
| remote Centre-Nord, 151 km N of Kaya | Centre-Nord | 7 | 13 MW | Sun 2:22 pm |
| 104 km WNW of Koudougou | Centre-Ouest | 9 | 10 MW | Sun 2:25 pm |
| 117 km NNE of Kaya | Centre-Nord | 9 | 8 MW | Sun 2:22 pm |
| 48 km NE of Kaya | Centre-Nord | 4 | 14 MW | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 72 km NE of Bobo-Dioulasso | Hauts-Bassins | 6 | 9 MW | Sun 2:25 pm |
| 110 km SW of Ouahigouya | Nord | 4 | 9 MW | Sun 2:22 pm |
| remote Centre-Nord, 186 km ESE of Kaya | Centre-Nord | 5 | 7 MW | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 100 km WNW of Koudougou | Centre-Ouest | 6 | 6 MW | Sun 2:25 pm |
| remote Centre-Nord, 151 km ENE of Kaya | Centre-Nord | 2 | 13 MW | Sun 2:22 pm |
| 71 km ESE of Ouahigouya | Nord | 2 | 10 MW | Sun 12:44 pm |
| remote Centre-Nord, 177 km ESE of Kaya | Centre-Nord | 2 | 15 MW | Sun 2:25 pm |
Cities with fires within 80 km
- Wildfires near Ouahigouya nearest 17 km WNW
- Wildfires near Kaya nearest 33 km NNE
- Wildfires near Bobo-Dioulasso nearest 33 km SW
- Wildfires near Koudougou nearest 36 km W
Official information
The Global Wildfire Information System, GWIS (gwis.jrc.ec.europa.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas worldwide; evacuation orders come from national civil protection and local authorities.
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 countries
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.