Live fire map of Peru
Live fire map of Peru
Live wildfire map for Peru, updated continuously from NASA satellite hotspot detections. See where fires are burning right now across the Andes and Amazon, how intense they are, and the fire-danger level in each department — with a dedicated page for every significant fire and a day-by-day archive of the whole season. Click any department for its local fire map.
⚠️ 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, agricultural burning) or miss small or cloud-covered fires. Do not use this map for safety decisions; always follow official sources.
Significant fires
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What you can track here
Fires by department
Live wildfire tracking for all 25 departments of Peru, updated continuously — open a department for its fire map and fire-danger level:
| Departments | Active fires | Fire danger |
|---|---|---|
| Tumbes | 0 | — |
| Piura | 0 | — |
| Lambayeque | 0 | — |
| La Libertad | 0 | — |
| Lima | 0 | — |
| Callao | 0 | — |
| Ica | 0 | — |
| Moquegua | 0 | — |
| Tacna | 0 | — |
| Cajamarca | 0 | — |
| Áncash | 0 | — |
| Huánuco | 0 | — |
| Pasco | 0 | — |
| Junín | 140 | — |
| Huancavelica | 0 | — |
| Ayacucho | 0 | — |
| Apurímac | 0 | — |
| Cusco | 2 | — |
| Puno | 0 | — |
| Arequipa | 0 | — |
| Amazonas | 0 | — |
| San Martín | 0 | — |
| Loreto | 0 | — |
| Ucayali | 11 | — |
| Madre de Dios | 0 | — |
Main towns covered: Tumbes · Zarumilla · Piura · Sullana · Talara · Paita · Chiclayo · Lambayeque · Ferreñafe · Trujillo · Chepén · Pacasmayo · Lima · Huacho · Cañete · Barranca · Callao · Ica · Chincha Alta · Pisco · Nazca · Moquegua · Ilo · Tacna · Cajamarca · Jaén · Cutervo · Huaraz · Chimbote · Casma
About this fire map
Fire Map Today shows wildfires across Peru in one live view, built from NASA satellite heat detections. 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). SERFOR (the national forest service) and INDECI (civil defence) are the official references. The fire-danger level is a fire-weather index modelled from live weather via Open-Meteo. Department borders are official boundaries. In an emergency call 116 (fire brigade) and follow INDECI.
Peru Forest Service (SERFOR) & Civil Defence (INDECI) · 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 Peru
Wildfires in Peru concentrate between July and November, at the end of the dry season. In the highlands, agricultural and ichu-pasture burning readily escapes and reaches relict queñua woodland. In the Amazon, fire is tied to deforestation and land clearing between August and October. On the desert coast fires are uncommon.
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Highlighted months are the peak of the season.
| Area | When | Why |
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| Highlands | Jul–Nov | Agricultural and pasture burning at the end of the dry season. |
| Amazon | Ago–Oct | Deforestation and land clearing. |
| Coast | — | Desert with sparse vegetation; hotspots are almost always agricultural, in the irrigated valleys. |
