Is there a fire near Burlington right now?
Wildfires near Burlington, ON
Updated
3 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 13 km S, 19 detections in the last 24 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:56 pm local (2026-10-25 17:56 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Burlington, Ontario, Canada, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Toronto).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 3 last 24 h
- Nearest fire
- 13 km S 4 km ENE of Hamilton
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 29 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 4 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- WSW 13 km/h gusts 20 km/h, humidity 55%
Fires near Burlington right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 29 thermal hotspots in 3 separate clusters within 80 km of Burlington, Ontario, Canada in the last 24 h. The closest is 13 km S of the city centre (4 km ENE of Hamilton), with 19 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 4 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
2 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.
Across Canada there are 75 fire clusters in the same window, 11 of them in Ontario.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 km ENE of Hamilton | 13 km S | 19 | 4 MW | Sun 2:31 am | Sun 1:56 pm |
| 7 km NE of Oakville | 21 km NE | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 2:31 am | Sun 2:31 am |
| 17 km E of Simcoe | 67 km SSW | 9 | 3 MW | Sun 2:31 am | Sun 4:11 am |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Burlington is from the WSW at 13 km/h (gusts 20 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the ENE. Relative humidity is 55% and the temperature 13°C.
Burlington 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 Burlington 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.
CIFFC (ciffc.net) publishes the national wildfire situation; provincial fire status and evacuation alerts come from Ontario Forest Fires (ontario.ca/page/forest-fires). Alertable and local emergency alerts carry evacuation orders.
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.