Forest fire danger and wildfires in Trøndelag
Trøndelag county in Norway has 38 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 Trøndelag, today
- Flatanger
- Frosta
- Frøya
- Grong
- Heim
- Hitra
- Holtålen
- Høylandet
- Inderøy
- Indre Fosen
- Leka
- Levanger
- Lierne
- Malvik
- Melhus
- Meråker
- Midtre Gauldal
- Namsos
- Namsskogan
- Nærøysund
- Oppdal
- Orkland
- Osen
- Overhalla
- Rennebu
- Rindal
- Røros
- Røyrvik
- Selbu
- Skaun
- Snåsa
- Steinkjer
- Stjørdal
- Trondheim
- Tydal
- Verdal
- Ørland
- Åfjord
Large forest fires in Trøndelag
- Sanddøldalen fire, 1852: about 20 km² burned
- Flatanger fire, 27–29 January 2014: about 15 km² burned
- Frøya fire, 29–30 January 2014: about 11 km² burned
- Hemnefjorden forest fire, 4–7 May 1934: about 3 km² burned
- Frol forest fire, 20 June 1920: about 1 km² burned
- Salsbruket fire, 21–22 June 1969: about 0.75 km² burned
Forest and fire service in Trøndelag
Forest covers about 17,003 km², or 43 % of the land area of Trøndelag. The county has 73 fire stations.
Fire ban in Trøndelag
The national fire ban applies in all of Trøndelag 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