Download active fire products from the
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
and Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)
for the last 24, 48 hours and 7 days in
shapefile,
KML or
text file formats.
Also available through FIRMS:
- WMS and WMS-T
- FIRMS Archive Download * for data older than 7 days
- Daily text files for the last two months via HTTPS: https://nrt4.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/archive/FIRMS
Register for an Earthdata Login to start downloading data
* Please note on the Archive Download, the NRT data is replaced with data extracted from the standard MODIS and VIIRS active fire products as it becomes available (usually after 2-3 months). Users intending to perform scientific analysis are advised to download the standard (science quality) data.
- MODIS C6.1 is available from November 2000 (for Terra) and from July 2002 (for Aqua) to the present.
- VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP) data are currently available from 20 January 2012 to the present.
- VIIRS 375 m (NOAA-20) data are currently available from 01 January 2020 to the present.
For more information about FIRMS and the active fire products.
Details about regional coordinates.
MODIS 1km | VIIRS 375m / S-NPP | VIIRS 375m / NOAA-20 | |
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World | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d |
Canada | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d |
Alaska | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d |
USA (Conterminous) and Hawaii | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d |
Central America | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d |
South America | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d |
Europe | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d |
North and Central Africa | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d |
Southern Africa | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d |
Russia and Asia | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d |
South Asia | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d |
South East Asia | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d |
Australia and New Zealand | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d |
How to Auto-Refresh FIRMS KML in Google Earth Pro
Animated files are marked as (anim).
MODIS 1km | VIIRS 375m / S-NPP | VIIRS 375m / NOAA-20 | |
---|---|---|---|
World | 24h   48h   48h (anim) | 24h   48h   48h (anim) | 24h   48h   48h (anim) |
Canada | 24h   48h   48h (anim) | 24h   48h   48h (anim) | 24h   48h   48h (anim) |
Alaska | 24h   48h   48h (anim) | 24h   48h   48h (anim) | 24h   48h   48h (anim) |
USA (Conterminous) and Hawaii | 24h   48h   48h (anim) | 24h   48h   48h (anim) | 24h   48h   48h (anim) |
Central America | 24h   48h   48h (anim) | 24h   48h   48h (anim) | 24h   48h   48h (anim) |
South America | 24h   48h   48h (anim) | 24h   48h   48h (anim) | 24h   48h   48h (anim) |
Europe | 24h   48h   48h (anim) | 24h   48h   48h (anim) | 24h   48h   48h (anim) |
North and Central Africa | 24h   48h   48h (anim) | 24h   48h   48h (anim) | 24h   48h   48h (anim) |
Southern Africa | 24h   48h   48h (anim) | 24h   48h   48h (anim) | 24h   48h   48h (anim) |
Russia and Asia | 24h   48h   48h (anim) | 24h   48h   48h (anim) | 24h   48h   48h (anim) |
South Asia | 24h   48h   48h (anim) | 24h   48h   48h (anim) | 24h   48h   48h (anim) |
South East Asia | 24h   48h   48h (anim) | 24h   48h   48h (anim) | 24h   48h   48h (anim) |
Australia and New Zealand | 24h   48h   48h (anim) | 24h   48h   48h (anim) | 24h   48h   48h (anim) |
Register to start downloading daily text files for the last two months:
To keep file sizes to a minimum, the data are provided by region.
MODIS 1km | VIIRS 375m / S-NPP | VIIRS 375m / NOAA-20 | |
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World | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d |
Canada | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d |
Alaska | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d |
USA (Conterminous) and Hawaii | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d |
Central America | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d |
South America | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d |
Europe | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d |
North and Central Africa | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d |
Southern Africa | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d |
Russia and Asia | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d |
South Asia | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d |
South East Asia | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d |
Australia and New Zealand | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d | 24h   48h   7d |