Is there a fire near Prince George right now?
Wildfires near Prince George, BC
Updated
5 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 30 km E, 3 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 12:41 pm local (2026-10-25 19:41 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Vancouver).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 5 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 30 km E 30 km E of Prince George
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 55 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 104 MW intense
- Wind now
- NE 9 km/h gusts 24 km/h, humidity 39%
Fires near Prince George right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 55 thermal hotspots in 5 separate clusters within 80 km of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada in the last 48 h. The closest is 30 km E of the city centre (30 km E of Prince George), with 3 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 7 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.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 71 km ESE (72 km ESE of Prince George) with 35 detections; first seen Sat 1 pm and last seen Sun 4 am local time.
Across Canada there are 109 fire clusters in the same window, 29 of them in British Columbia.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 km E of Prince George | 30 km E | 3 | 7 MW | Sun 12:41 pm | Sun 12:41 pm |
| 31 km ENE of Prince George | 31 km ENE | 2 | 12 MW | Sun 12:41 pm | Sun 12:41 pm |
| 47 km ENE of Prince George | 45 km ENE | 9 | 19 MW | Sat 1:00 pm | Sun 2:52 am |
| 60 km WNW of Prince George | 59 km WNW | 6 | 6 MW | Sat 1:00 pm | Sun 4:32 am |
| 72 km ESE of Prince George | 71 km ESE | 35 | 104 MW | Sat 1:00 pm | Sun 4:32 am |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Prince George is from the NE at 9 km/h (gusts 24 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SW. Relative humidity is 39% and the temperature 5°C.
Prince George 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 Prince George 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.