Is there a fire near Al Fqih Ben Çalah right now?

Wildfires near Al Fqih Ben Çalah

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2 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 11 km WNW, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 12:51 pm local (2026-10-25 12:51 UTC).

Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Al Fqih Ben Çalah, Beni Mellal-Khenifra, Morocco, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Casablanca).

Fire clusters within 80 km
2 last 48 h
Nearest fire
11 km WNW 11 km WNW of Al Fqih Ben Çalah
Hotspot detections nearby
2 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
Strongest fire radiative power
12 MW low-intensity

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Fires near Al Fqih Ben Çalah right now

NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 2 thermal hotspots in 2 separate clusters within 80 km of Al Fqih Ben Çalah, Beni Mellal-Khenifra, Morocco in the last 48 h. The closest is 11 km WNW of the city centre (11 km WNW of Al Fqih Ben Çalah), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 12 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.

1 cluster is within 25 km, close enough that smoke, ash or road closures may affect the city. Distances are measured from the city centre to the nearest detection, not to the fire's edge.

Across Morocco there are 20 fire clusters in the same window, 2 of them in Beni Mellal-Khenifra.

Fire clusterFrom cityDetectionsPeak FRPFirst seenLast seen
11 km WNW of Al Fqih Ben Çalah11 km WNW112 MWSun 12:51 pmSun 12:51 pm
26 km NNE of Beni Mellal39 km E12 MWSun 12:51 pmSun 12:51 pm

Smoke and wind

Current wind data was unavailable for this page; smoke generally drifts with the wind, so check local conditions.

Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Al Fqih Ben Çalah air quality page has the live reading.

Evacuations and official information

GodsView shows satellite detections only. It does not know fire perimeters, containment or evacuation zones. Always follow evacuation orders from local authorities.

The European Forest Fire Information System, EFFIS (forest-fire.emergency.copernicus.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas; evacuation orders come from the national civil protection authority and local police.

About satellite fire detections

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.

Fire radiative power (FRP) is the heat a fire gives off, in megawatts per pixel: under 10 MW is usually a small or smouldering fire, over 100 MW an intense flaming front.

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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.