Is there a fire near Dartmouth right now?
Wildfires near Dartmouth, NS
Updated
1 fire cluster within 80 km; nearest 53 km NNE, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:56 pm local (2026-10-25 17:56 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Halifax).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 1 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 53 km NNE 24 km NNE of Enfield
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 1 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 11 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- SW 9 km/h gusts 18 km/h, humidity 72%
Fires near Dartmouth right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 1 thermal hotspot in 1 separate cluster within 80 km of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada in the last 48 h. The closest is 53 km NNE of the city centre (24 km NNE of Enfield), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 11 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
None of the clusters is within 25 km of the centre, so the city itself is not in the immediate fire area, but smoke can travel hundreds of kilometres.
Across Canada there are 109 fire clusters in the same window, 2 of them in Nova Scotia.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 km NNE of Enfield | 53 km NNE | 1 | 11 MW | Sun 2:56 pm | Sun 2:56 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Dartmouth is from the SW at 9 km/h (gusts 18 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the NE. Relative humidity is 72% and the temperature 13°C.
Dartmouth 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 Dartmouth 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 Nova Scotia Natural Resources (novascotia.ca/burnsafe). 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
More for this area
Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.