Virginia wildfire map
Fires in Virginia right now
Updated
4 fire clusters in Virginia in the last 24 h (1 significant) Strongest: 45 km SSW of South Suffolk, 4 MW.
A live wildfire map and fire map for Virginia, 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
- 4 last 24 h
- Significant clusters
- 1 10 MW+ or 3+ detections
- Hotspot detections
- 7
- Strongest fire
- 4 MW 45 km SSW of South Suffolk
- Share of United States
- 1% 334 clusters nationally
- Cities with a fire within 80 km
- 23
Active fires in Virginia
NASA's VIIRS satellites detected 7 thermal hotspots in Virginia in the last 24 h, grouped into 4 fire clusters; 1 of them are significant (a peak of 10 MW or more, or 3+ detections). That is 1% of the 334 clusters across United States.
The most intense is 45 km SSW of South Suffolk, peaking at 4 MW (low-intensity) with 4 detections, 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.
23 listed cities in Virginia have a detection within 80 km; the closest is Winchester, VA, 17 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 Virginia
| Fire cluster | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen (local) | Last seen (local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 km SSW of South Suffolk | 4 | 4 MW | Sun 2:33 am | Sun 1:54 pm |
| 17 km SSE of Winchester | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 1:56 pm | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 18 km SSW of Harrisonburg | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 2:33 am | Sun 2:33 am |
| 59 km NW of Harrisonburg | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 2:33 am | Sun 2:33 am |
Cities in Virginia near a fire
- Wildfires near Winchester, VA nearest 17 km SSE
- Wildfires near Harrisonburg nearest 18 km SSW
- Wildfires near South Suffolk nearest 44 km SSW
- Wildfires near Leesburg nearest 45 km W
- Wildfires near Suffolk nearest 46 km SSW
- Wildfires near Danville, VA nearest 48 km SW
- Wildfires near Ashburn nearest 51 km W
- Wildfires near Linton Hall nearest 54 km NW
- Wildfires near Charlottesville nearest 54 km NW
- Wildfires near Oak Hill nearest 60 km WNW
- Wildfires near Centreville nearest 60 km WNW
- Wildfires near Manassas nearest 61 km WNW
- Wildfires near Reston nearest 64 km W
- Wildfires near Portsmouth Heights nearest 65 km SW
- Wildfires near Oakton nearest 69 km WNW
- Wildfires near Portsmouth, VA nearest 70 km SW
- Wildfires near Chesapeake nearest 70 km SW
- Wildfires near Norfolk nearest 71 km SW
- Wildfires near Burke nearest 75 km WNW
- Wildfires near Newport News nearest 77 km SSW
- Wildfires near Lake Ridge nearest 78 km WNW
- Wildfires near McLean nearest 79 km W
- Wildfires near Annandale nearest 80 km WNW
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.