Recorded by satellite 109 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 16th strongest of the 63 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 7 May 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 24 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 122 MW, at nominal confidence, 38 km from Ibotirama.
The 24 pixels cover about 3.4 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 7 May 2026
- May 13, 2026 · score 32 · 6.0 km
- May 7, 2026 · score 18 · 7.5 km
- May 14, 2026 · score 35 · 8.4 km
How we know
One source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS). Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 32 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 | high |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 32 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 54% |
| Coordinates | -11.9822, -43.4939 |
| Nearest City | Ibotirama (38 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Date | 2026-05-13 — time not reported by the source |
| Source | https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@-43.494,-11.982,9z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 355.87 |
| Frp | 121.77 |
| PixelCount | 24 |
| 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 32/100 (Brazil), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.