Is there a fire near Tucson right now?
Wildfires near Tucson, AZ
Updated
No satellite-detected fires within 80 km of Tucson in the last 48 h Nearest detected fire: about 228 km SSE, 134 km SSE of Sierra Vista.
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Tucson, Arizona, United States, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Phoenix).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 0 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 228 km SSE
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 0 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
Fires near Tucson right now
No VIIRS thermal hotspots were detected within 80 km of Tucson, Arizona, United States in the last 48 h. The nearest detection cluster is about 228 km SSE (134 km SSE of Sierra Vista), with 8 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 United States there are 521 fire clusters in the same window, 4 of them in Arizona.
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 Tucson 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; in this state also check the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management. 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.