Thick smoke pours from a wildfire burning in the Okefenokee Swamp in this image from May 8, 2011.
Published May 9, 2011Dense plumes of blue-white smoke billowed from the Sweat Farm Road Fire in southern Georgia on April 19, 2007, when the Landsat 5 satellite captured this detailed image. The fire started on April 16, when a tree fell on a power line and, fanned by strong winds, quickly exploded into a major fire.
Published May 5, 2007The blaze is the largest in Arizona this year and the largest in the United States right now.
Published Jun 16, 2020Image of the Day Heat Land Fires Human Presence Remote Sensing
Burning on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula south of Anchorage, the Funny River fire produced dense smoke that affected air quality throughout the region.
Published May 21, 2014Fire weather clouds are one indication of the intensity of the fast-growing fire on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula.
Published May 23, 2014A wildfire in Fresno County, California has burned more than 28,000 acres.
Published Jul 20, 2020An expansive, destructive wildfire north of Los Angeles is visible from space by day and night.
Published Jun 28, 2016A NASA project is providing maps of satellite data to emergency response teams during the Woolsey Fire.
Published Nov 16, 2018A wildfire burning in Los Padres National Park charred more than 500 acres—including the home of Big Sur’s fire chief.
Published Dec 17, 2013The fast-moving King fire burned in Eldorado National Forest in September 2014.
Published Sep 18, 2014Smoke streams east from a fire in Carlsbad Caverns National Park in this true-color image from June 14, 2011.
Published Jun 14, 2011At 369 square miles in size, the Rim Fire is the largest in the United States in 2013.
Published Sep 4, 2013Taken an hour and a half after the Las Conchas Fire started in the mountains southwest of Los Alamos, New Mexico, on June 26, this image shows the large wildfire well underway.
Published Jun 27, 2011