Track Wildfires and Smoke in One Place.

After recent wildfire smoke drifted into Benbrook, many of us have probably wondered the same thing: Where is the fire, and is that smoke headed our way?

WildfireTrackers.com makes that easier to answer. The site combines official wildfire information, fire perimeters, and NOAA satellite-detected smoke plumes on one interactive map, with data refreshing every five minutes.

Click on a fire to see its size, containment, growth, location, and other details. You can also watch how a fire has spread over time and search by fire name, city, state, or year.

The smoke tracking may be especially useful around Benbrook. Plumes are shown as light, medium, or heavy, helping explain why we might see haze or smell smoke even when the wildfire itself is miles away.

Wildfire Trackers pulls its information from official sources including InciWeb, CAL FIRE, and NOAA rather than generating its own fire data.

So the next time Benbrook’s sky looks hazy, or you smell smoke outside, WildfireTrackers.com is another helpful place to check what’s happening.

Send questions or feedback to wildfiretrackers@gmail.com.