Wildfires near Santa Rosa, El Oro

Fires near Santa Rosa, El Oro right now

No VIIRS thermal hotspots were detected within 80 km of Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador in the last 48 h. The nearest detection cluster is about 90 km SE (20 km W of Loja), with 2 detections. 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 Ecuador there are 11 fire clusters in the same window.

Smoke and wind

Wind at Santa Rosa, El Oro is from the NW at 10 km/h (gusts 30 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the SE. Relative humidity is 61% and the temperature 33°C.

Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Santa Rosa, El Oro 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 Global Wildfire Information System, GWIS (gwis.jrc.ec.europa.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas worldwide; evacuation orders come from national civil protection and local authorities.

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

• Wildfires near Riobamba
• Wildfires near Ambato
• Wildfires near Latacunga
• Wildfires near Machala
• Wildfires near Loja
• Wildfires near Cuenca
• Wildfires near Guayaquil
• Wildfires near Eloy Alfaro

More for this area

• Fires in Ecuador
• Air quality in Santa Rosa, El Oro
• Weather warnings
• Live wildfire map
• Wildfires worldwide