Firewatch
Aircraft, fires & sea stateacross western Scotland and the Firth of Clyde
Helicopter activity from the merged ADS-B feed, NASA FIRMS thermal-anomaly pixels, RNLI lifeboat fleet, AIS shipping in the Clyde and the Troon tide window — pulled together so spotters can see when something is happening, not just what's at EGPK.
Helicopters airborne over Scotland
VIIRS satellite thermal anomalies — Scotland
Lifeboat shouts UK-wide
0.8 m
Helicopter watchlist
Rotorcraft over Scotland · plus any SAR/fire-tagged aircraft anywhere on the feed.
| Callsign / reg | Type | Class | Alt (ft) | Speed (kt) | From EGPK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDG56sar/fire | AS50 | light | 1600 | 67 | 488 km NNW |
| GDJSM | AS50 | light | 1800 | 141 | 366 km NW |
| SRD912low+slow | S92 | heavy | 250 | 3 | 139 km N |
Detection: ICAO type-code prefix list + UK SAR/fire operator allowlist (HMCG · PDG · Helimed). Low+slow flag fires under 1,500 ft AGL and 100 kt — typical water-bombing window.
Active fire detections
VIIRS thermal anomalies via NASA FIRMS · ~3 h satellite latency
No active fire detections in Scotland on the latest VIIRS pass.
Quiet skies UK-wide. Updated 1 min ago.
RNLI fleet · Western Scotland
Lifeboat positions from the live RNLI roster
- 55.42, -5.60
Campbeltown
severn · Ernest and Mary Shaw
- 55.55, -4.68
Troon
trent · RNLB Jim Moffat
- 55.24, -4.86
Girvan
mersey · Silvia Burrell
- 55.85, -6.11
Islay
severn · Helmut Schroder of Dunlossit II
- 56.41, -5.48
Oban
trent · Mora Edith MacDonald
- 56.62, -6.07
Tobermory
severn · Elizabeth Faireaigne
- 57.01, -5.83
Mallaig
severn · Henry Alston Hewat
- 58.44, -3.09
Wick
trent · Roy Barker II
Latest RNLI launches
Most recent shouts UK-wide · launches feed
- 22 min ago
17-10
- 1 h ago
B-902
- 2 h ago
B-836
- 2 h ago
D-819
- 2 h ago
14-27
- 2 h ago
D-861
Firth of Clyde · AIS
Vessels currently visible on AIS within the Clyde watchbox
- 29.54, -95.04
LOS TRES AMIGOS
vessel · —
- 27.81, -97.41
APOLLO
Tug · 0.7 kt
- 30.02, -93.98
EDWARD JONES JR.
Pilot · 0.0 kt
- 29.72, -93.86
SPINDLETOP
Pilot · 0.0 kt
- 54.59, -1.23
VB NOBLEMAN
Tug · 0.0 kt
- 50.81, -1.10
SD SUZANNE
Tug · 0.0 kt
- 50.88, -1.30
HOWZIT
vessel · —
- 27.94, -82.44
LIBERTY
Tug · 6.9 kt
Troon tide window · today
Coastguard S-92 winching ops at sea care about this. Photographers do too.
High water
04:28
2.75 m
Low water
10:30
0.78 m
High water
16:42
2.65 m
Low water
22:54
0.78 m
ADS-B · NASA FIRMS · RNLI · aisstream.io · tide-forecast.com — fused via Siphon