Is there a fire near Inglewood right now?

Wildfires near Inglewood, CA

Updated

17 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 12 km S, 2 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:58 am local (2026-10-25 09:58 UTC).

Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Inglewood, California, United States, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Los_Angeles).

Fire clusters within 80 km
17 last 48 h
Nearest fire
12 km S at Torrance
Hotspot detections nearby
29 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
Strongest fire radiative power
3 MW low-intensity
Wind now
ESE 1 km/h gusts 1 km/h, humidity 41%

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Fires near Inglewood right now

NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 29 thermal hotspots in 17 separate clusters within 80 km of Inglewood, California, United States in the last 48 h. The closest is 12 km S of the city centre (at Torrance), with 2 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 1 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.

4 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 19 km SSE (5 km ESE of Carson) with 4 detections; first seen Sat 3 am and last seen Sun 2 am local time.

Across United States there are 521 fire clusters in the same window, 44 of them in California.

Fire clusterFrom cityDetectionsPeak FRPFirst seenLast seen
at Torrance12 km S21 MWSun 2:58 amSun 2:58 am
5 km ESE of Carson19 km SSE41 MWSat 3:15 amSun 2:58 am
5 km S of Torrance19 km S10 MWSun 2:58 amSun 2:58 am
at Montebello24 km ENE10 MWSun 2:58 amSun 2:58 am
5 km W of Pasadena26 km NE22 MWSat 3:15 amSun 2:56 am
5 km S of El Monte31 km ENE23 MWSat 3:15 amSun 2:58 am
9 km NW of Burbank31 km N21 MWSat 3:15 amSun 2:56 am
at Azusa43 km ENE10 MWSun 2:56 amSun 2:56 am
7 km SSE of Santa Clarita44 km NNW22 MWSat 3:15 amSun 2:56 am
5 km NNW of Yorba Linda47 km E11 MWSat 3:15 amSat 3:15 am
at Diamond Bar50 km E10 MWSat 3:15 amSat 3:15 am
at Simi Valley55 km NW11 MWSun 2:56 amSun 2:56 am
3 km WSW of Valencia59 km NNW21 MWSat 3:15 amSun 2:56 am
6 km S of Irvine62 km SE21 MWSat 3:15 amSun 2:58 am
8 km NNW of Lake Forest65 km ESE31 MWSat 3:15 amSun 2:58 am

Smoke and wind

Wind at Inglewood is from the ESE at 1 km/h (gusts 1 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the WNW. Relative humidity is 41% and the temperature 25°C.

Inglewood 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 Inglewood 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; in this state also check CAL FIRE (fire.ca.gov/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.

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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.