Within a week, hundreds of firefighters had contained the fire, limiting damage to just 16 buildings. That may seem like the end of the story, but for Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) teams, the ...
NASA Looks at Fires Burning Around the World -Updated Every 10 Days
This fire map accumulates locations of fires detected by Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument that flies on board NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites over a 10-day period. Each colored dot indicates a fire.
MODIS Rapid Response
View and download imagery captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instruments on NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites. The instruments frequently capture images of wildfires.
Top U.S. Image
Mapping the Severity of California's Springs Fire from ...
Satellite Captures Night-time image of California’s ...
From its orbit around the Earth, the NASA-NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite or Suomi NPP satellite, captured a night-time image of California’s Springs Fire.
The ...
Panther and Cedar Wildfires in Northern California
On May 2, 2013, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this view of the Panther and Cedar wildfires burning near Lassen Volcanic National Park. ...
Fires Rage Near Malibu
According to the NBCnews.com, Southern California firefighters were battling a growing, brush-fueled wildfire early Friday that had reached the beach in Ventura County and was pushing toward the ...
Top World Image
NASA Sees Controlled Fires in Southern Australia
Today's image of southern Australia showing New South Wales and Victoria shows a series of controlled fires.
Fires are often deliberately set by fire officials and controlled in order to ...
Wildfires in Siberia
The Aqua satellite provided this satellite image showing a series of hotspots found in the Siberian region of Russia. These hotspots have been categorized as wildfires rather than agricultural fires ...
Fires in Northeastern India
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite detected dozens of fires burning in northeastern India on May 05, 2013. The fires are outlined in red. Most of the ...
News and Features
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Satellites See Double Jeopardy for Socal Fire Season →
05.13.13 - New insights regarding a potentially volatile upcoming Southern California wildfire season come from NASA and Indian satellite data by scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Chapman University.
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Mapping the Severity of California's Springs Fire from Space
Within a week, hundreds of firefighters had contained the fire, limiting damage to just 16 buildings. That may seem like the end of the story, but for Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) teams, the ...
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Satellite Animation Shows Smoke from California Fire
05.06.13 - A video of smoke from California’s Springs Fire was created by animating satellite imagery from NOAA’s GOES-15 satellite.
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NASA Imaging Sensor Prepares for Western Wildfire Season
04.11.13 - Airborne imaging technology developed at NASA and transferred to the Forest Service in 2012 is being tested to prepare for this year's wildfire season in the western U.S.