---
title: "Wildfires near a point"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/wildfires"
tags: ["Free"]
---

# Wildfires near a point

`GET /api/v1/wildfires`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://camp.cosmicotter.ca`
- URL: `https://camp.cosmicotter.ca/api/v1/wildfires`
- Auth: one of:
  - none
  - HTTP bearer

Active wildfire hotspots, perimeters and incidents within a radius, nearest first, from CWFIS (Canada) and NIFC (US).

## Query parameters

- `lat` number, required: Latitude in decimal degrees (WGS84).
- `lng` number, required: Longitude in decimal degrees (WGS84), negative west of Greenwich.
- `radius_km` number: Search radius in kilometres (default 60, at most 200).

## Response `200`

Result as JSON

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad input
- `402`: Needs a Camp Map Pass key
- `429`: Rate limited: wait and retry (see Retry-After)

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/cosmicotter/apis/cosmic-s-camp-map-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/cosmicotter/apis/cosmic-s-camp-map-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/cosmicotter/apis/cosmic-s-camp-map-api/revisions/2bd179814574?raw)