Is there a fire near Engels right now?
Wildfires near Engels
Updated
8 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 25 km NW, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:32 pm local (2026-10-25 09:32 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Engels, Saratov Oblast, Russia, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Europe/Saratov).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 8 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 25 km NW 15 km WNW of Saratov
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 30 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 11 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- ENE 4 km/h gusts 7 km/h, humidity 47%
Fires near Engels right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 30 thermal hotspots in 8 separate clusters within 80 km of Engels, Saratov Oblast, Russia in the last 48 h. The closest is 25 km NW of the city centre (15 km WNW of Saratov), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 3 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 76 km NNW (69 km N of Saratov) with 12 detections; first seen Sun 2 am and last seen Sun 3 am local time.
Across Russia there are 458 fire clusters in the same window, 25 of them in Saratov Oblast.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km WNW of Saratov | 25 km NW | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 1:49 pm | Sat 1:49 pm |
| 56 km S of Engels | 56 km S | 4 | 5 MW | Sun 1:30 pm | Sun 1:30 pm |
| 58 km SW of Saratov | 56 km SW | 2 | 3 MW | Sun 3:41 am | Sun 1:32 pm |
| 48 km NW of Saratov | 58 km NW | 5 | 11 MW | Sat 1:49 pm | Sat 1:49 pm |
| 59 km ESE of Engels | 59 km ESE | 2 | 5 MW | Sat 1:49 pm | Sat 1:49 pm |
| 68 km E of Engels | 68 km E | 1 | 11 MW | Sat 1:49 pm | Sat 1:49 pm |
| 73 km ESE of Engels | 72 km ESE | 3 | 4 MW | Sun 2:01 am | Sun 1:30 pm |
| 69 km N of Saratov | 76 km NNW | 12 | 5 MW | Sun 2:01 am | Sun 3:41 am |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Engels is from the ENE at 4 km/h (gusts 7 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the WSW. Relative humidity is 47% and the temperature 6°C.
Engels 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 Engels 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.