Right now
The most recent data we hold from NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) arrived 5 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
One other detection within 20 km in the last 24 hours, 13 km from here.
Recorded by satellite 47 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 17th strongest of the 89 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 4 June 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 7 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 644 MW, at nominal confidence, 12 km from Ucuma.
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.
Urban PEI: 34,617 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Wind from S at 3 km/h at 22:00 UTC, according to MET Norway.
Nearby, since 4 June 2026
- July 29, 2026 · score 62 · 1.3 km
- August 31, 2026 · score 39 · 7.5 km
- August 29, 2026 · score 72 · 7.9 km
How we know
One source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS). Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 62 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
Wind: MET Norway Locationforecast, CC BY 4.0.
Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Under rules v1–v3, Critical for a wildfire measured only the radiative power the satellite saw, not the people near it; since v4 (1 September 2026) it also requires exposed population. This page keeps the word it was published with.
Event Data
| Type | Wildfires |
| Severity | Critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 62 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.84/1 |
| Coordinates | -12.8573, 15.0137 |
| Nearest City | Ucuma (12 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 34.6K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-28T23:31:00.000Z |
| Source | https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@15.014,-12.857,9z |
Physical priority index · v1. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: firms. Occurrence: 2026-07-28T23:31:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-07-29T03:23:08.164Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 355.36 |
| Frp | 643.94 |
| PixelCount | 80 |
| Confidence | nominal |
Cascade Risks
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 8 March 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.
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In the news nearby
A list of links found by GDELT for this place and this hazard in the last seven days. External, not ours: we have not read them and do not vouch for them.
No news is listed: GDELT was not available when this page was rendered.
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