Latest updates on san francisco bay area fires and wildfires burning across northern california and evacuation orders.
Satellite map of northern california fires.
The data is provided by calfire.
A series of massive fires in northern and central california forced more evacuations as they quickly spread darkening the skies and dangerously affecting air quality.
Nasa lance fire information for resource management system provides near real time active fire data from modis and viirs to meet the needs of firefighters scientists and users interested in monitoring fires.
Fire data is available for download or can be viewed through a map interface.
This map contains four different types of data.
Interactive map showing acres burned and containment of fires including glass.
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This map created by cal fire provides general locations of major fires burning in california.
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The fires locations are approximates.
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How to use this map.
These data are used to make highly accurate perimeter maps for firefighters and other emergency personnel but are generally updated only once every 12 hours.
There are two major types of current fire information.
Air quality pm 2 5 information from official monitors is shown as circles air quality pm 2 5 information from temporary monitors placed by agencies during smoke events is show as triangles air quality pm 2 5 information from low cost sensors is shown as squares large fire incidents as fire icons satellite fire detections as small glowing points and smoke plume.
Fire perimeter data are generally collected by a combination of aerial sensors and on the ground information.
Satellite image 2020 maxar.