Is there a fire near Baton Rouge right now?
Wildfires near Baton Rouge, LA
Updated
21 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 5 km N, 3 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 3:16 am local (2026-10-25 08:16 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Chicago).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 21 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 5 km N 5 km N of Baton Rouge
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 74 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 82 MW moderate
- Wind now
- E 8 km/h gusts 13 km/h, humidity 38%
Fires near Baton Rouge right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 74 thermal hotspots in 21 separate clusters within 80 km of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States in the last 48 h. The closest is 5 km N of the city centre (5 km N of Baton Rouge), with 3 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 4 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.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 14 km SSW (16 km SSW of Baton Rouge) with 13 detections; first seen Sat 3 am and last seen Sun 3 am local time.
Across United States there are 521 fire clusters in the same window, 49 of them in Louisiana.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km N of Baton Rouge | 5 km N | 3 | 4 MW | Sat 3:37 am | Sun 3:16 am |
| 15 km NNW of Baton Rouge | 13 km NNW | 4 | 1 MW | Sat 3:37 am | Sun 3:16 am |
| 16 km SSW of Baton Rouge | 14 km SSW | 13 | 17 MW | Sat 3:37 am | Sun 3:16 am |
| 19 km NW of Baton Rouge | 19 km NW | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 2:51 pm | Sat 2:51 pm |
| 31 km SSE of Baton Rouge | 30 km SSE | 9 | 82 MW | Sat 3:37 am | Sun 3:16 am |
| 31 km W of Baton Rouge | 31 km W | 2 | 16 MW | Sat 2:51 pm | Sat 2:51 pm |
| 43 km WNW of Baton Rouge | 43 km WNW | 1 | 8 MW | Sat 2:51 pm | Sat 2:51 pm |
| 45 km NW of Baton Rouge | 45 km NW | 2 | 9 MW | Sat 2:51 pm | Sat 2:51 pm |
| 50 km SSE of Baton Rouge | 50 km SSE | 3 | 11 MW | Sat 2:51 pm | Sat 2:51 pm |
| 44 km NE of Lafayette | 56 km WNW | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 2:51 pm | Sat 2:51 pm |
| 16 km NNE of New Iberia | 64 km WSW | 6 | 61 MW | Sat 2:51 pm | Sun 3:16 am |
| 35 km W of Kenner | 66 km SE | 7 | 18 MW | Sat 3:37 am | Sun 3:16 am |
| 17 km E of Lafayette | 67 km WSW | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 2:51 pm | Sat 2:51 pm |
| 41 km N of Houma | 69 km SE | 2 | 5 MW | Sat 2:51 pm | Sat 2:51 pm |
| 70 km NW of Baton Rouge | 70 km NW | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 2:51 pm | Sat 2:51 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Baton Rouge is from the E at 8 km/h (gusts 13 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the W. Relative humidity is 38% and the temperature 26°C.
Baton Rouge 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 Baton Rouge 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.
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 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.
Wildfires near other cities
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.