North Carolina wildfire map
Fires in North Carolina right now
Updated
15 fire clusters in North Carolina in the last 48 h (3 significant) Strongest: 65 km NNE of Wake Forest, 7 MW.
A live wildfire map and fire map for North Carolina, 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
- 15 last 48 h
- Significant clusters
- 3 10 MW+ or 3+ detections
- Hotspot detections
- 25
- Strongest fire
- 7 MW 65 km NNE of Wake Forest
- Share of United States
- 3% 573 clusters nationally
- Cities with a fire within 80 km
- 32
Active fires in North Carolina
NASA's VIIRS satellites detected 25 thermal hotspots in North Carolina in the last 48 h, grouped into 15 fire clusters; 3 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 65 km NNE of Wake Forest, peaking at 7 MW (low-intensity) with 1 detection, last seen Sun 1:54 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.
32 listed cities in North Carolina have a detection within 80 km; the closest is Apex, 3 km from a fire to its SSE.
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 North Carolina
| Fire cluster | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen (local) | Last seen (local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 km SE of Salisbury | 6 | 2 MW | Sat 2:52 am | Sun 4:13 am |
| 65 km NNE of Wake Forest | 1 | 7 MW | Sun 1:54 pm | Sun 1:54 pm |
| 25 km S of Holly Springs | 1 | 7 MW | Sat 2:11 pm | Sat 2:11 pm |
| 71 km WNW of Lumberton | 4 | 4 MW | Sat 2:52 am | Sun 4:13 am |
| 37 km ESE of Goldsboro | 1 | 6 MW | Sat 2:11 pm | Sat 2:11 pm |
| 6 km SSW of Raleigh | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 2:13 pm | Sat 2:13 pm |
| 30 km WSW of Greenville | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 2:11 pm | Sat 2:11 pm |
| 29 km N of Greensboro | 3 | 1 MW | Sun 2:33 am | Sun 4:13 am |
| 34 km SW of Greenville | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 2:11 pm | Sat 2:11 pm |
| 13 km WSW of Greenville | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 2:11 pm | Sat 2:11 pm |
| 35 km WSW of Goldsboro | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 2:52 am | Sat 2:52 am |
| 25 km NE of Lumberton | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 2:33 am | Sun 2:33 am |
| 23 km WSW of Gastonia | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 4:13 am | Sun 4:13 am |
| 13 km SSE of Asheboro | 1 | 0 MW | Sat 2:52 am | Sat 2:52 am |
| at Apex | 1 | 0 MW | Sun 2:33 am | Sun 2:33 am |
Cities in North Carolina near a fire
- Wildfires near Apex nearest 3 km SSE
- Wildfires near Raleigh nearest 6 km SSW
- Wildfires near Holly Springs nearest 7 km N
- Wildfires near Cary nearest 10 km SSW
- Wildfires near Asheboro nearest 13 km SSE
- Wildfires near Greenville nearest 13 km WSW
- Wildfires near Salisbury, NC nearest 22 km SE
- Wildfires near Gastonia nearest 23 km WSW
- Wildfires near Concord, NC nearest 25 km ENE
- Wildfires near Lumberton nearest 25 km NE
- Wildfires near Kannapolis nearest 26 km E
- Wildfires near Greensboro nearest 28 km N
- Wildfires near Chapel Hill nearest 30 km SE
- Wildfires near Fayetteville nearest 30 km S
- Wildfires near Durham nearest 32 km S
- Wildfires near Goldsboro nearest 32 km ENE
- Wildfires near Wake Forest nearest 32 km SSW
- Wildfires near Wilson nearest 33 km SE
- Wildfires near Burlington, NC nearest 43 km NW
- Wildfires near Mooresville nearest 44 km ESE
- Wildfires near High Point nearest 44 km NNE
- Wildfires near Winston-Salem nearest 45 km NE
- Wildfires near Huntersville nearest 47 km ENE
- Wildfires near Rocky Mount nearest 49 km SSE
- Wildfires near Charlotte nearest 53 km W
- Wildfires near Jacksonville, NC nearest 55 km NNW
- Wildfires near Matthews nearest 56 km NE
- Wildfires near New Bern nearest 56 km WNW
- Wildfires near Indian Trail nearest 56 km NNE
- Wildfires near Monroe, NC nearest 61 km NNE
- Wildfires near Hickory nearest 63 km S
- Wildfires near Wilmington nearest 71 km WSW
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.