Calamity

Wildfires in Sierra, United States

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Right now

No wildfires recorded here in the last 24 hours.

The most recent data we hold from NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) arrived 19 minutes ago. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

2recorded here, since 12 July 2026

No events recorded in the last 30 days. Most recent: 13 July 2026 (62 days ago).

By month

  • April 202413
  • May 20241
  • September 2024155
  • October 20241
  • November 20241
  • December 20244
  • January 202511
  • February 20253
  • May 202513
  • September 20251
  • October 20252
  • November 202510
  • December 20253
  • January 202628
  • February 202613
  • July 20263

September 2024 is the most active month of the 16 in our series here, with 155 events.

Recent events

  • Large Wildfire
    13 July 2026time not reported by the sourcehighIndex 39 · version not recorded
  • Large Wildfire
    12 July 2026time not reported by the sourcecriticalIndex 39 · version not recorded

Other areas

Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.

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