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Wildfires by country · United States

California wildfires: the live situation

As of August 16 at 06:30 PM (Pacific time) — significant fires archived by kanari from satellite detections (NASA FIRMS, GOES) and AI-verified witness reports, with official NIFC perimeters on the map. Continuously updated.

1
active now
11
last 7 days
32
archived since Aug 3
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Latest significant fires in California

Seeley1 detection · 150 MW max26 h agoCarmel Valley Village13 detections · 46 MW max2 d agoNiland2 detections · 123 MW max2 d agoSeeley7 detections · 909 MW max2 d agoMaxwell8 detections · 156 MW max2 d agoDenair2 detections · 140 MW max2 d agoNiland2 detections · 163 MW max4 d agoPollock Pines46 detections · 192 MW max5 d agoQuartz Hill43 detections · 638 MW max · 3 aircraft observed6 d agoShandon4 detections · 150 MW max · 1 aircraft observed6 d agoLebec1 detection · 295 MW max · 3 aircraft observed6 d agoLeona Valley12 detections · 1001 MW max7 d agoShandon8 detections · 434 MW max7 d agoNiland2 detections · 263 MW max7 d agoSeeley7 detections · 2020 MW max7 d agoCarmel Valley Village10 detections · 27 MW max8 d agoSeeley5 detections · 203 MW max9 d agoLeona Valley95 detections · 1967 MW max · 5 aircraft observed10 d agoShandon14 detections · 3043 MW max10 d agoSun Village2 detections · 115 MW max10 d ago

Frequently asked questions

Are there wildfires in California right now?

As of August 16 at 06:30 PM (Pacific time), kanari tracks 1 active significant fire in California; 11 significant ignitions were detected over the last 7 days and 32 archived since August 3, 2026. These figures update continuously on the free live map at kanari.io.

How fast do new California fires appear on the map?

kanari reads the NOAA GOES geostationary feed directly, so detections appear about 13 minutes after satellite scan (the satellite re-scans every 10 minutes), plus VIIRS polar passes at 375 m resolution. Witness reports, verified by AI, can surface an ignition even earlier.

Where do the official California fire perimeters come from?

From NIFC (National Interagency Fire Center) incident data, displayed on the kanari map alongside satellite detections and firefighting aircraft tracked live via ADS-B. All of it is free, with no account.

Wildfires in other states: Mississippi · Oklahoma · Texas · Louisiana · Florida · Alabama

kanari is a free, independent information service — not an official alert channel. In an emergency call 911. Open data: full fire archive (CSV, CC BY 4.0).