Landsat Images of the Park Fire, July 2024

The Park Fire north of Sacramento in California forced thousands of residents to evacuate in late July as it spread to over 370,000 acres. The fire started on July 24th. Landsat 8 captured an image of the fire two days later. By July 27th, the burn scar had spread across a large area east of Red Bluff, California, as shown by Landsat 9 imagery.  The fire is the largest so far this year in the state, and ranks among the largest in state history. 

• Landsat 8: Path 45 Row 32 acquired July 26, 2024, Bands 7,6,5
• Landsat 9: Path 44 Row 32 acquired July 27, 2024, Bands 7,6,5

Communities rely on real-time and archived Landsat data to manage and study wildfires around the world. To learn more about Landsat missions and the products generated from the data acquired by the instruments onboard the satellites, visit the Landsat Missions Web Site.