Forest fire danger and wildfires in Rogaland
Rogaland county in Norway has 23 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 Rogaland, today
- Bjerkreim
- Bokn
- Eigersund
- Gjesdal
- Haugesund
- Hjelmeland
- Hå
- Karmøy
- Klepp
- Kvitsøy
- Lund
- Randaberg
- Sandnes
- Sauda
- Sokndal
- Sola
- Stavanger
- Strand
- Suldal
- Time
- Tysvær
- Utsira
- Vindafjord
Large forest fires in Rogaland
- Sokndal and Lund forest fires, 20–24 April 2003: about 30 km² burned
- Sokndal forest fires, 23–26 April 2019: about 7.5 km² burned
- Great fire between Vikebygd and Bjoa, 7–10 May 2006: about 7 km² burned
- Ombo fire, 27 May–8 June 2018: about 1.5 km² burned
- Espedalen fire, 26–29 May 1946: about 1 km² burned
- Klungland forest fire, 8–10 May 2006: about 0.7 km² burned
- Usken fire, 25–26 May 1969: about 0.6 km² burned
Forest and fire service in Rogaland
Forest covers about 2,586 km², or 30 % of the land area of Rogaland. The county has 43 fire stations.
Fire ban in Rogaland
The national fire ban applies in all of Rogaland 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