Wildfires
Right now
The most recent data we hold from NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) arrived 3 hours 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 88 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 6th strongest of the 34 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 10 June 2026. The last comparable one was on 16 June 2026. 11 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 119 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 548 MW, at high confidence, 597 km from Port Hedland.
The 119 pixels cover about 16.7 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 N at 15 km/h at 08:00 UTC, according to MET Norway.
Nearby, since 10 June 2026
- July 15, 2026 · score 27 · 9.6 km
- July 17, 2026 · score 27 · 10.4 km
- June 17, 2026 · score 60 · 11.7 km
How we know
One source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS). Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 54 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) | 54 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.64/1 |
| Coordinates | -17.0606, 123.1210 |
| Nearest City | Port Hedland (597 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 0 within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Date | 2026-06-17 — time not reported by the source |
| Source | https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@123.121,-17.061,9z |
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: 2026-06-17 — time not reported.
First archived: 2026-06-17T09:01:26.151Z. 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 | 367 |
| Frp | 548.37 |
| PixelCount | 119 |
| Confidence | high |
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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