Is there a fire near Port Alberni right now?
Wildfires near Port Alberni, BC
Updated
7 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 14 km SSE, 3 detections in the last 24 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Wed 3:04 pm local (2026-10-28 22:04 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Vancouver).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 7 last 24 h
- Nearest fire
- 14 km SSE 15 km SSE of Port Alberni
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 46 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 72 MW moderate
- Wind now
- NE 6 km/h gusts 14 km/h, humidity 80%
Fires near Port Alberni right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 46 thermal hotspots in 7 separate clusters within 80 km of Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada in the last 24 h. The closest is 14 km SSE of the city centre (15 km SSE of Port Alberni), with 3 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 8 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.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 69 km SE (34 km WSW of Duncan) with 28 detections; first seen Wed 3 am and last seen Wed 3 pm local time.
Across Canada there are 35 fire clusters in the same window, 18 of them in British Columbia.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km SSE of Port Alberni | 14 km SSE | 3 | 8 MW | Wed 1:23 pm | Wed 3:04 pm |
| 27 km SSW of Nanoose Bay | 38 km ESE | 1 | 13 MW | Wed 3:04 pm | Wed 3:04 pm |
| 29 km SSW of Nanoose Bay | 45 km ESE | 1 | 8 MW | Wed 3:04 pm | Wed 3:04 pm |
| 43 km WSW of Ladysmith | 56 km SE | 4 | 15 MW | Wed 1:23 pm | Wed 1:24 pm |
| 18 km W of Ladysmith | 59 km ESE | 8 | 26 MW | Wed 3:38 am | Wed 1:24 pm |
| 12 km WSW of Ladysmith | 69 km ESE | 1 | 5 MW | Wed 3:38 am | Wed 3:38 am |
| 34 km WSW of Duncan | 69 km SE | 28 | 72 MW | Wed 3:38 am | Wed 3:04 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Port Alberni is from the NE at 6 km/h (gusts 14 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SW. Relative humidity is 80% and the temperature 9°C.
Port Alberni 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 Port Alberni 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 BC Wildfire Service (bcwildfire.ca). 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.
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.