Database Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) Share SHARE Facebook share Twitter LinkedIn Copy URL Email Download Download https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/ en Added on: 13 November, 2025 Breadcrumb Home Resource Library Fire Information For Resource Management System (FIRMS) Providing Active Fire Data for Near-Real Time Monitoring and ApplicationsThe Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) distributes Near Real-Time (NRT) active fire data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Aqua and Terra satellites, and the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) aboard S-NPP, NOAA 20 and NOAA 21 (formally known as JPSS-1 and JPSS-2). Globally these data are available within 3 hours of satellite observation, but for the US and Canada active fire detections are available in real-time.The active fire / hotspot data can be viewed in FIRMS Fire Map or in NASA’s Worldview , delivered as email alerts or downloaded in the following formats: SHP, KML, TXT, WMS. FIRMS is part of NASA’s Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EO (LANCE).