United States

Wildfires in Jefferson, United States

Right now

No wildfires recorded here in the last 24 hours.

The most recent data we hold from NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) arrived 26 minutes ago. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

14, recorded here, since 18 March 2026

2 in the last 30 days. Most recent: 16 October 2026 (yesterday).

The 10th strongest of the 14 recorded here since 18 March 2026.

By month

  • March 20247 detections
  • May 20248 detections
  • July 20241 detections
  • August 2024134 detections
  • September 202437 detections
  • October 202415 detections
  • November 20244 detections
  • December 20245 detections
  • January 20256 detections
  • February 20253 detections
  • March 20251 detections
  • April 20251 detections
  • May 20253 detections
  • June 202532 detections
  • July 20251124 detections
  • August 2025334 detections
  • September 2025107 detections
  • October 20255 detections
  • November 20257 detections
  • December 20258 detections
  • January 20267 detections
  • March 20261
  • July 20269
  • September 20262
  • October 20262

July 2026 is the most active month of the 4 in our series here, with 9 events.

The months before live collection count satellite fire detections imported from the NASA FIRMS archive, one for each cell of about 110 m on each day, not fires: they cannot be compared with the months after.

Recent events

WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

16 October 202621:53 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

15 October 202622:10 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

10 September 202619:47 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

1 September 202620:53 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

26 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 68 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

25 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 68 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

24 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 70 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

23 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 72 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

22 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 72 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

21 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 72 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

20 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 72 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

19 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 72 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

18 July 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 72 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

18 March 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 27 · version not recorded

Other areas

Series begins 8 March 2026 for live collection; the monthly chart also counts backfilled detections from 10 February 2024. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.

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