Is there a fire near Saarbrücken right now?
Wildfires near Saarbrücken
Updated
1 fire cluster within 80 km; nearest 58 km SW, 1 detection in the last 24 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:53 pm local (2026-10-25 12:53 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Europe/Berlin).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 1 last 24 h
- Nearest fire
- 58 km SW 29 km ENE of Nancy
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 1 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 44 MW moderate
- Wind now
- SW 12 km/h gusts 28 km/h, humidity 81%
Fires near Saarbrücken right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 1 thermal hotspot in 1 separate cluster within 80 km of Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany in the last 24 h. The closest is 58 km SW of the city centre (29 km ENE of Nancy), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 44 MW, which is moderate 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 Germany there are 0 fire clusters in the same window.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 km ENE of Nancy | 58 km SW | 1 | 44 MW | Sun 1:53 pm | Sun 1:53 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Saarbrücken is from the SW at 12 km/h (gusts 28 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the NE. Relative humidity is 81% and the temperature 8°C.
Saarbrücken 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 Saarbrücken 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 European Forest Fire Information System, EFFIS (forest-fire.emergency.copernicus.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas; evacuation orders come from the national civil protection authority and local police.
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.