Wildfires in Alabama
Alabama is a state of the United States — southern pine forest, palmetto flatwoods, hardwood bottomland and coastal marsh. This live map tracks every wildfire and satellite hotspot detected across Alabama, updated continuously from NASA satellite data and official national fire sources. Wildfires here can occur year-round in this fire-adapted landscape, peaking from late winter into spring; this is also the region where prescribed burning is most widely used. Its capital is Birmingham. Other main centres include Montgomery, Mobile and Huntsville.
Current fires in Alabama
- Lowndes✓ Confirmed0 MW
- Lawrence✓ Confirmed0 MW
- Wilcox County✓ Confirmed50 MW
- Montgomery County✓ Confirmed24 MW
- Geneva County✓ Confirmed142 MW
- Randolph County✓ Confirmed208 MW
- Covington County✓ Confirmed133 MW
- Perry County✓ Confirmed88 MW
- Talladega County✓ Confirmed125 MW
- Ashville✓ Confirmed54 MW
- Chambers County✓ Confirmed42 MW
Main towns
Birmingham Montgomery Mobile Huntsville
Neighbouring regions
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Counties
Autauga Baldwin Barbour Bibb Blount Bullock Butler Calhoun Chambers Cherokee Chilton Choctaw Clarke Clay Cleburne Coffee Colbert Conecuh Coosa Covington Crenshaw Cullman Dale Dallas DeKalb Elmore Escambia Escambia Etowah Fayette Franklin Geneva Greene Hale Henry Houston Jackson Jefferson Lamar Lauderdale Lawrence Lee Limestone Lowndes Macon Madison Marengo Marion Marshall Mobile Monroe Montgomery Morgan Perry Pickens Pike Randolph Russell Shelby St. Clair Sumter Talladega Tallapoosa Tuscaloosa Walker Washington Wilcox Winston
Wildfire season in Alabama
Wildfires across Alabama can occur year-round in this fire-adapted landscape, peaking from late winter into spring; this is also the region where prescribed burning is most widely used. Higher temperatures, low humidity and wind make fires start and spread faster — check the fire-danger level before lighting any fire or working outdoors.
What the Alabama fire map shows
Every fire on this page is an automatic heat detection from NASA satellites (VIIRS and MODIS), grouped into fire events and updated continuously; where official national sources publish data, it is shown alongside. Alabama groups 68 counties; open any of them for its local map. Satellite detections are not verified on the ground — never use them for safety decisions, and always follow the emergency services (call 911).
Frequently asked questions
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Is the Alabama fire map official?
⚠️ The fires shown are automatic satellite heat detections from NASA FIRMS, augmented with official NIFC / WFIGS incidents where available. Satellite detections are not verified on the ground and are not 100% accurate — they can include false alarms (industrial heat, prescribed burns) or miss small or cloud-covered fires. Do not use this map for safety decisions; always follow official sources.