What makes a home more exposed to wildfire?

The main factor is the wildland-urban interface: how close the home is to forest mass, plus how flammable that vegetation is and the area's fire history. A house next to a pine forest is far more exposed than one in a dense urban core of the same municipality.

Isn't the municipal fire history enough?

No. Municipal statistics describe a whole town, not the plot. Two homes in the same municipality can have very different exposure depending on how close each one sits to the forest edge. That is why the distance to forest mass is the primary signal.

Does the map show fires burning right now?

Yes. The active fire layer shows thermal hotspots detected by NASA's VIIRS and MODIS satellites (NASA FIRMS) over the last few days, updated several times a day. Each pulsing red marker is a satellite fire detection with its date, satellite and confidence level.

Can I know if a plot burned recently?

Yes. Hogarfax cross-checks each parcel against the burnt-area perimeters mapped by the EU's Copernicus programme (EFFIS) for the last 5 years. If the plot sits inside a burnt area, or a fire came within a few hundred metres, the report states it with the fire's date and hectares.

How do I check a specific property?

Enter the address or cadastral reference in Hogarfax. We locate the exact parcel and combine four signals: distance to forest mass, recent burnt-area perimeters (Copernicus EFFIS), active fire hotspots (NASA FIRMS) and the local fire history, to give a concrete reading for that home.

Live satellite data · NASA FIRMS + Copernicus EFFIS

Wildfire risk map in Spain

A home's wildfire risk is not about the municipality — it is about how close the property sits to forest mass, whether the land around it actually burned in recent years, and whether there is fire burning right now. Hogarfax combines all three by satellite: NASA active-fire hotspots updated several times a day, Copernicus burnt-area perimeters and official forest cartography — over the exact parcel.

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~55 %

of Spain's land is forest land — much of it bordering where people live

6×/day

how often NASA satellites refresh the active fire detections we check

5 years

of real burnt-area perimeters (Copernicus EFFIS) cross-checked against every plot

Why the distance to forest is what matters

Most wildfire information you find is municipal: how many fires a town has had. That is useful context, but it does not tell you whether a specific home is exposed. Two houses in the same town can be worlds apart — one buried in a dense urban core, the other backing straight onto a pine forest.

What really drives a home's exposure is the wildland-urban interface: the distance from the property to the nearest forest mass, and how flammable that vegetation is. The closer the forest and the more combustible it is, the higher the risk — regardless of the town's average.

Hogarfax measures exactly that for the exact parcel — and then goes further: it checks whether the land around it actually burned in the last 5 years (Copernicus EFFIS burnt-area perimeters) and whether NASA satellites are detecting active fire nearby right now (NASA FIRMS, refreshed several times a day). History tells you what a zone was like; satellites tell you what is happening to that plot today.

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See the live map: active hotspots and burnt areas

Active-fire hotspots (NASA FIRMS) and real burnt-area perimeters (Copernicus EFFIS), refreshed several times a day — plus live official news and weather by municipality.

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How we read a home's wildfire risk

We cross the exact location of each property with four independent official sources — forest cartography, real burnt-area perimeters, satellite active-fire detections and official statistics. No other property analysis tool in Spain combines all four. Each signal can only raise the alert, never lower it.

Signal 1

Distance to forest mass

The base driver. Is the parcel inside, right against, or comfortably away from forest — and how flammable is that vegetation? The wildland-urban interface sets the base risk (Forest Map of Spain · MITECO).

Signal 2

Real recent fires

The perimeters of areas actually burnt in the last 5 years, mapped by satellite (Copernicus EFFIS). If the plot sits inside a burnt area or a fire came close, the report says so with date and hectares.

Signal 3

Active fire, right now

Thermal hotspots detected by NASA's VIIRS and MODIS satellites in the last few days (NASA FIRMS), refreshed several times a day. If there is fire burning near the home, you see it — as pulsing red markers.

Signal 4

Local fire history

The area's past fires (EGIF · MITECO) add context and can modulate the reading, but never replace the proximity or live signals.

Is there forest — or fire — near the home you want?

Don't stop at the national view. Check the exact parcel by address or cadastral reference: forest distance, recent burnt areas, live hotspots and 25+ other risk factors, in seconds.

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