Is there a fire near Al Ḩasakah right now?
Wildfires near Al Ḩasakah
Updated
18 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 16 km NNW, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 12:28 pm local (2026-10-25 09:28 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Al Ḩasakah, Al-Hasakah, Syria, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Damascus).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 18 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 16 km NNW 16 km NNW of Al Ḩasakah
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 30 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 9 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- ENE 5 km/h gusts 10 km/h, humidity 52%
Fires near Al Ḩasakah right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 30 thermal hotspots in 18 separate clusters within 80 km of Al Ḩasakah, Al-Hasakah, Syria in the last 48 h. The closest is 16 km NNW of the city centre (16 km NNW of Al Ḩasakah), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 2 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
4 clusters are 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.
Every nearby cluster is low intensity (peak under 10 MW), which is typical of agricultural or garden burning, industrial heat sources such as steel works or flares, or small fires rather than a spreading wildfire.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 40 km NE (33 km SSW of Al Qāmishlī) with 4 detections; first seen Sat 12 pm and last seen Sun 12 pm local time.
Across Syria there are 48 fire clusters in the same window, 20 of them in Al-Hasakah.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 km NNW of Al Ḩasakah | 16 km NNW | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 16 km E of Al Ḩasakah | 16 km E | 1 | 7 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sat 2:25 pm |
| 23 km SW of Al Ḩasakah | 23 km SW | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 27 km NNE of Al Ḩasakah | 24 km NNE | 2 | 4 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 33 km E of Al Ḩasakah | 33 km E | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 33 km ESE of Al Ḩasakah | 33 km ESE | 2 | 3 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 33 km SSW of Al Qāmishlī | 40 km NE | 4 | 8 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sun 12:28 pm |
| 41 km S of Al Ḩasakah | 40 km S | 2 | 1 MW | Sat 3:05 am | Sat 3:05 am |
| 43 km WNW of Al Ḩasakah | 42 km WNW | 2 | 2 MW | Sat 3:05 am | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 46 km SE of Al Ḩasakah | 46 km SE | 1 | 0 MW | Sat 3:05 am | Sat 3:05 am |
| 36 km S of Al Qāmishlī | 46 km NE | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 34 km S of Kızıltepe | 47 km NNW | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 48 km E of Al Ḩasakah | 48 km E | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 3:05 am | Sat 3:05 am |
| 34 km SSW of Kızıltepe | 55 km NNW | 2 | 3 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
| 30 km SSE of Al Qāmishlī | 59 km ENE | 2 | 6 MW | Sat 12:45 pm | Sat 12:45 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Al Ḩasakah is from the ENE at 5 km/h (gusts 10 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the WSW. Relative humidity is 52% and the temperature 22°C.
Al Ḩasakah is not directly downwind of the nearest fire at the moment, though winds shift and plumes from larger fires can still reach the city.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Al Ḩasakah 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 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.
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.