Forest fire danger and wildfires in Telemark
Telemark county in Norway has 17 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 Telemark, today
- Bamble
- Drangedal
- Fyresdal
- Hjartdal
- Kragerø
- Kviteseid
- Midt-Telemark
- Nissedal
- Nome
- Notodden
- Porsgrunn
- Seljord
- Siljan
- Skien
- Tinn
- Tokke
- Vinje
Large forest fires in Telemark
- Heddal fire, 1976: about 4 km² burned
- Nissedal forest fire, July 2022: about 3 km² burned
- Lisleherad fire, 1992: about 2.25 km² burned
- Felle fire, June 2008: about 1.3 km² burned
- Tørdal forest fire, 6–8 June 1939: about 0.55 km² burned
Forest and fire service in Telemark
Forest covers about 8,117 km², or 59 % of the land area of Telemark. The county has 20 fire stations.
Fire ban in Telemark
The national fire ban applies in all of Telemark 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