Live fire map of Colombia
Live fire map of Colombia
Live wildfire map for Colombia, updated continuously from NASA satellite hotspot detections. Fire activity peaks in the December–March dry season and again around July and August, and rises sharply in El Niño years — in the Caribbean dry forest, the inter-Andean valleys, the Llanos savanna and along the Amazon deforestation frontier. See where fires are burning right now, how intense they are and the hazard level in each department.
⚠️ The fires shown are automatic satellite heat detections from NASA FIRMS. They are not verified on the ground and are not 100% accurate — they can include false alarms (industrial heat, gas flares, sun glint) or miss small or cloud-covered fires. Do not use this map for safety decisions; always follow official emergency sources.
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What you can track here
Fires by region
Live wildfire tracking for all 33 regions of Colombia, updated continuously — open a region for its fire map and fire-danger level:
| Regions | Active fires | Fire danger |
|---|---|---|
| Antioquia | 1 | — |
| Boyacá | 0 | — |
| Caldas | 0 | — |
| Cundinamarca | 0 | — |
| Huila | 1 | — |
| Norte de Santander | 0 | — |
| Quindío | 0 | — |
| Risaralda | 0 | — |
| Santander | 0 | — |
| Tolima | 5 | — |
| Bogotá D.C. | 0 | — |
| Atlántico | 0 | — |
| Bolívar | 1 | — |
| Cesar | 0 | — |
| Córdoba | 0 | — |
| La Guajira | 0 | — |
| Magdalena | 0 | — |
| Sucre | 0 | — |
| San Andrés and Providencia | 0 | — |
| Cauca | 0 | — |
| Chocó | 0 | — |
| Nariño | 0 | — |
| Valle del Cauca | 1 | — |
| Arauca | 0 | — |
| Casanare | 0 | — |
| Meta | 2 | — |
| Vichada | 1 | — |
| Amazonas | 0 | — |
| Caquetá | 0 | — |
| Guainía | 0 | — |
| Guaviare | 0 | — |
| Putumayo | 0 | — |
| Vaupés | 0 | — |
Main towns covered: Medellín · Bello · Itagüí · Envigado · Apartadó · Rionegro · Tunja · Duitama · Sogamoso · Chiquinquirá · Manizales · La Dorada · Chinchiná · Villamaría · Soacha · Facatativá · Zipaquirá · Girardot · Fusagasugá · Chía · Neiva · Pitalito · Garzón · La Plata · Cúcuta · Ocaña · Pamplona · Villa del Rosario · Armenia · Calarcá
About this fire map
Fire Map Today shows wildfires across Colombia in one live view, built from NASA satellite heat detections and the official vegetation-fire hazard published by IDEAM. Nearby detections of the same fire are grouped into a single fire event with its own page, and every day is archived so you can look back over the season. It republishes public data and is not an official warning service.
How this map works
Zoom out for the national picture; zoom in and the individual satellite detections appear. Fires are shaded by intensity and each region is coloured by its fire-danger level. Satellites pass several times a day and cannot see through thick cloud or smoke, so a real fire can be missed for hours and some heat sources are not wildfires — always check official sources.
Where the data comes from
Active-fire detections come from NASA FIRMS (VIIRS and MODIS sensors). The fire-hazard level for each department comes from IDEAM, and department borders from geoBoundaries. In an emergency call 123 and follow IDEAM and the national disaster-risk authority (UNGRD).
IDEAM (Colombia) & National Disaster Risk Unit (UNGRD) · NASA FIRMS
Staying safe near wildfires
If you are near an active fire, do not rely on this map for safety decisions — satellite detections can be delayed for hours by cloud, smoke or the timing of the satellite pass, and some heat sources are not wildfires. Always follow your official emergency service and local warnings, prepare an emergency plan, and leave early if you are in a high fire-danger area. This is a free public information service, not an emergency-alerting system.
Fire season in Colombia
Colombia has two dry periods: the main one from December to March and a secondary one in July and August. Vegetation fires rise in both, above all in the Caribbean dry forest, the inter-Andean valleys and the Orinoco savannas. In the Amazon, fire concentrates between January and March, tied to deforestation. El Niño years make the situation markedly worse.
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Highlighted months are the peak of the season.
| Area | When | Why |
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| Caribbean and inter-Andean valleys | Dic–Abr | Long dry season in tropical dry forest and farmland. |
| Orinoco (los Llanos) | Dic–Mar | Savanna where the grasses cure and burn easily. |
| Amazon | Ene–Mar | Deforestation frontier in the dry season. |
