Detected once by satellite, 64 days ago.
A thermal anomaly is a snapshot of one satellite pass, not a record of a fire’s life: we cannot say whether it kept burning after that pass.
It is the 6th strongest of the 46 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 26 June 2026.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 17 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 164 MW, at nominal confidence, 56 km from Gamboma.
The 17 pixels cover about 2.4 km² — that is the footprint of the detection grid at 375 m resolution, not an estimate of how much land burned.
FIRMS does not report burned area, and neither do we.
Nearby, since 9 March 2026
- June 26, 2026 · score 27 · 0.1 km
- July 8, 2026 · score 27 · 11.2 km
- July 14, 2026 · score 27 · 13.5 km
How we know
One source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS). Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 27 out of 100, at 54 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Fire |
| Severity | high |
| Severity Value | 49.706 |
| Calamity Score | 27 / 100 |
| Confidence | 54% |
| Coordinates | -1.7758, 15.3629 |
| Nearest City | Gamboma (56 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-06-27T10:07:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 355.92 |
| Frp | 163.53 |
| PixelCount | 17 |
| Confidence | nominal |
Safety Information
If a wildfire is approaching: follow evacuation orders immediately. Do not wait to see the fire. Close all windows and doors, remove combustible materials from around your home, and have an emergency go-bag ready. Air quality can deteriorate rapidly even at distance from the fire front — monitor local air quality advisories.
Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.
Calamity.live data shows a fire event with CalamityScore 27/100, near Gamboma (Congo), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 196 scientific monitoring sources.