Wildfire map North Korea
Fires in North Korea right now
Updated
3 fire clusters detected in North Korea in the last 24 h Most active: 8 km E of Sunch’ŏn (5 detections).
Active fires in North Korea from NASA's VIIRS satellite hotspots, grouped into clusters and named by the nearest city.
- Fire clusters
- 3 last 24 h
- Hotspot detections
- 7
- Intense clusters (100+ MW)
- 0
- Most active fire
- 8 km E of Sunch’ŏn 5 detections
- Most affected region
- South Pyongan 1 clusters
Active fires in North Korea
Satellites detected 7 thermal hotspots in North Korea in the last 24 h, grouped into 3 fire clusters. None reached an intense fire radiative power above 100 MW, which suggests mostly small or agricultural fires.
The most active fire is 8 km E of Sunch’ŏn with 5 detections and a peak of 4 MW, last seen Mon 3:21 am local time.
By region, South Pyongan has 1 cluster (5 detections), South Hwanghae has 2 clusters (2 detections).
Fires are assigned to the country of the nearest listed city, so a fire close to a border can appear under the neighbour.
Largest fire clusters
| Fire cluster | Region | Detections | Peak FRP | Last seen (local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 km E of Sunch’ŏn | South Pyongan | 5 | 4 MW | Mon 3:21 am |
| 9 km W of Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp | South Hwanghae | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 1:21 pm |
| 8 km SE of Paech’ŏn-ŭp | South Hwanghae | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 1:21 pm |
Cities with fires within 80 km
- Wildfires near Sunch’ŏn nearest 8 km E
- Wildfires near P’yŏngsŏng nearest 25 km NNE
- Wildfires near Kaech’ŏn nearest 30 km SSE
- Wildfires near Paek'ak nearest 36 km E
- Wildfires near Tŏkch’ŏn nearest 40 km SSW
- Wildfires near Pyongyang nearest 51 km NNE
- Wildfires near Man’gyŏngdae-ri nearest 59 km NNE
- Wildfires near Kangsŏn nearest 68 km NE
Official information
The Global Wildfire Information System, GWIS (gwis.jrc.ec.europa.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas worldwide; evacuation orders come from national civil protection and local authorities.
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 countries
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.