Indiana wildfire map
Fires in Indiana right now
Updated
17 fire clusters in Indiana in the last 48 h (9 significant) Strongest: 28 km S of Lafayette, 20 MW.
A live wildfire map and fire map for Indiana, 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
- 17 last 48 h
- Significant clusters
- 9 10 MW+ or 3+ detections
- Hotspot detections
- 108
- Strongest fire
- 20 MW 28 km S of Lafayette
- Share of United States
- 3% 573 clusters nationally
- Cities with a fire within 80 km
- 34
Active fires in Indiana
NASA's VIIRS satellites detected 108 thermal hotspots in Indiana in the last 48 h, grouped into 17 fire clusters; 9 of them are significant (a peak of 10 MW or more, or 3+ detections). That is 3% of the 573 clusters across United States.
The most intense is 28 km S of Lafayette, peaking at 20 MW (low-intensity) with 2 detections, last seen Sun 3:36 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.
34 listed cities in Indiana have a detection within 80 km; the closest is Gary, 3 km from a fire to its NW.
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 Indiana
| Fire cluster | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen (local) | Last seen (local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 km NW of Gary | 55 | 8 MW | Sat 2:52 am | Sun 3:36 pm |
| 7 km NNE of Portage | 14 | 9 MW | Sat 2:52 am | Sun 3:36 pm |
| 28 km S of Lafayette | 2 | 20 MW | Sun 3:36 pm | Sun 3:36 pm |
| 42 km SW of New Albany | 9 | 8 MW | Sat 2:52 am | Sun 3:35 pm |
| 32 km NNE of Fort Wayne | 6 | 4 MW | Sat 4:33 am | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 48 km NW of Plainfield | 4 | 3 MW | Sat 4:33 am | Sun 4:13 am |
| 20 km NNW of Plainfield | 3 | 2 MW | Sat 2:52 am | Sun 4:13 am |
| 18 km NNW of Columbus | 1 | 5 MW | Sun 1:55 pm | Sun 1:55 pm |
| 19 km W of Fort Wayne | 3 | 2 MW | Sat 4:33 am | Sun 4:13 am |
| 30 km NW of Marion | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 3:55 pm | Sat 3:55 pm |
| 61 km S of Merrillville | 3 | 1 MW | Sat 4:33 am | Sun 4:13 am |
| 59 km SSW of Terre Haute | 2 | 1 MW | Sat 4:33 am | Sun 4:13 am |
| 48 km S of Bloomington | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 4:13 am | Sun 4:13 am |
| 37 km NW of Kokomo | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 4:13 am | Sun 4:13 am |
| 16 km SW of Marion | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 4:33 am | Sat 4:33 am |
| 9 km WNW of Plainfield | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 4:33 am | Sat 4:33 am |
| 5 km W of Hobart | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 4:33 am | Sat 4:33 am |
Cities in Indiana near a fire
- Wildfires near Gary nearest 3 km NW
- Wildfires near Hobart, IN nearest 5 km W
- Wildfires near Merrillville nearest 6 km NNE
- Wildfires near Portage, IN nearest 6 km NNE
- Wildfires near Hammond nearest 9 km NE
- Wildfires near Plainfield, IN nearest 9 km WNW
- Wildfires near Highland, IN nearest 10 km NNE
- Wildfires near Munster nearest 11 km NE
- Wildfires near Marion, IN nearest 16 km SW
- Wildfires near Valparaiso, IN nearest 18 km NNW
- Wildfires near Columbus, IN nearest 18 km NNW
- Wildfires near Fort Wayne nearest 19 km W
- Wildfires near Zionsville nearest 21 km WSW
- Wildfires near Michigan City nearest 21 km WSW
- Wildfires near Lafayette, IN nearest 28 km S
- Wildfires near Indianapolis nearest 29 km W
- Wildfires near Kokomo nearest 29 km E
- Wildfires near West Lafayette nearest 29 km SSE
- Wildfires near Greenwood nearest 30 km SSE
- Wildfires near Jeffersonville nearest 32 km SE
- Wildfires near Carmel nearest 33 km WSW
- Wildfires near Westfield, IN nearest 36 km WSW
- Wildfires near New Albany nearest 38 km SSE
- Wildfires near Lawrence, IN nearest 39 km W
- Wildfires near Anderson nearest 40 km NNW
- Wildfires near Fishers nearest 41 km WSW
- Wildfires near Noblesville nearest 45 km WSW
- Wildfires near Muncie nearest 45 km NW
- Wildfires near Bloomington, IN nearest 48 km S
- Wildfires near Richmond, IN nearest 57 km SE
- Wildfires near Terre Haute nearest 59 km SSW
- Wildfires near Goshen nearest 65 km SE
- Wildfires near South Bend nearest 73 km W
- Wildfires near Evansville nearest 77 km E
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.