Right now
The most recent data we hold from NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) arrived 69 minutes ago, and this point is in it.
Wind forecast for this point: from E at 16 km/h at 02:00 UTC, according to MET Norway.
3 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest <1 km from here.
Recorded by satellite today.
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 12th strongest of the 26 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 2 June 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 19 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 21 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 252 MW, at nominal confidence, 42 km from Kalomo.
The 21 pixels cover about 2.9 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 2 June 2026
- September 29, 2026 · score 35 · 13.8 km
- September 25, 2026 · score 58 · 18.6 km
- July 23, 2026 · 20.6 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.
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 v5. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Satellite heat detection |
| Severity | Low |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 27 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.54/1 |
| Coordinates | -16.8156, 26.1499 |
| Nearest City | Kalomo (42 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 0 within 35 km |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-10-03T23:20:00.000Z |
| Source | https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@26.150,-16.816,9z |
Physical priority index · v5. 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: 2026-10-03T23:20:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-10-04T01:04:56.244Z. Material modification: 2026-10-04T01:50:20.176Z.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
2026-10-04T01:50:20.176Z · data_change
Severity high → low.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 347.64 |
| Frp | 251.76 |
| PixelCount | 21 |
| Confidence | nominal |
Safety Information
A satellite saw heat here. It cannot tell a wildfire from a controlled burn or an industrial flame, and it sees nothing under thick cloud. If you see smoke or flames, call the local emergency number and follow the fire service. Evacuation orders come from local authorities, not from this page.
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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