Kentucky wildfire map
Fires in Kentucky right now
Updated
16 fire clusters in Kentucky in the last 48 h (5 significant) Strongest: 28 km SW of Hopkinsville, 29 MW.
A live wildfire map and fire map for Kentucky, 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
- 16 last 48 h
- Significant clusters
- 5 10 MW+ or 3+ detections
- Hotspot detections
- 52
- Strongest fire
- 29 MW 28 km SW of Hopkinsville
- Share of United States
- 3% 576 clusters nationally
- Cities with a fire within 80 km
- 14
Active fires in Kentucky
NASA's VIIRS satellites detected 52 thermal hotspots in Kentucky in the last 48 h, grouped into 16 fire clusters; 5 of them are significant (a peak of 10 MW or more, or 3+ detections). That is 3% of the 576 clusters across United States.
The most intense is 28 km SW of Hopkinsville, peaking at 29 MW (low-intensity) with 11 detections, last seen Sat 3:53 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.
14 listed cities in Kentucky have a detection within 80 km; the closest is Hopkinsville, 14 km from a fire to its WNW.
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 Kentucky
| Fire cluster | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen (local) | Last seen (local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 km SW of Hopkinsville | 11 | 29 MW | Sat 2:13 pm | Sat 3:53 pm |
| 72 km W of Hopkinsville | 5 | 21 MW | Sat 3:53 pm | Sat 3:53 pm |
| 29 km ESE of Independence | 9 | 3 MW | Sat 2:52 am | Sun 4:13 am |
| 42 km SW of Florence | 12 | 2 MW | Sat 2:52 am | Sun 4:13 am |
| 58 km SSW of Richmond | 2 | 4 MW | Sun 3:36 pm | Sun 3:36 pm |
| 43 km SSW of Louisville | 1 | 5 MW | Sun 1:56 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 65 km WSW of Lexington | 3 | 2 MW | Sat 2:52 am | Sat 4:33 am |
| 44 km ENE of Richmond | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 2:13 pm | Sat 2:13 pm |
| 31 km E of Bowling Green | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 4:13 am | Sun 4:13 am |
| 32 km SE of Louisville | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 4:13 am | Sun 4:13 am |
| 50 km S of Louisville | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 4:13 am | Sun 4:13 am |
| 22 km SSW of Florence | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 4:13 am | Sun 4:13 am |
| 33 km S of Louisville | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 4:33 am | Sat 4:33 am |
| 74 km ENE of Bowling Green | 1 | 0 MW | Sat 2:52 am | Sat 2:52 am |
| 40 km ENE of Owensboro | 1 | 0 MW | Sun 4:13 am | Sun 4:13 am |
| 14 km WNW of Hopkinsville | 1 | 0 MW | Sun 4:13 am | Sun 4:13 am |
Cities in Kentucky near a fire
- Wildfires near Hopkinsville nearest 14 km WNW
- Wildfires near Ashland, KY nearest 21 km NW
- Wildfires near Florence, KY nearest 22 km SSW
- Wildfires near Independence, KY nearest 22 km WSW
- Wildfires near Meads nearest 23 km NNW
- Wildfires near Bowling Green nearest 31 km E
- Wildfires near Louisville nearest 32 km SE
- Wildfires near Covington nearest 35 km SW
- Wildfires near Owensboro nearest 40 km ENE
- Wildfires near Richmond, KY nearest 44 km ENE
- Wildfires near Lexington nearest 61 km ESE
- Wildfires near Lexington-Fayette nearest 61 km ESE
- Wildfires near Georgetown, KY nearest 70 km SW
- Wildfires near Henderson, KY nearest 80 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.