Is there a fire near Kaya right now?
Wildfires near Kaya
Updated
7 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 33 km NNE, 62 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:25 pm local (2026-10-25 14:25 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Kaya, Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Ouagadougou).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 7 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 33 km NNE 38 km NNE of Kaya
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 119 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 127 MW intense
Fires near Kaya right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 119 thermal hotspots in 7 separate clusters within 80 km of Kaya, Centre-Nord, Burkina Faso in the last 48 h. The closest is 33 km NNE of the city centre (38 km NNE of Kaya), with 62 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 127 MW, which is intense 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.
Across Burkina Faso there are 99 fire clusters in the same window, 18 of them in Centre-Nord.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 km NNE of Kaya | 33 km NNE | 62 | 127 MW | Sat 1:01 pm | Sun 2:22 pm |
| 50 km NE of Kaya | 48 km NE | 7 | 14 MW | Sat 1:01 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 53 km ESE of Kaya | 52 km ESE | 15 | 30 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 2:25 pm |
| 53 km NE of Kaya | 53 km NE | 1 | 5 MW | Sun 12:44 pm | Sun 12:44 pm |
| 68 km ESE of Kaya | 61 km ESE | 31 | 41 MW | Sat 1:54 am | Sun 2:25 pm |
| 67 km ESE of Kaya | 67 km ESE | 1 | 12 MW | Sat 1:01 pm | Sat 1:01 pm |
| 72 km ENE of Kaya | 72 km ENE | 2 | 8 MW | Sun 2:22 pm | Sun 2:22 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 Kaya 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.
Wildfires near other cities
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.