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Alaska - MODIS Active Fire Detections

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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

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