Illinois wildfire map
Fires in Illinois right now
Updated
13 fire clusters in Illinois in the last 48 h (4 significant) Strongest: 45 km SSW of Rockford, 31 MW.
A live wildfire map and fire map for Illinois, 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
- 13 last 48 h
- Significant clusters
- 4 10 MW+ or 3+ detections
- Hotspot detections
- 27
- Strongest fire
- 31 MW 45 km SSW of Rockford
- Share of United States
- 2% 521 clusters nationally
- Cities with a fire within 80 km
- 66
Active fires in Illinois
NASA's VIIRS satellites detected 27 thermal hotspots in Illinois in the last 48 h, grouped into 13 fire clusters; 4 of them are significant (a peak of 10 MW or more, or 3+ detections). That is 2% of the 521 clusters across United States.
The most intense is 45 km SSW of Rockford, peaking at 31 MW (moderate) with 5 detections, last seen Sat 2:55 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.
66 listed cities in Illinois have a detection within 80 km; the closest is Romeoville, 3 km from a fire to its E.
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 Illinois
| Fire cluster | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen (local) | Last seen (local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 km SSW of Rockford | 5 | 31 MW | Sat 2:55 pm | Sat 2:55 pm |
| 21 km W of Rock Island | 5 | 4 MW | Sat 3:33 am | Sun 3:13 am |
| 41 km SSW of Chicago Heights | 3 | 2 MW | Sat 3:33 am | Sun 3:13 am |
| 7 km SW of Peoria | 4 | 2 MW | Sat 3:33 am | Sun 3:13 am |
| 10 km WSW of Rock Island | 2 | 1 MW | Sat 3:33 am | Sun 3:13 am |
| 14 km WNW of Champaign | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sat 1:13 pm |
| 15 km SW of Joliet | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 3:33 am | Sat 3:33 am |
| 84 km SSW of Charleston | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 3:33 am | Sat 3:33 am |
| 49 km SSW of Chicago Heights | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 1:52 am | Sat 1:52 am |
| 3 km E of Romeoville | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 3:33 am | Sat 3:33 am |
| 69 km SW of Rockford | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 3:13 am | Sun 3:13 am |
| 34 km ENE of Belleville | 1 | 0 MW | Sun 3:13 am | Sun 3:13 am |
| 77 km SW of Charleston | 1 | 0 MW | Sun 3:13 am | Sun 3:13 am |
Cities in Illinois near a fire
- Wildfires near Romeoville nearest 3 km E
- Wildfires near Bolingbrook nearest 6 km SSE
- Wildfires near Calumet City nearest 7 km ENE
- Wildfires near Peoria, IL nearest 7 km SW
- Wildfires near Pekin nearest 8 km N
- Wildfires near North Peoria nearest 10 km SSW
- Wildfires near Rock Island nearest 10 km WSW
- Wildfires near Woodridge nearest 11 km S
- Wildfires near Plainfield, IL nearest 13 km E
- Wildfires near Joliet nearest 14 km N
- Wildfires near Champaign nearest 14 km WNW
- Wildfires near Moline nearest 15 km WSW
- Wildfires near Orland Park nearest 17 km W
- Wildfires near Naperville nearest 17 km SSE
- Wildfires near Urbana nearest 17 km WNW
- Wildfires near Downers Grove nearest 18 km S
- Wildfires near Chicago Heights nearest 22 km NE
- Wildfires near Belleville, IL nearest 23 km NW
- Wildfires near Oak Lawn nearest 23 km ESE
- Wildfires near Tinley Park nearest 24 km WNW
- Wildfires near Chicago nearest 24 km SE
- Wildfires near Burbank, IL nearest 25 km WSW
- Wildfires near Wheaton nearest 25 km S
- Wildfires near Oswego nearest 25 km E
- Wildfires near Aurora, IL nearest 26 km ESE
- Wildfires near Lombard nearest 26 km S
- Wildfires near West Chicago nearest 29 km SSE
- Wildfires near Elmhurst nearest 30 km SSW
- Wildfires near Glendale Heights nearest 30 km S
- Wildfires near Cicero nearest 30 km SE
- Wildfires near Carol Stream nearest 30 km SSE
- Wildfires near Berwyn nearest 31 km SW
- Wildfires near Addison nearest 32 km S
- Wildfires near Oak Park nearest 34 km SW
- Wildfires near St. Charles, IL nearest 36 km SE
- Wildfires near Hanover Park nearest 40 km S
- Wildfires near Bartlett, IL nearest 40 km SSE
- Wildfires near Elk Grove Village nearest 40 km S
- Wildfires near Schaumburg nearest 43 km S
- Wildfires near Streamwood nearest 43 km SSE
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.