Live satellite hotspot map for Australia
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Satellites detect the heat of a fire from space, often before it is officially reported. Hipponics Firewatch fuses hotspot feeds from Geoscience Australia (Himawari, MODIS, VIIRS) and NASA FIRMS and refreshes them every few minutes.
Open the live map →What you'll see
- Thermal hotspots from Himawari, MODIS and VIIRS satellites
- Fused from Geoscience Australia (DEA) and NASA FIRMS, deduplicated
- Refreshed every few minutes, overlaid on official fire incidents
- Watch zones that push a notification when hotspots appear near you
Good to know
Hotspots include false positives — sun-heated rocks, industry and gas flares — so always cross-reference with official fire incidents. They are an early-warning signal, not a confirmed fire.
Open the live map →Explore fire maps by state
NSW fire map
VIC fire map
QLD fire map
SA fire map
WA fire map
TAS fire map
ACT fire map
NT fire map
By hazard
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Perth Hills fire map
East Gippsland fire map
Grampians fire map
Southern Highlands fire map
Sunshine Coast Hinterland fire map
Margaret River fire map
Hobart fire map
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Not an official emergency service. Hipponics Firewatch aggregates public data from official fire services and satellite feeds. Always follow directions from official emergency services and call 000 in a life-threatening emergency.