FIRMS Wildfire & Hotspots (NASA)
NASA FIRMS provides real-time global fire hotspot data from MODIS and VIIRS satellites for wildfire monitoring.
Format Shapefile / KML / GeoJSON
Coverage Global
Resolution 375m (VIIRS) / 1km (MODIS)
License Free open access (NASA)
Update Near-real-time
Format
Shapefile / KML / GeoJSON
Geometry
Point (fire hotspots)
Coverage
Global
Resolution
375m (VIIRS) / 1km (MODIS)
About this dataset
NASA FIRMS — real-time and historical active fire data from MODIS and VIIRS satellites.
NASA FIRMS provides global active fire data from MODIS (1km) and VIIRS (375m) satellites with near-real-time fire hotspot locations, detection confidence, and Fire Radiative Power (FRP).
Wildfire monitoring Burn scar assessment Fire season analysis
How to download
- 1 Open the NASA FIRMS data download page.
- 2 Select date range, satellite, and region.
- 3 Download shapefile or CSV fire hotspot data.
- 4 Import into GIS for fire frequency mapping.
FAQ
VIIRS vs MODIS?
VIIRS offers 375m resolution (3x finer than MODIS 1km) with improved nighttime detection. MODIS provides longer historical coverage since 2000.
How fast is the data?
Near-real-time data is available within 3 hours of satellite overpass.