Is there a fire near East Chattanooga right now?
Wildfires near East Chattanooga, TN
Updated
7 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 44 km WSW, 2 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:54 pm local (2026-10-25 17:54 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of East Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/New_York).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 7 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 44 km WSW 38 km WSW of Chattanooga
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 13 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 23 MW low-intensity
Fires near East Chattanooga right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 13 thermal hotspots in 7 separate clusters within 80 km of East Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States in the last 48 h. The closest is 44 km WSW of the city centre (38 km WSW of Chattanooga), with 2 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 1 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.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 54 km SSW (46 km NNW of Rome) with 5 detections; first seen Sat 3 pm and last seen Sun 1 pm local time.
Across United States there are 573 fire clusters in the same window, 26 of them in Tennessee.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 km WSW of Chattanooga | 44 km WSW | 2 | 1 MW | Sat 2:54 am | Sun 4:13 am |
| 31 km N of Cleveland | 52 km NE | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 4:13 am | Sun 4:13 am |
| 46 km NNW of Rome | 54 km SSW | 5 | 23 MW | Sat 3:53 pm | Sun 1:54 pm |
| 54 km SW of Chattanooga | 59 km SW | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 2:13 pm | Sat 2:13 pm |
| 62 km S of Cookeville | 62 km NNW | 2 | 10 MW | Sat 3:53 pm | Sat 3:53 pm |
| 31 km NNW of Rome | 62 km S | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 2:13 pm | Sat 2:13 pm |
| 50 km N of Cleveland | 65 km NNE | 1 | 6 MW | Sat 3:53 pm | Sat 3:53 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 East Chattanooga 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.