Forest fire danger and wildfires in Agder
Agder county in Norway has 25 municipalities. Here you can see the forest fire danger today and over the next two days, possible fires detected by satellite in the last week and known large fires.
Forest fire danger index from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. The headline shows the highest level covering at least 5 % of the municipality. Not a warning. Always follow warnings and advice from the municipality and the fire service.
Municipalities in Agder, today
- Arendal
- Birkenes
- Bygland
- Bykle
- Evje og Hornnes
- Farsund
- Flekkefjord
- Froland
- Gjerstad
- Grimstad
- Hægebostad
- Iveland
- Kristiansand
- Kvinesdal
- Lillesand
- Lindesnes
- Lyngdal
- Risør
- Sirdal
- Tvedestrand
- Valle
- Vegårshei
- Vennesla
- Åmli
- Åseral
Large forest fires in Agder
- Froland fire (Mykland fire), 9–22 June 2008: about 27 km² burned
- Kvinesheia forest fire, 9–10 April 2003: about 15 km² burned
- Lyngdal forest fire, 23–24 April 2019: about 4 km² burned
- Åmli forest fire, 11–15 August 1947: about 3.5 km² burned
Forest and fire service in Agder
Forest covers about 8,775 km², or 59 % of the land area of Agder. The county has 41 fire stations.
Fire ban in Agder
The national fire ban applies in all of Agder from 15 April to 15 September, and each municipality can impose a total ban when the danger is especially high. See the page for your municipality. Read more about the fire ban