Wildfires
Right now
The most recent data we hold from NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) arrived 1 minute ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
Recorded by satellite 56 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 33rd strongest of the 64 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 28 May 2026. The last comparable one was on 17 July 2026. 14 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 259 MW, at nominal confidence, 543 km from Port Hedland.
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.
Wind from E at 5 km/h at 22:00 UTC, according to MET Norway.
Nearby, since 28 May 2026
- July 11, 2026 · score 27 · 2.6 km
- August 11, 2026 · score 50 · 3.8 km
- July 31, 2026 · score 54 · 4.1 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.
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.
Event Data
| Type | Wildfires |
| Severity | High |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 27 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 54% |
| Coordinates | -17.0504, 122.4514 |
| Nearest City | Port Hedland (543 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Date | 2026-07-18 — time not reported by the source |
| Source | https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@122.451,-17.050,9z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 354.61 |
| Frp | 259.34 |
| 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 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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