Recorded by satellite 55 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 2nd strongest of the 37 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 7 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 6 July 2026. 11 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 80 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 1066 MW, at nominal confidence, 81 km from Djambala.
The 80 pixels cover about 11.2 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 7 March 2026
- August 7, 2026 · score 27 · 12.8 km
- July 8, 2026 · score 46 · 14.6 km
- June 30, 2026 · score 60 · 15.4 km
How we know
One source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS). Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 46 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 | Wildfire |
| Severity | critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 46 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 54% |
| Coordinates | -1.8396, 14.5528 |
| Nearest City | Djambala (81 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-07T12:17:00.000Z |
| Source | https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@14.553,-1.840,9z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 356.26 |
| Frp | 1066.42 |
| PixelCount | 80 |
| 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 46/100 (Congo), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.