South Carolina wildfire map
Fires in South Carolina right now
Updated
9 fire clusters in South Carolina in the last 48 h (4 significant) Strongest: 61 km SW of Myrtle Beach, 12 MW.
A live wildfire map and fire map for South 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
- 9 last 48 h
- Significant clusters
- 4 10 MW+ or 3+ detections
- Hotspot detections
- 27
- Strongest fire
- 12 MW 61 km SW of Myrtle Beach
- Share of United States
- 2% 573 clusters nationally
- Cities with a fire within 80 km
- 15
Active fires in South Carolina
NASA's VIIRS satellites detected 27 thermal hotspots in South Carolina in the last 48 h, grouped into 9 fire clusters; 4 of them are significant (a peak of 10 MW or more, or 3+ detections). That is 2% of the 573 clusters across United States.
The most intense is 61 km SW of Myrtle Beach, peaking at 12 MW (low-intensity) with 1 detection, last seen Sun 3:34 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.
15 listed cities in South Carolina have a detection within 80 km; the closest is Columbia, 4 km from a fire to its SSW.
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 South Carolina
| Fire cluster | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen (local) | Last seen (local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 km ENE of Goose Creek | 14 | 8 MW | Sat 2:54 am | Sun 4:16 am |
| 61 km SW of Myrtle Beach | 1 | 12 MW | Sun 3:34 pm | Sun 3:34 pm |
| 27 km ENE of Spartanburg | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 3:34 pm | Sun 3:34 pm |
| 5 km SSW of Columbia | 3 | 2 MW | Sat 2:54 am | Sun 2:33 am |
| 23 km NNW of Florence | 3 | 1 MW | Sat 2:54 am | Sun 2:33 am |
| 30 km SSW of Sumter | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 2:54 am | Sat 2:54 am |
| 19 km ESE of Florence | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 2:54 am | Sat 2:54 am |
| 18 km WNW of Summerville | 2 | 0 MW | Sun 2:33 am | Sun 2:33 am |
| 36 km NE of Myrtle Beach | 1 | 0 MW | Sat 2:54 am | Sat 2:54 am |
Cities in South Carolina near a fire
- Wildfires near Columbia nearest 4 km SSW
- Wildfires near Goose Creek nearest 14 km ENE
- Wildfires near Lexington, SC nearest 17 km E
- Wildfires near Summerville nearest 18 km WNW
- Wildfires near North Charleston nearest 19 km NNE
- Wildfires near Florence, SC nearest 19 km ESE
- Wildfires near Mount Pleasant nearest 23 km N
- Wildfires near Charleston nearest 26 km N
- Wildfires near Spartanburg nearest 27 km ENE
- Wildfires near Sumter nearest 30 km SSW
- Wildfires near Myrtle Beach nearest 36 km NE
- Wildfires near Rock Hill nearest 45 km NW
- Wildfires near Aiken nearest 62 km SW
- Wildfires near Anderson, SC nearest 68 km SW
- Wildfires near Greenville, SC nearest 70 km ENE
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.