NASA FIRMS Fire Detection

NASA

About this Data Source

NASA FIRMS — satellite wildfire detection via VIIRS SNPP. Currently non-operational: MAP_KEY requires annual renewal at firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov. Wildfires tracked via EONET as fallback.

Operator

NASA LANCE / EOSDIS

License

Open

Registration

Required

Cost

Free — requires a free NASA Earthdata account and MAP key

Feed Details

Endpoint

https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/api/area/csv/{key}/VIIRS_SNPP_NRT/

API Type

CSV (key required)

Provider

NASA

Coverage

Global (6 regions rotating)

Refresh Rate

5 min

Documentation

https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/api/

How this feed contributes to OVIX

FRP: 500+MW=9, 100+=7, 50+=5

environmental

3.2/10

Live Health

Status

⚪ QUIET

Events (24h)

Events (1h)

Last Ingested

12d ago

Avg Severity

3.2

Max Severity

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