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.

2 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest <1 km from here.

The satellite has seen heat at this spot on 40 earlier days since 8 March 2026, in 7 of the twelve months of the year. Heat that is there in every season usually comes from industry (a steelworks, a refinery flare, a gas field) or from routine burning, not from a wildfire. NASA's data do not say which.

This page covers the record dated 7 October 2026. Browse recent observations in this area:

Wildfires · Near Vila Velha today Near Vila Velha today

Recorded by satellite 2 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.

No stronger detection stands among the 30 recorded within 20 km of this point since 8 March 2026 — 9 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 6 October 2026. 17 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 63 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 241 MW, at nominal confidence, 11 km from Vila Velha.

The 63 pixels cover about 8.8 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: 1,171,013 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.

How we know

One source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS). Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 57 out of 100.

This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.

Computed under scoring rules v5. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.

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.

Event data

Type	Persistent heat source
Severity	Medium
Calamity Score (ours)	57 / 100
Legacy data-support index	0.74/1
Coordinates	-20.2383, -40.2427
Nearest city	Vila Velha (11 km)
Urban exposure index (PEI)	1.2M within 50 km
Impact tier	significant
Timestamp	2026-10-07T04:23:00.000Z
Source	https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@-40.243,-20.238,9z
Licence	US public domain (NASA) · NASA FIRMS (LANCE)

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: 2026-10-07T04:23:00.000Z.

First archived: 2026-10-07T00:06:16.483Z. Material modification: 2026-10-07T06:32:27.416Z.

Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.

2026-10-07T06:32:27.416Z · data change
Index 53 → 57; severity Low → Medium.

Safety information

Heat shows up at this spot regularly, which usually means an industrial plant or routine burning rather than a wildfire. Nothing on this page is an alert. In a real emergency, follow local authorities.

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.

GDELT Project · gdeltproject.org

Brightness	355.58
Frp	240.76
PixelCount	63
Confidence	nominal

Persistent heat source near Vila Velha