Wildfires in Iraq today
There are 7 probable fires in Iraq right now: 170 heat detections by satellite in the last 24 hours, grouped by proximity. The most intense one is near Al-Qurna (484 MW).
Latest satellite detection: 5 Nov 2026, 02:42 UTC (5 h ago).
A heat detection is not a confirmed fire: farm burning and industry also produce them, and clouds or smoke can hide a fire.
- probable fires
- 7
- heat detections
- 170
- fire pages with detections in 48 h
- 3
If you are in danger, call your local emergency number and follow the instructions of the authorities. WorldFires is not an emergency service.
Detection clusters in the last 24 hours · 7
- 484 MW Al-Qurna 42 hotspots · last one 8 h ago · about 600 ha with fire
- 402 MW Al-Qurna 27 hotspots · last one 8 h ago · about 400 ha with fire
- 283 MW Al-Zubair 49 hotspots · last one 8 h ago · about 700 ha with fire · page with about 1,092 ha on fire
- 123 MW Al-Zubair 16 hotspots · last one 8 h ago · about 200 ha with fire
- 80 MW Kirkuk 25 hotspots · last one 7 h ago · about 400 ha with fire
- 43 MW Shat Al-Arab 4 hotspots · last one 8 h ago · about 100 ha with fire
- 42 MW Tikrit 7 hotspots · last one 7 h ago · about 100 ha with fire
Fire pages with detections in the last 48 hours · 3
Wildfires in Iraq World map of what is burning now Methodology
Where this data comes from
Hotspots from the VIIRS sensors on Suomi-NPP, NOAA-20 and NOAA-21 (NASA FIRMS), 375 m pixels and about six passes a day between the three. They are grouped into probable fires when neighbouring hotspots exist; agricultural burning or an industrial chimney also show on the map, which is why small groups are left out of the list. A hotspot is a thermal detection, not a confirmed fire: in an emergency call your local emergency number.