Is there a fire near North Charleston right now?
Wildfires near North Charleston, SC
Updated
3 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 19 km NNE, 9 detections in the last 24 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 3:34 pm local (2026-10-25 19:34 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of North Charleston, South Carolina, United States, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/New_York).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 3 last 24 h
- Nearest fire
- 19 km NNE 14 km ENE of Goose Creek
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 12 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 12 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NE 14 km/h gusts 33 km/h, humidity 64%
Fires near North Charleston right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 12 thermal hotspots in 3 separate clusters within 80 km of North Charleston, South Carolina, United States in the last 24 h. The closest is 19 km NNE of the city centre (14 km ENE of Goose Creek), with 9 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 7 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
1 cluster is 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.
Across United States there are 334 fire clusters in the same window, 6 of them in South Carolina.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 km ENE of Goose Creek | 19 km NNE | 9 | 7 MW | Sun 2:33 am | Sun 4:16 am |
| 18 km WNW of Summerville | 43 km NW | 2 | 0 MW | Sun 2:33 am | Sun 2:33 am |
| 61 km SW of Myrtle Beach | 77 km NE | 1 | 12 MW | Sun 3:34 pm | Sun 3:34 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at North Charleston is from the NE at 14 km/h (gusts 33 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SW. Relative humidity is 64% and the temperature 18°C.
North Charleston 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 North Charleston 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. 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.