North Dakota wildfire map
Fires in North Dakota right now
Updated
17 fire clusters in North Dakota in the last 48 h (5 significant) Strongest: remote North Dakota, 159 km W of Grand Forks, 35 MW.
A live wildfire map and fire map for North Dakota, 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
- 5 10 MW+ or 3+ detections
- Hotspot detections
- 28
- Strongest fire
- 35 MW remote North Dakota, 159 km W of Grand Forks
- Share of United States
- 3% 573 clusters nationally
- Cities with a fire within 80 km
- 6
Active fires in North Dakota
NASA's VIIRS satellites detected 28 thermal hotspots in North Dakota in the last 48 h, grouped into 17 fire clusters; 5 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 remote North Dakota, 159 km W of Grand Forks, peaking at 35 MW (moderate) with 2 detections, last seen Sun 2:38 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.
6 listed cities in North Dakota have a detection within 80 km; the closest is Williston, 6 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 Dakota
| Fire cluster | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen (local) | Last seen (local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| remote North Dakota, 159 km W of Grand Forks | 2 | 35 MW | Sun 2:38 pm | Sun 2:38 pm |
| 78 km W of Grand Forks | 3 | 8 MW | Sun 2:38 pm | Sun 2:38 pm |
| 94 km SW of West Fargo | 4 | 6 MW | Sat 2:55 pm | Sat 2:55 pm |
| 59 km SW of Minot | 1 | 16 MW | Sun 2:38 pm | Sun 2:38 pm |
| 64 km WNW of Minot | 2 | 6 MW | Sat 2:57 pm | Sat 2:57 pm |
| 63 km NE of Bismarck | 1 | 8 MW | Sun 2:38 pm | Sun 2:38 pm |
| 73 km SW of West Fargo | 1 | 7 MW | Sat 2:57 pm | Sat 2:57 pm |
| 67 km NE of Minot | 1 | 6 MW | Sun 2:39 pm | Sun 2:39 pm |
| 66 km NE of Williston | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 2:57 pm | Sat 2:57 pm |
| remote North Dakota, 179 km W of Williston | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 4:52 am | Sun 4:52 am |
| 6 km SSE of Williston | 4 | 1 MW | Sun 3:11 am | Sun 4:52 am |
| 81 km SSE of Williston | 2 | 1 MW | Sun 3:11 am | Sun 4:52 am |
| 108 km S of West Fargo | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 3:11 am | Sun 3:11 am |
| 59 km NNE of Williston | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 4:52 am | Sun 4:52 am |
| 78 km WSW of Williston | 1 | 0 MW | Sun 3:11 am | Sun 3:11 am |
| 140 km NE of Bismarck | 1 | 0 MW | Sat 3:33 am | Sat 3:33 am |
| 99 km NNE of Minot | 1 | 0 MW | Sun 3:11 am | Sun 3:11 am |
Cities in North Dakota near a fire
- Wildfires near Williston nearest 6 km SSE
- Wildfires near Minot nearest 59 km SW
- Wildfires near Bismarck nearest 63 km NE
- Wildfires near West Fargo nearest 73 km SW
- Wildfires near Grand Forks nearest 78 km W
- Wildfires near Fargo nearest 79 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.