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Name: Foothill Fire
Start: 2026-05-19T23:03:00.000Z
Location: Santa Barbara, California

This incident was last updated on June 2, 2026 and may no longer be active.

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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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Basemap
Fire Bands (M11-I2-I1)
Active fires red, smoke grey-blue (1-3h delay)
True Color (GOES GeoColor)
GOES every 10 min daytime (zoom 0-7), VIIRS higher res at zoom 7-9 (1-3h delay)
Fuel Model (LANDFIRE)
Scott & Burgan 40 fuel types — what burns and how
Fire Perimeter Estimation (NASA FEDS)
NASA satellite-generated estimated perimeters
Heat Detections
Satellite Heat Detections
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS / MODIS / Landsat / GOES) + SoF AI
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-18/19)
~2km geostationary, 5-min refresh
SoF AI
Super-resolution GOES + multi-sensor (CO + FL)
Min Fire Power (FRP)Show All
0 MW30 MW
Industrial Heat Sources
Show known flares / refineries / power plants (suppressed from detections)
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