Wildfires in California today
Hotspots detected by satellite in the California area over the past 24 hours.
A satellite hotspot is not a confirmed fire. For incidents and evacuation, follow the fire service and your local emergency agency.
Hotspots
276
California
Intensity
161 MW
FRP
| Position | When | FRP (MW) | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41.434, -121.803 | Oct 14, 2026 21:23 UTC | 160.9 | high |
| 38.810, -121.888 | Oct 15, 2026 21:04 UTC | 90.3 | high |
| 39.137, -122.195 | Oct 14, 2026 21:23 UTC | 84.7 | high |
| 41.427, -121.801 | Oct 14, 2026 21:23 UTC | 82.5 | low |
| 33.340, -117.419 | Oct 15, 2026 21:04 UTC | 75.8 | high |
| 33.344, -117.420 | Oct 15, 2026 21:04 UTC | 75.8 | nominal |
| 41.432, -121.792 | Oct 14, 2026 21:23 UTC | 75.8 | nominal |
| 41.431, -121.797 | Oct 14, 2026 21:23 UTC | 75.8 | nominal |
| 41.435, -121.798 | Oct 14, 2026 21:23 UTC | 75.8 | high |
| 41.435, -121.793 | Oct 14, 2026 21:23 UTC | 75.8 | nominal |
| 41.438, -121.799 | Oct 14, 2026 21:23 UTC | 52.8 | nominal |
| 41.433, -121.782 | Oct 14, 2026 21:23 UTC | 47.5 | nominal |
| 41.433, -121.787 | Oct 14, 2026 21:23 UTC | 47.5 | nominal |
| 41.437, -121.783 | Oct 14, 2026 21:23 UTC | 47.5 | nominal |
| 33.341, -117.415 | Oct 15, 2026 21:04 UTC | 43.3 | low |
| 33.345, -117.412 | Oct 15, 2026 21:04 UTC | 43.3 | nominal |
| 33.344, -117.416 | Oct 15, 2026 21:04 UTC | 43.3 | nominal |
| 41.425, -121.791 | Oct 14, 2026 21:23 UTC | 37.9 | nominal |
| 41.424, -121.796 | Oct 14, 2026 21:23 UTC | 37.9 | low |
| 41.428, -121.791 | Oct 14, 2026 21:23 UTC | 37.9 | nominal |
| 41.428, -121.796 | Oct 14, 2026 21:23 UTC | 37.9 | nominal |
| 41.437, -121.804 | Oct 14, 2026 21:23 UTC | 36.8 | nominal |
| 40.689, -121.171 | Oct 14, 2026 21:23 UTC | 36.6 | nominal |
| 39.135, -122.190 | Oct 14, 2026 21:23 UTC | 35.6 | nominal |
| 39.138, -122.191 | Oct 14, 2026 21:23 UTC | 35.6 | low |
| 38.812, -121.885 | Oct 14, 2026 21:25 UTC | 33.9 | low |
| 39.141, -122.196 | Oct 14, 2026 21:23 UTC | 29.4 | nominal |
| 38.358, -121.532 | Oct 14, 2026 21:25 UTC | 28.5 | nominal |
| 38.811, -121.889 | Oct 14, 2026 21:25 UTC | 27.6 | low |
| 38.814, -121.890 | Oct 14, 2026 21:25 UTC | 27.6 | nominal |
Position
31.9° / 41.6° lat, -124.9° / -113.9° lon
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How to read this page
How to read the fire-detection count
California has 276 fire detections from satellite in this page’s window; the count rises and falls with satellite passes, it isn’t continuous.
Where this data comes from
Satellite fire detections from NASA’s FIRMS, with low/medium/high confidence per point.
What detection doesn’t tell you
Dense smoke or cloud hide active fires from the satellite; a low count can mean an unseen fire, not an absent one.
Words on this page
FRP (fire radiative power)
The energy released by a fire detection, in megawatts, measured by satellite from the infrared brightness of the burn. A higher FRP means a more intense fire in that satellite pixel, not necessarily a bigger one: a small, very hot fire can outscore a large, weak one.
Standard definition by NASA FIRMS — Fire Information for Resource Management System · FRP (fire radiative power)
Preliminary data
A measurement published as soon as it is collected, before the agency’s final review. It can be corrected or withdrawn: earthquake magnitudes shift in the first hours, air-quality readings are revised weeks later. Use it to plan your day, not for regulatory or legal purposes.
Data from 10/16/26, 1:22 AM UTC
- NASA FIRMS — VIIRS (Suomi NPP), focos das últimas 24 hLicence: Dados abertos da NASA (política de compartilhamento pleno e aberto) · Credit: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS / Suomi NPP)Um foco de calor detectado por satélite não é um incêndio confirmado.
- GeoNames cities15000Licence: CC BY 4.0 · Credit: Dados de cidades: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
- Dados de cidades: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
How to read these numbers
The count is the number of hot pixels in the California coordinate box, not the number of fires: a single large fire front produces dozens of hotspots.
Frequently asked questions
- How many hotspots are there in California today?
- The highlighted number is the count of hot pixels in the past 24 hours inside the queried area, with the time of each detection in the table.
- Where can I see the fire on a map?
- Every row carries the latitude and longitude of the detection, which you can open in any map. The source link leads to the official FIRMS map.