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Wildfires near Tai’an

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10 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 36 km S, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Mon 2:24 am local (2026-10-25 18:24 UTC).

Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Tai’an, Shandong, China, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Shanghai).

Fire clusters within 80 km
10 last 48 h
Nearest fire
36 km S 26 km NNW of Sishui
Hotspot detections nearby
21 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
Strongest fire radiative power
3 MW low-intensity

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Fires near Tai’an right now

NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 21 thermal hotspots in 10 separate clusters within 80 km of Tai’an, Shandong, China in the last 48 h. The closest is 36 km S of the city centre (26 km NNW of Sishui), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 1 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.

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.

The largest nearby cluster by detections is 63 km E (18 km SE of Laiwu) with 7 detections; first seen Mon 2 am and last seen Mon 2 am local time.

Across China there are 996 fire clusters in the same window, 43 of them in Shandong.

Fire clusterFrom cityDetectionsPeak FRPFirst seenLast seen
26 km NNW of Sishui36 km S11 MWMon 2:24 amMon 2:24 am
17 km NW of Laiwu39 km ENE11 MWMon 2:24 amMon 2:24 am
22 km N of Sishui41 km SSE11 MWMon 2:24 amMon 2:24 am
15 km SW of Feicheng43 km W11 MWSun 2:41 amSun 2:41 am
4 km NW of Laiwu45 km E22 MWMon 2:24 amMon 2:24 am
10 km ESE of Pingyin50 km W31 MWSun 2:41 amSun 2:41 am
18 km SE of Laiwu63 km E73 MWMon 2:24 amMon 2:24 am
20 km NNE of Jinan71 km N23 MWSat 12:42 pmSat 12:42 pm
13 km S of Xintai73 km SE11 MWMon 2:24 amMon 2:24 am
24 km NNW of Pingyin77 km WNW22 MWSun 2:41 amSun 2:41 am

Smoke and wind

Current wind data was unavailable for this page; smoke generally drifts with the wind, so check local conditions.

Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Tai’an 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

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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.