Active Wildfire Intelligence
Live wildfire activity and 1-to-14-day spread forecasts.
Wildfire risk changes by the hour — and so do the questions that follow: Where is this fire now? Where is it likely to go? This map answers both, pairing live wildfire activity across the U.S. with Property Guardian’s forward-looking spread forecasts. It’s part of our mission to help the risk and insurance community see wildfire more clearly.
The map is interactive — here’s how to explore it.
1
Open an incident
Select a fire to see its current details — location, reported size, and status — alongside Property Guardian’s forecasted spread potential for that event.
2
Read the forecast layer
Spread forecasts appear as projected impact areas around each active fire — where conditions suggest the fire could advance over the coming days, not where it has already burned.
3
Adjust the timeframe
Step through the forecast horizon to see how projected spread potential evolves from the next 24 hours out to 14 days.
Forecasts describe potential spread under current conditions, and refresh throughout the day as weather and containment change.
Incident sources: NIFC, CalFire, Watch Duty, and FireGuard.
Fires represented here as active have had heat detected within the past 48 hours. All others are removed, regardless of containment status.
Resources
Wildfire Moratorium Insights
Receive a daily report of potentially impacted zip codes based on our 5-day spread forecasts. Designed to support better informed and more precise binding restrictions.
NOAA Fire Weather
Access official fire weather outlooks and red flag warning information from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Learn More About Overwatch
See how Overwatch helps insurers monitor wildfire events, identify exposed properties, and take action with greater confidence.
Active Wildfire Updates
Follow Property Guardian’s latest commentary on major wildfire events — how they’re developing, where conditions may change, and what to watch.
This page vs. full Overwatch
This Page Shows the Event. Overwatch Shows Your Exposure.
This map gives everyone an open, forward-looking view of active wildfire activity. The full Overwatch platform connects that same intelligence to your portfolio — turning what you see here into property-level decisions.
What You Can Do
This Page
Open access · no login
Full Overwatch
Licensed platform
Portfolio Exposure Intelligence
Connect events to your book of business
Not available
Portfolio Uploads — one structure to an entire book
Property-level exposure — which properties sit in/near fire areas
Flexible Selection — radius / lasso / polygon, export to Excel
Moratorium support — ZIP-level insights for faster decisions
Forward-Looking Forecasts
Anticipate where impact is headed
Spread Forecasts — 1–14 day spread potential (general view)
Forecast Percentiles — 90th percentile only
Spread Forecasts — modeled against your properties
Forecast Percentiles — full range (10th, 30th, 50th, 70th & 90th) of predicted fire sizes
Hurricane Forecasts — live NHC tracks & wind probabilities
Buffer Analysis — wind-band & forecast-cone buffers up to 50 mi
Always-On, Wherever You Are
Act the moment conditions change
Not available
Alerts Your Way — by fire size, proximity & exposure value
Mobile App — wildfire & hurricane insights from your phone
Workflow coordination — underwriting, claims, moratorium & customer teams
Early Detection & Fire-Weather Monitoring
Catch threats as conditions turn
Active fire activity — current locations, perimeters & status
Active fire activity — with deeper incident detail
Hotspot Detection — newly detected thermal ignition points
Red Flag Warnings — official warnings tied to your exposure
Live weather data — wind speed/direction, vapor pressure deficit, radar, temperature & relative humidity
U.S. Drought Monitor — current drought severity for fuel-dryness context
Enhanced Situational Awareness
See the full context of every event
Not available
Live Cameras — real-time visual feeds near active fires
Structures Data — exposure at scale via Microsoft building footprints
Wildfire History — past footprints & recurrence patterns
Active Wildfire Insights
Property Guardian’s latest commentary on active wildfire events — how they’re developing, where conditions may change, and what to watch.
Real-Time Wild Fire Intelligence — Start a Free Trial
Now’s your chance to see the difference Property Guardian Overwatch can make. We’re offering a free trial — contact us to get started!
