Is there a fire near Hagen right now?
Wildfires near Hagen
Updated
1 fire cluster within 80 km; nearest 55 km WNW, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sat 1:32 pm local (2026-10-24 11:32 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Europe/Berlin).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 1 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 55 km WNW 6 km ENE of Moers
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 1 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 5 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- WSW 25 km/h gusts 56 km/h, humidity 71%
Fires near Hagen right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 1 thermal hotspot in 1 separate cluster within 80 km of Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany in the last 48 h. The closest is 55 km WNW of the city centre (6 km ENE of Moers), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 5 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.
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 Germany there is 1 fire cluster in the same window, 1 of them in North Rhine-Westphalia.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 km ENE of Moers | 55 km WNW | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 1:32 pm | Sat 1:32 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Hagen is from the WSW at 25 km/h (gusts 56 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the ENE. Relative humidity is 71% and the temperature 9°C.
Hagen is roughly downwind of the nearest fire, so smoke and haze are likely; check the air quality page before spending time outdoors.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Hagen 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 European Forest Fire Information System, EFFIS (forest-fire.emergency.copernicus.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas; evacuation orders come from the national civil protection authority and local police.
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.