Nova Scotia wildfire map
Fires in Nova Scotia right now
Updated
2 fire clusters in Nova Scotia in the last 48 h (1 significant) Strongest: 24 km NNE of Enfield, 11 MW.
A live wildfire map and fire map for Nova Scotia, Canada: every NASA VIIRS hotspot in the province grouped into fire clusters, the strongest fires, the cities near them and where official fire information comes from.
- Fire clusters
- 2 last 48 h
- Significant clusters
- 1 10 MW+ or 3+ detections
- Hotspot detections
- 2
- Strongest fire
- 11 MW 24 km NNE of Enfield
- Share of Canada
- 2% 109 clusters nationally
- Cities with a fire within 80 km
- 21
Active fires in Nova Scotia
NASA's VIIRS satellites detected 2 thermal hotspots in Nova Scotia in the last 48 h, grouped into 2 fire clusters; 1 of them are significant (a peak of 10 MW or more, or 3+ detections). That is 2% of the 109 clusters across Canada.
The most intense is 24 km NNE of Enfield, peaking at 11 MW (low-intensity) with 1 detection, last seen Sun 2:56 pm local time. No cluster in the province passed 100 MW, so these look like smaller fires, prescribed or agricultural burns rather than a large spreading fire.
21 listed cities in Nova Scotia have a detection within 80 km; the closest is Enfield, NS, 24 km from a fire to its NNE.
Fires are assigned to the province of the nearest listed city, so a fire close to a border can show under the neighbouring province.
Fire clusters in Nova Scotia
| Fire cluster | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen (local) | Last seen (local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 km NNE of Enfield | 1 | 11 MW | Sun 2:56 pm | Sun 2:56 pm |
| 24 km WSW of Greenwood | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 1:35 pm | Sat 1:35 pm |
Cities in Nova Scotia near a fire
- Wildfires near Enfield, NS nearest 24 km NNE
- Wildfires near Greenwood, NS nearest 24 km WSW
- Wildfires near Truro nearest 28 km SSW
- Wildfires near Bible Hill nearest 30 km SSW
- Wildfires near Fall River, NS nearest 39 km NNE
- Wildfires near Beaver Bank nearest 41 km NNE
- Wildfires near Lower Sackville nearest 45 km NNE
- Wildfires near Port Wallace nearest 50 km NNE
- Wildfires near Bedford, NS nearest 50 km NNE
- Wildfires near Burnside nearest 51 km NNE
- Wildfires near Albro Lake nearest 52 km NNE
- Wildfires near Hammonds Plains nearest 53 km NNE
- Wildfires near Dartmouth nearest 53 km NNE
- Wildfires near Convoy Place nearest 54 km NNE
- Wildfires near Halifax nearest 56 km NNE
- Wildfires near Eastern Passage nearest 58 km N
- Wildfires near Timberlea nearest 59 km NNE
- Wildfires near Kentville nearest 60 km WSW
- Wildfires near Spryfield nearest 61 km NNE
- Wildfires near New Glasgow nearest 77 km SW
- Wildfires near Bridgewater, NS nearest 79 km NW
Official fire information and evacuations
GodsView shows satellite detections only, not fire perimeters, containment or evacuation zones. Follow orders from local authorities.
CIFFC (ciffc.net) publishes the national wildfire situation; provincial fire status and evacuation alerts come from Nova Scotia Natural Resources (novascotia.ca/burnsafe). Alertable and local emergency alerts carry evacuation orders.
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 provinces
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.