United States

Wildfires in West Baton Rouge, United States

Right now

2 wildfires recorded here in the last 24 hours.

The most recent data we hold from NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) arrived 16 minutes ago. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

24, recorded here, since 20 March 2026

17 in the last 30 days. Most recent: 16 October 2026 (today).

The 6th strongest of the 24 recorded here since 20 March 2026.

By month

  • February 202440 detections
  • March 202445 detections
  • April 202436 detections
  • May 202425 detections
  • June 202453 detections
  • July 202426 detections
  • August 202442 detections
  • September 202493 detections
  • October 2024150 detections
  • November 202479 detections
  • December 202486 detections
  • January 202543 detections
  • February 202538 detections
  • March 202591 detections
  • April 202556 detections
  • May 202535 detections
  • June 202540 detections
  • July 202540 detections
  • August 202548 detections
  • September 202574 detections
  • October 2025125 detections
  • November 2025122 detections
  • December 202561 detections
  • January 202638 detections
  • February 202621 detections
  • March 20261
  • August 20262
  • September 202613
  • October 20268

September 2026 is the most active month of the 4 in our series here, with 13 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.

Hazards recorded here

Recent events

WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

16 October 202608:48 UTCIndex 48 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

15 October 202619:40 UTCIndex 57 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

11 October 202620:00 UTCIndex 64 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

10 October 202608:16 UTCIndex 48 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

9 October 202619:53 UTCIndex 57 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

8 October 202620:12 UTCIndex 48 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

7 October 202619:34 UTCIndex 44 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

6 October 202608:35 UTCIndex 39 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

28 September 202619:57 UTCIndex 48 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

23 September 202608:37 UTCIndex 39 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

21 September 202608:18 UTCIndex 53 · version not recorded
WildfiresMedium

Extended satellite heat detection

20 September 202619:53 UTCIndex 53 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

19 September 202620:12 UTCIndex 44 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

18 September 202619:47 UTCIndex 48 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

18 September 202619:47 UTCIndex 48 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

17 September 202620:06 UTCIndex 27 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

16 September 202618:43 UTCIndex 39 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

15 September 202608:30 UTCIndex 39 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

14 September 202608:48 UTCIndex 39 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

11 September 202609:00 UTCIndex 39 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

4 September 202608:35 UTCIndex 39 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

31 August 202608:09 UTCIndex 39 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

30 August 202619:02 UTCIndex 39 · version not recorded
WildfiresLow

Satellite heat detection

20 March 2026time not reported by the sourceIndex 39 · 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.

Administrative boundaries: geoBoundaries (geoboundaries.org), Public Domain. geoboundaries.org