Maryland wildfire map
Fires in Maryland right now
Updated
1 fire cluster in Maryland in the last 48 h (0 significant) Strongest: 20 km ENE of Frederick, 2 MW.
A live wildfire map and fire map for Maryland, 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
- 1 last 48 h
- Significant clusters
- 0 10 MW+ or 3+ detections
- Hotspot detections
- 1
- Strongest fire
- 2 MW 20 km ENE of Frederick
- Share of United States
- 0% 573 clusters nationally
- Cities with a fire within 80 km
- 43
Active fires in Maryland
NASA's VIIRS satellites detected 1 thermal hotspot in Maryland in the last 48 h, grouped into 1 fire cluster; 0 of them are significant (a peak of 10 MW or more, or 3+ detections). That is 0% of the 573 clusters across United States.
The most intense is 20 km ENE of Frederick, peaking at 2 MW (low-intensity) with 1 detection, last seen Sat 2:52 am 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.
43 listed cities in Maryland have a detection within 80 km; the closest is Frederick, 20 km from a fire to its ENE.
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 Maryland
| Fire cluster | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen (local) | Last seen (local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km ENE of Frederick | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 2:52 am | Sat 2:52 am |
Cities in Maryland near a fire
- Wildfires near Frederick nearest 20 km ENE
- Wildfires near Eldersburg nearest 22 km WNW
- Wildfires near Montgomery Village nearest 33 km N
- Wildfires near Germantown nearest 34 km NNE
- Wildfires near Owings Mills nearest 36 km W
- Wildfires near Randallstown nearest 36 km WNW
- Wildfires near Gaithersburg nearest 37 km N
- Wildfires near Olney nearest 37 km NNW
- Wildfires near Columbia, MD nearest 40 km NW
- Wildfires near Ellicott City nearest 41 km NW
- Wildfires near Pikesville nearest 42 km WNW
- Wildfires near Woodlawn nearest 43 km WNW
- Wildfires near Rockville nearest 44 km N
- Wildfires near Aspen Hill nearest 45 km NNW
- Wildfires near Catonsville nearest 46 km WNW
- Wildfires near Gwynn Oak nearest 46 km WNW
- Wildfires near North Bethesda nearest 48 km N
- Wildfires near Hagerstown nearest 49 km ESE
- Wildfires near Bel Air North nearest 49 km NNW
- Wildfires near Wheaton, MD nearest 50 km NNW
- Wildfires near Potomac nearest 51 km N
- Wildfires near Hanover nearest 51 km NW
- Wildfires near Towson nearest 51 km W
- Wildfires near Baltimore nearest 54 km WNW
- Wildfires near Bethesda nearest 55 km N
- Wildfires near Silver Spring nearest 56 km NNW
- Wildfires near Bel Air South nearest 56 km NNW
- Wildfires near Severn nearest 57 km NW
- Wildfires near Parkville nearest 57 km W
- Wildfires near College Park nearest 59 km NNW
- Wildfires near Chillum nearest 59 km NNW
- Wildfires near Glen Burnie nearest 60 km NW
- Wildfires near Odenton nearest 61 km NW
- Wildfires near Dundalk nearest 63 km WNW
- Wildfires near Essex nearest 64 km WNW
- Wildfires near Pasadena, MD nearest 66 km NW
- Wildfires near Bowie nearest 71 km NW
- Wildfires near Severna Park nearest 72 km NW
- Wildfires near Suitland-Silver Hill nearest 73 km NNW
- Wildfires near Saint Charles, MD nearest 76 km SW
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.