Quiet now. The season usually starts early March
Fire clock
| Year | Harmonized | Raw |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 273 | 3 |
| 2002 | 187 | 2 |
| 2003 | 232 | 24 |
| 2004 | 178 | 12 |
| 2005 | 77 | 4 |
| 2006 | 160 | 13 |
| 2007 | 125 | 12 |
| 2008 | 160 | 12 |
| 2009 | 311 | 25 |
| 2010 | 546 | 59 |
| 2011 | 137 | 11 |
| 2012 | 53 | 52 |
| 2013 | 326 | 326 |
| 2014 | 147 | 147 |
| 2015 | 208 | 208 |
| 2016 | 423 | 423 |
| 2017 | 299 | 299 |
| 2018 | 319 | 326 |
| 2019 | 174 | 316 |
| 2020 | 18 | 35 |
| 2021 | 572 | 1127 |
| 2022 | 202 | 418 |
| 2023 | 285 | 607 |
| 2024 | 177 | 329 |
| 2025 | 328 | 668 |
| 2026 | 126 | 352 |
Tap a week to see the detections behind it.
A detection is a heat signal seen from space, not burned area or a count of separate fires.
November vs a usual year
Weeks of 26 Oct – 8 Nov, compared with the same weeks of every year since 2001
Next 7 days
0%
Low
Expected detections: ~0.1
What's ahead
Next 7 days
Low~0.1 expected · usual 0.3
Next 3 months
About usual
~3.8 expected · usual 4.2
likely 0.2–12 · usual 0.0–9.4
Season
Season
Critical windows
late February – mid May
96% of annual activity
The normal year vs 2026
25-year history
Jump test (Pettitt): the raw record jumps in 2013 to 21.1× its earlier level (p < 0.001). ODLAR's record has none (p 0.53).
Unusual years
2005
77
season began 8 weeks early
2011
137
season ended 3 weeks early
2012
53
only 0.3× the normal annual activity
2018
319
season ended 3 weeks early
2021
572
season ended 3 weeks early
2025
328
season ended 3 weeks early
Right now
This week is more active than 22% of past years at this time