Is there a fire near Fort Saskatchewan right now?
Wildfires near Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Updated
2 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 10 km NNE, 2 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 3:52 am local (2026-10-25 09:52 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Edmonton).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 2 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 10 km NNE 14 km NNE of Fort Saskatchewan
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 6 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 2 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- SSE 12 km/h gusts 28 km/h, humidity 47%
Fires near Fort Saskatchewan right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 6 thermal hotspots in 2 separate clusters within 80 km of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada in the last 48 h. The closest is 10 km NNE of the city centre (14 km NNE of Fort Saskatchewan), with 2 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 2 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.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 18 km SSW (5 km NW of Sherwood Park) with 4 detections; first seen Sat 2 am and last seen Sun 3 am local time.
Across Canada there are 77 fire clusters in the same window, 10 of them in Alberta.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 km NNE of Fort Saskatchewan | 10 km NNE | 2 | 2 MW | Sat 2:30 am | Sun 3:52 am |
| 5 km NW of Sherwood Park | 18 km SSW | 4 | 1 MW | Sat 2:30 am | Sun 3:52 am |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Fort Saskatchewan is from the SSE at 12 km/h (gusts 28 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the NNW. Relative humidity is 47% and the temperature 2°C.
Fort Saskatchewan 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 Fort Saskatchewan 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 Alberta Wildfire (alberta.ca/wildfire-status). 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.