Alaska - MODIS Active Fire Detections
Use escrito dataset hdx.nasa-firms-active-fire-alaska-modis
Near-real-time active fire and thermal anomaly detections from NASA's [Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS)](https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/active_fire/) covering **Alaska**, derived from the **MODIS** sensor family (Terra since 2000, Aqua since 2002). Each resource is an external link directly to a NASA-hosted file. The files are continuously updated as new satellite overpasses are processed (typically within 3 hours of acquisition). **Formats:** SHP, KML, CSV **Time windows:** Last 24h, 48h, 7d Files (slice {"file": url}): - MODIS C6.1 (Terra/Aqua) - 24h (CSV) (csv): https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/active_fire/modis-c6.1/csv/MODIS_C6_1_Alaska_24h.csv - MODIS C6.1 (Terra/Aqua) - 48h (CSV) (csv): https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/active_fire/modis-c6.1/csv/MODIS_C6_1_Alaska_48h.csv - MODIS C6.1 (Terra/Aqua) - 7d (CSV) (csv): https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/active_fire/modis-c6.1/csv/MODIS_C6_1_Alaska_7d.csv
Cite as: NASA Fire Information for Resource Management System. Alaska - MODIS Active Fire Detections. https://data.humdata.org/dataset/nasa-firms-active-fire-alaska-modis
- Publisher
- Humanitarian Data Exchange (OCHA)
- Tier
- Official
- Covers
- 2000–now
- Places
- United States
- Updated
- daily
- Last modified
- 2026-10-28
- Units
- not stated
- License
- Public Domain / No restrictions (CC0)
- Method
- https://data.humdata.org/dataset/nasa-firms-active-fire-alaska-modis