New Jersey wildfire map
Fires in New Jersey right now
Updated
7 fire clusters in New Jersey in the last 48 h (2 significant) Strongest: 22 km E of Willingboro, 10 MW.
A live wildfire map and fire map for New Jersey, 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
- 7 last 48 h
- Significant clusters
- 2 10 MW+ or 3+ detections
- Hotspot detections
- 14
- Strongest fire
- 10 MW 22 km E of Willingboro
- Share of United States
- 1% 577 clusters nationally
- Cities with a fire within 80 km
- 60
Active fires in New Jersey
NASA's VIIRS satellites detected 14 thermal hotspots in New Jersey in the last 48 h, grouped into 7 fire clusters; 2 of them are significant (a peak of 10 MW or more, or 3+ detections). That is 1% of the 577 clusters across United States.
The most intense is 22 km E of Willingboro, peaking at 10 MW (low-intensity) with 2 detections, last seen Sun 1:56 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.
60 listed cities in New Jersey have a detection within 80 km; the closest is Sayreville Junction, 2 km from a fire to its NNE.
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 New Jersey
| Fire cluster | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen (local) | Last seen (local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 km E of Willingboro | 2 | 10 MW | Sun 1:56 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| at Linden | 7 | 2 MW | Sat 2:52 am | Sun 4:11 am |
| 11 km SW of Marlboro | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 1:56 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 10 km SSW of Hillsborough | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 1:56 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 7 km SSW of Camden | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 2:52 am | Sat 2:52 am |
| at Sayreville Junction | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 2:52 am | Sat 2:52 am |
| 13 km SW of Long Branch | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 2:52 am | Sat 2:52 am |
Cities in New Jersey near a fire
- Wildfires near Sayreville Junction nearest 2 km NNE
- Wildfires near Linden nearest 2 km ENE
- Wildfires near Elizabeth nearest 3 km S
- Wildfires near Sayreville nearest 4 km NE
- Wildfires near Perth Amboy nearest 6 km WSW
- Wildfires near Piscataway nearest 7 km ESE
- Wildfires near Camden nearest 7 km SSW
- Wildfires near Trenton nearest 7 km SSW
- Wildfires near Union nearest 8 km SSE
- Wildfires near Edison nearest 9 km ESE
- Wildfires near Bayonne nearest 9 km WSW
- Wildfires near Willingboro nearest 10 km NE
- Wildfires near East Brunswick nearest 10 km NE
- Wildfires near Hillsborough nearest 10 km SSW
- Wildfires near Irvington nearest 11 km S
- Wildfires near Westfield, NJ nearest 11 km ESE
- Wildfires near New Brunswick nearest 11 km E
- Wildfires near Marlboro nearest 11 km SW
- Wildfires near Newark nearest 12 km SSW
- Wildfires near Sewell nearest 12 km N
- Wildfires near Pennsauken nearest 13 km SW
- Wildfires near Cherry Hill nearest 13 km WSW
- Wildfires near Long Branch nearest 13 km SW
- Wildfires near Ewing nearest 13 km S
- Wildfires near North Brunswick nearest 14 km ENE
- Wildfires near Somerset nearest 14 km E
- Wildfires near East Orange nearest 15 km S
- Wildfires near Orange, NJ nearest 15 km S
- Wildfires near Jersey City nearest 15 km SW
- Wildfires near Plainfield nearest 15 km E
- Wildfires near Kearny nearest 16 km SSW
- Wildfires near Middletown nearest 17 km S
- Wildfires near Lakewood, NJ nearest 18 km NNE
- Wildfires near West Orange nearest 18 km S
- Wildfires near Belleville, NJ nearest 18 km SSW
- Wildfires near Mount Laurel nearest 18 km NNE
- Wildfires near Bloomfield nearest 19 km S
- Wildfires near Hoboken nearest 20 km SW
- Wildfires near Brick nearest 20 km N
- Wildfires near Montclair nearest 21 km S
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.