Forest fire danger and wildfires in Vestland
Vestland county in Norway has 43 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 Vestland, today
- Alver
- Askvoll
- Askøy
- Aurland
- Austevoll
- Austrheim
- Bergen
- Bjørnafjorden
- Bremanger
- Bømlo
- Eidfjord
- Etne
- Fedje
- Fitjar
- Fjaler
- Gloppen
- Gulen
- Hyllestad
- Høyanger
- Kinn
- Kvam
- Kvinnherad
- Luster
- Lærdal
- Masfjorden
- Modalen
- Osterøy
- Samnanger
- Sogndal
- Solund
- Stad
- Stord
- Stryn
- Sunnfjord
- Sveio
- Tysnes
- Ullensvang
- Ulvik
- Vaksdal
- Vik
- Voss
- Øygarden
- Årdal
Large forest fires in Vestland
- Sotra forest fire of 2006, 5–8 May 2006: about 20 km² burned
- Sotra fire of 2021, 3–14 June 2021: about 10 km² burned
- Fana forest fire, 21–22 April 2003: about 4.4 km² burned
- Hopsfjellet fire, 2–3 June 1992: about 3 km² burned
- Hetlebakksåta forest fire, 29 April 1974: about 3 km² burned
- Hardangervidda forest fire, 12–16 August 1947: about 2 km² burned
Forest and fire service in Vestland
Forest covers about 9,192 km², or 29 % of the land area of Vestland. The county has 107 fire stations.
Fire ban in Vestland
The national fire ban applies in all of Vestland 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