Forest fire danger and fire ban in Sør-Varanger
Sør-Varanger municipality in Finnmark, Norway. Here you can see the forest fire danger today and over the next two days, and whether satellites have detected possible fires in the municipality in the last week.
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.
Large forest fires in Sør-Varanger
- Pasvik fire, July 1945: about 20 km² burned
Forest and fire service in Sør-Varanger
Forest covers about 1,513 km², or 44 % of the land area of Sør-Varanger.
Fire stations in the municipality
- Kirkenes (Sør-Varanger brannvesen)
Fire ban in Sør-Varanger
From 15 April to 15 September it is forbidden to light a fire in or near forest and other open land everywhere in Norway, including Sør-Varanger, unless the municipality has given permission or has its own local rules. When the danger is especially high, the municipality can also ban fires outside this period. Always check what applies in Sør-Varanger municipality. Read more about the fire ban