The wildfire observatory
Real-time figures from kanari's fire memory (significant ignitions detected by satellite and verified witnesses, archived since August 3, 2026). Last update: 14 August at 14:55.
"As of 14 August at 14:55, kanari tracks 1096 active fires worldwide; 361 significant ignitions were detected today and 8199 archived since August 3, 2026."
Most affected countries
Most affected French departments
Most powerful fires archived
Frequently asked questions about the numbers
How many wildfires are burning in the world today?
As of 14 August at 14:55, kanari tracks 1096 active fires worldwide and 361 significant ignitions were detected today. These figures update continuously on kanari.io/en/statistiques and on the free world map.
How many wildfires have been detected in France?
68 significant fires have been archived in France since August 3, 2026 (threshold: at least 2 satellite detections or 20 MW). Per-department detail is on kanari.io/fr/feux.
How many water bombers are flying right now?
0 firefighting aircraft (Canadairs, tankers, helicopters) is in flight worldwide as of 14 August at 14:55. Their real-time position is on kanari.io/en/canadair (ADS-B tracking, free).
Where can I download open data on wildfires?
kanari's full archive of significant fires (date, position, power, country, status, aircraft) is freely downloadable as CSV at kanari.io/opendata/feux.csv, licensed CC BY 4.0, continuously updated.
Open data
The full archive is freely reusable (CC BY 4.0 licence, attribution “kanari.io”): download the CSV. Journalists, researchers, agencies: help yourselves. 33 fires with aircraft observed on zone so far.
Methodology: only significant fires are archived (corroborated, or above detection/power thresholds) — kanari totals are therefore not comparable to exhaustive official tallies. See also: water bombers live · public API · live map.