Wildfires in Alicante today
What is burning right now in the province of Alicante (Comunitat Valenciana, Spain), from NASA satellite detections. Updated every 15 minutes.
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How to know if a wildfire is getting close to your house in Alicante
A large wildfire does not burn evenly, and knowing there is fire «in the province» does not tell you whether to worry. What you need is different: how many kilometres away the nearest hotspot is from your place, in which direction, how hard it is burning in that particular spot, and whether it is spreading towards you.
- Open the map and mark the place that matters to you: your house, your village or your parents' home.
- Choose the alert radius. If you are in woodland, leave a generous margin.
- Turn on alerts: a phone notification, or by email if you would rather not install anything.
No sign-up needed, and your coordinates never leave your phone.
What to do if there is fire nearby
- Follow the authorities. If they order an evacuation, leave immediately and do not go back for things.
- Get the essentials ready before you need them: documents, medication, water and a charged phone.
- If dense smoke arrives, go inside, close doors and windows and switch off ventilation.
- Warn neighbours, especially older people or anyone living alone.
- Call 112 if you see flames or smoke that do not appear to be attended to already.
Where this data comes from
From NASA's VIIRS (375 m pixel) and MODIS (1 km) satellites, which detect the heat of wildfires several times a day, and from official emergency services when they publish open data. Each square on the map is a real satellite pixel: the colour shows the intensity of that specific area, and squares with a recent signal look brighter than those that already burned.
Two limits worth knowing. A 375 m square cannot resolve streets or houses: a marked square does not mean everything inside it burned. And no dots does not mean the fire is out, because the satellites only pass a few times a day.
Official sources: Spanish Civil Protection · AEMET weather warnings.