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About The WFCA Fire Map
The Western Fire Chiefs Association (WFCA) Fire Map depicts active and recent wildland fires in the western United States and Alaska. The Fire Map draws near real-time 911 dispatch call data from PulsePoint. Emerging and ongoing wildland fire location and boundary data are provided by the National Interagency Fire Center IRWIN feeds. FIRIS (California only) provides early fire perimeter and 3-hour forecasting models. Fire dispatch and location data are approximate, and no representation or warranty is given as to the timeliness, accuracy, or completeness of the data.

The WFCA Fire Map would not be possible without the working partnership between WFCA, PulsePoint Foundation, the US Forest Service, UCSD WIFIRE FIRIS, California Fire Chiefs Association, Flightradar24 and Mapbox.
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NIFC — National Interagency Fire Center PulsePoint Foundation NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NWS — National Weather Service SPC — Storm Prediction Center (Fire Weather Outlook)GFS — Global Forecast System ALERTCalifornia | UC San Diego — Fire Cameras ALERTWest — Fire & DOT Cameras Windy Webcams InciWeb — Incident Information UCSD WIFIRE — Wildfire Integrated Research & Education Flightradar24 Mapbox
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Basemap
FIRIS Fire Predictions
UCSD WIFIRE early fire perimeter estimation
PulsePoint 911 Incidents
Real-time 911 dispatch fire incidents (zoom 10+)
Firefighting Aircraft
Live aircraft positions from FlightRadar24
Heat Detections
GOES ABI (GOES-16/18/19)
~2km geostationary, 5-min refresh
FIRMS Heat Detections
Fire Information for Resource Management System
Satellite heat detections merged by sensor and age window. Color reflects the most recent detection in each footprint.
VIIRS (Suomi NPP)
375m resolution
VIIRS (NOAA-20/21)
375m resolution
MODIS (Terra/Aqua)
1km resolution
LFTA (Landsat 8/9)
30m resolution thermal anomaly
GOES ABI (GOES-16/18)
2km resolution, 5-min refresh
Min Fire Power (FRP)≥ 4 MW
0 MW10 MW
Satellite Imagery
Fire Bands (M11-I2-I1)
Active fires red, smoke grey-blue (1-3h delay)
True Color
Natural-color satellite view (1-3h delay)
Fire Cameras
Wildfire cameras
Webcams
Windy community webcams near view
Fire cameras
Webcam: Web + traffic cams
Observed
Fire Weather Alerts (NWS)
Red Flag Warnings & Fire Weather Watches
Fire Weather Watch
Red Flag Warning
Smoke (Observed)
Satellite-observed smoke plumes
Lightning Strikes (Real-time)
Observed lightning from GOES GLM satellite
Wind Flow
Animated at 10m AGL (about 33ft above)
Forecasts & Alerts
Smoke Forecast (NOAA)
Predicted smoke concentration
Fire Weather Outlook (SPC)
Day 1 Critical Fire Risk Areas
Elevated — Favorable for fire spreadCritical — Dangerous fire weatherExtremely Critical — Rapid spread likely
Lightning Forecast (HRRR)
Predicted lightning threat from HRRR 3km model