Is there a fire near Sunbury-York South right now?
Wildfires near Sunbury-York South, NB
Updated
1 fire cluster within 80 km; nearest 28 km ESE, 8 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Wed 3:40 pm local (2026-10-28 18:40 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Sunbury-York South, New Brunswick, Canada, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Moncton).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 1 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 28 km ESE 20 km ESE of Oromocto
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 8 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 19 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- WSW 12 km/h gusts 22 km/h, humidity 40%
Fires near Sunbury-York South right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 8 thermal hotspots in 1 separate cluster within 80 km of Sunbury-York South, New Brunswick, Canada in the last 48 h. The closest is 28 km ESE of the city centre (20 km ESE of Oromocto), with 8 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 19 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.
Across Canada there are 58 fire clusters in the same window, 1 of them in New Brunswick.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km ESE of Oromocto | 28 km ESE | 8 | 19 MW | Wed 2:00 pm | Wed 3:40 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Sunbury-York South is from the WSW at 12 km/h (gusts 22 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the ENE. Relative humidity is 40% and the temperature 8°C.
Sunbury-York South 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 Sunbury-York South 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 New Brunswick Natural Resources (gnb.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.
Wildfires near other cities
More for this area
Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.