fire.ai — Live Wildfire Map: NASA Satellite Fire Detections, NIFC Incidents & 25 Years of Historical Data

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Fire Data & Safety Resources

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NASA FIRMS

Full interactive map with near real-time MODIS and VIIRS data. Global coverage.
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Watch Duty

Free wildfire alert app with real-time updates from fire professionals. Evacuation info.
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NIFC Situation Reports

Official large fire incidents, resource deployment, and containment status across the U.S.
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AirNow

EPA real-time air quality and smoke forecasts. Critical during wildfire events.
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Ready.gov — Wildfires

Federal preparedness: defensible space, go-bags, evacuation planning.
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NOAA Wildfire Monitoring

Climate context — drought conditions, temperature anomalies, seasonal outlooks.
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CAL FIRE

California incidents, red flag warnings, fire prevention, and burn permits.
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FIRMS API

REST API for fire data by country or bounding box. Free MAP_KEY. Build your tools.

📍 Alert Zones

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Draw a polygon or search for a county, city, or neighborhood.

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Privacy Policy

Effective: April 8, 2026 · Last updated: April 8, 2026 · Lamarr, Inc.

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📖 fire.ai User Guide

v0.11.118 · Updated 2026-04-21

What is fire.ai?

Overview

fire.ai gives you a live global view of wildfire activity by aggregating NASA satellite thermal detections and official agency incident reports. Data is served from our server-side cache for fast loading, and refreshes automatically in the background.

You can track active fires, explore historical fire data back to 2004 (US named incidents) and globally from 2026 forward (confirmed satellite clusters), monitor air quality, pin fires you're watching, and set up alert zones for areas you care about. Use the four mode tabs in the nav bar to switch between History (2004–present, world zoom available), Today (live satellite data), Live (real-time feeds — coming soon), and Future (predictive risk and Red Flag overlays).

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NASA FIRMS Data
Three satellite sensors detect heat signatures globally. Data is served via our server-side cache — loads in seconds, not minutes.
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Agency Reports (NIFC)
Large fire incidents confirmed by the National Interagency Fire Center — includes fire name, acreage, containment %, and responding agencies.
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Global Coverage
All data covers the full globe. US wildfire season peaks July–October. South America and Africa are typically most active April–September.
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Auto-Refresh
Fire data updates silently in the background — no need to refresh the page. Pro: every 10 min, Tracker: every 30 min, Free: every 60 min.

Reading the Map

Map dots · Clusters · Perimeters · Map controls
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Fires Red dot
Agency-verified incidents from NIFC — named fires with confirmed acreage and containment data. Always shown regardless of confidence filter.
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Heat Detections Amber dot
Satellite thermal anomalies — heat signatures that may be wildfires, agricultural burns, or industrial heat. Unverified by ground crews.
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High-Intensity Purple dot
Heat detections with Fire Radiative Power (FRP) above 150 MW — extremely hot or fast-moving fire behavior.
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Contained Gray dot
NIFC incidents marked as contained or controlled — still shown for situational awareness.
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Clusters
Nearby dots are grouped into numbered bubbles. Red = fires, amber = heat detections. Tap a cluster to zoom in.
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Fire Perimeters
Dashed orange polygons show the actual burned area boundary from NIFC. Toggle with the Perimeters button. US named incidents only.
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Zoom Controls Bottom-right
White +/− pill for zoom, crosshair button for "go to my location" — similar to Google Maps layout.
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Map Style Switcher Bottom-right
Small tile showing the current map style. Click to open a popover with three options: Dark, Map (street), and Satellite imagery.
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Camera Toggle Bottom-left
Separate button above the map style tile. Tap to show/hide ALERTCalifornia fire-watch camera markers.

Fire Details

Tap any dot to open the popup

Tapping any fire dot or heat detection opens a popup with everything known about that point.

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Location
Reverse-geocoded place name for the detection coordinates — loaded async, may take a moment.
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Time Detected
Satellite overpass time converted to the fire's local timezone. No more UTC — uses IANA timezone derived from the detection's lat/lng.
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Wind
Current wind speed (mph) and direction from Open-Meteo. Cached per 0.1° grid so nearby fires share one fetch.
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News Link
Only shown when Google News has recent coverage. Links are pre-fetched in the background at load — if no link, there's no recent news.
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InciWeb & Search
Quick links to the official InciWeb page and Google search — available for named NIFC fires only.

Data Sources

Agency Reports · NASA Fire 1 · NASA Fire 2 · NASA Fire 3

Toggle sources on/off with the buttons on the map. Your defaults are saved in Map Preferences.

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Agency Reports (NIFC/WFIGS)
Verified large fire incidents from the National Interagency Fire Center. Includes name, acreage, containment %, start date, and agencies. Always high-confidence — not affected by the confidence filter.
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NASA Fire 1 — NOAA-21 VIIRS
375m resolution thermal detections from NOAA-21 (launched 2022). Highest-resolution source with multiple daily passes.
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NASA Fire 2 — Suomi NPP VIIRS
375m resolution from Suomi NPP (2011). Complementary orbit to NOAA-21 — together they cover more of the globe per day.
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NASA Fire 3 — Terra/Aqua MODIS
1km resolution from Terra and Aqua (1999/2002). Largest data volume — most global heat detections come from MODIS. Lower resolution than VIIRS.
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Confidence Filter
Switch between All detections and High confidence only in Map Preferences. High confidence = brightness ≥ 80 or confidence = "high". Reduces noise by ~50%.
Official sources
🛰 NASA FIRMS 🚒 NIFC Fire Information 💨 AirNow / EPA AQI 📋 InciWeb Incidents 📷 ALERTCalifornia

View Modes

History · Today · Live · Future

fire.ai has four navigation modes accessible from the tab bar in the top navigation. Each mode gives you a different lens on wildfire intelligence.

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History
Explore wildfire history back to 2004 using the year slider below the tabs. At US zoom (zoom 5+), the map shows named NIFC incidents for that season. At world zoom (zoomed out), it shows confirmed NASA satellite fire clusters accumulated for that year. Drag to "2026 YTD" to see current-season fires. Tap "Today →" or drag all the way right to exit.
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World History New
Zoom out to world view and use the year slider to see confirmed satellite fire clusters globally. Each dot is a 0.5° grid cell with 3+ confirmed VIIRS detections. Data accumulates passively from live fetches — tap any cluster for a news search. Coverage grows forward from April 2026.
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2026 YTD New
The slider tick just left of "Today →" shows the current year so far. At US zoom: live NIFC incidents for this season. At world zoom: confirmed satellite clusters accumulated since tracking began. The chip label reads "2026 YTD".
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Today Default
The default view — satellite thermal detections and NIFC agency reports for the current 24-hour window. Data refreshes automatically in the background. This is what you see when you first open fire.ai.
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Live Coming soon
Real-time intelligence beyond satellites: scanner audio feeds, social media fire reports, NWS alerts, and CAL FIRE dispatch — enriched and scored by AI. California-first, expanding to the full US West. Phase 2 rollout.
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Future Beta
Predictive fire intelligence: active NWS Red Flag Warnings shown as map overlays, fire spread ellipses for existing fires based on wind and terrain, and a fire eruption risk heatmap driven by fuel moisture, temperature, slope, and drought indices. California-first.
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Red Flag Warnings
In Future mode, active NWS Red Flag Warnings appear as red polygons on the map. These are issued when wind, low humidity, and dry fuel conditions combine to create extreme fire danger. Tap a polygon for details including wind gusts and minimum humidity.

Pins

Pin fires you're watching · Sync across devices

Pin any fire you want to keep an eye on. Pinned fires appear in your Pins panel and stay synced to your account. Free through 2026 for all signed-in users.

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Pin a Fire
Open any fire's popup and tap the pin icon to save it. Pinned fires are shown with a distinct marker and listed in your Pins panel.
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Pins Panel
Access your pinned fires from the nav bar. The panel lists all your pins with name, acreage, and quick-fly-to action. Tap any pin to center the map on it.
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Cloud Sync
Pins are saved to your account — access them from any device when signed in.

Air Quality Index

AQI card · Auto-update · Click to pin

The AQI card (top-right corner) shows real-time air quality from Open-Meteo's global CAMS model — updated automatically as you navigate.

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Auto-update on Pan/Zoom
AQI refreshes to the map center 800ms after you stop moving. Only shown at zoom level 7+ (state/county scale) — hidden when zoomed out too far.
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Click to Pin a Location
Click anywhere on the map to get AQI for that exact spot, overriding the auto-center until you move again.
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US EPA vs EU CAQI Scale
Inside the US: EPA 0–500 scale (Good → Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups → Unhealthy → Very Unhealthy → Hazardous). Outside the US: European CAQI 0–100 scale.

Fire Cameras

ALERTCalifornia network
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Live Camera Feed
Blue camera dots are ALERTCalifornia fire-watch cameras. Toggle with the Cameras button. Tap a dot to open the live stream in a new tab.
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Coverage Area
Cameras are concentrated in California and the western US. Coverage outside California is limited to the ALERTWest network.

Alert Zones

Drawing zones · Email & SMS · Limits
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Drawing a Zone
Tap the Zones button, then click and drag on the map to draw a rectangle. Name the zone and choose your alert delivery (email, SMS, or both).
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Alerts
When a new fire or detection appears inside your zone, you'll receive a notification. Email is included in all plans. SMS requires a paid plan.
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Zone Limits
Free: 1 zone. Paid plans: additional zones. Current count and limit are shown in the Account section of the hamburger menu.

Map Preferences

Sources · Confidence · Map style · Default region

Open Map Preferences from the hamburger menu. Saved to your browser immediately — synced to your account when signed in.

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Default Data Sources
Choose which sources load on startup: Agency Reports, NASA Fire 1 (NOAA-21), NASA Fire 2 (Suomi NPP), NASA Fire 3 (MODIS). You can still toggle them live on the map at any time.
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Confidence Filter
All detections (~46k global/day) vs High confidence only (~50% fewer, significantly less noise). NIFC agency fires always shown.
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Map Style
Switch between Dark, Map (street), and Satellite using the tile in the bottom-right controls, below zoom. Your selection is saved and persists across sessions.
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Default Map View
Where the map flies on first load: World, US West, US East, Canada, Europe, Australia, South America, or Africa.

Account & Plans

Sign up · Plan comparison · Billing
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Sign Up
Create an account with your email — a one-time code is sent to verify. No password required. Pins and preferences sync across devices once signed in.
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Watcher (Free)
1 alert zone, email notifications, auto-refresh every 60 min, full Time Travel, pins (free through 2026), preferences synced across devices.
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Tracker — $1/mo
Everything in Free plus: auto-refresh every 30 min, additional alert zones, SMS alerts.
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Pro — $3/mo
Everything in Tracker plus: auto-refresh every 10 min, priority support.
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Billing
Upgrade or manage your subscription from the Account section in the hamburger menu. Use Manage Billing to update payment or cancel anytime.

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