Is there a fire near Salem, MA right now?
Wildfires near Salem, MA
Updated
No satellite-detected fires within 80 km of Salem, MA in the last 24 h Nearest detected fire: about 230 km WSW, 34 km E of Kingston.
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Salem, Massachusetts, United States, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/New_York).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 0 last 24 h
- Nearest fire
- 230 km WSW
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 0 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
- Wind now
- SW 14 km/h gusts 29 km/h, humidity 73%
Fires near Salem, MA right now
No VIIRS thermal hotspots were detected within 80 km of Salem, Massachusetts, United States in the last 24 h. The nearest detection cluster is about 230 km WSW (34 km E of Kingston), with 1 detection. A clear result only covers satellite passes: small fires, fires under cloud and fires that start after the last overpass will not show yet.
Across United States there are 334 fire clusters in the same window.
Smoke and wind
Wind at Salem, MA is from the SW at 14 km/h (gusts 29 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the NE. Relative humidity is 73% and the temperature 8°C.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Salem, MA 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.
Wildfires near other cities
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.