Is there a fire near Prince Rupert right now?
Wildfires near Prince Rupert, BC
Updated
1 fire cluster within 80 km; nearest 4 km ESE, 1 detection in the last 24 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 4:32 am local (2026-10-25 11:32 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Vancouver).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 1 last 24 h
- Nearest fire
- 4 km ESE 4 km ESE of Prince Rupert
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 1 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 1 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- NNW 2 km/h gusts 9 km/h, humidity 52%
Fires near Prince Rupert right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 1 thermal hotspot in 1 separate cluster within 80 km of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada in the last 24 h. The closest is 4 km ESE of the city centre (4 km ESE of Prince Rupert), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 1 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.
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.
Across Canada there are 75 fire clusters in the same window, 18 of them in British Columbia.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 km ESE of Prince Rupert | 4 km ESE | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 4:32 am | Sun 4:32 am |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Prince Rupert is from the NNW at 2 km/h (gusts 9 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SSE. Relative humidity is 52% and the temperature 10°C.
Prince Rupert 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 Rupert 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.
More for this area
Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.