Right now
The most recent data we hold from NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) arrived 20 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
MET Norway did not answer for this point when the page was rendered, so no wind is shown.
5 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.
3 satellite detections of this fire · 4 November 2026
A satellite sees a burning fire on each of its passes. This page gathers every detection of this fire; the address of each one leads here.
| Day and time (UTC) | Radiative power | Distance from Vila Velha |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 15:33 | 123 MW | 11 km |
| 4 Nov 04:44 | 105 MW | 11 km |
| 4 Nov 03:59 | 66 MW | 11 km |
This page covers the record dated 4 November 2026. Browse recent observations in this area:
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 33rd strongest of the 49 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 8 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 6 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 20 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 66 MW, at nominal confidence, 11 km from Vila Velha.
The 20 pixels cover about 2.8 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: 928,823 within a heuristic 35 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 8 March 2026
- October 25, 2026 · score 44 · 0.2 km
- March 10, 2026 · 0.2 km
- May 11, 2026 · 0.2 km
How we know
One source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS). Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 44 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 | Low |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 44 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.74/1 |
| Coordinates | -20.2395, -40.2380 |
| Nearest city | Vila Velha (11 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 928.8K within 35 km |
| Impact tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-11-04T03:59:00.000Z |
| Source | https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@-40.238,-20.240,9z |
| 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: 2026-11-04T03:59:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-08-05T23:56:49.638Z. Material modification: 2026-11-04T17:30:43.281Z.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
2026-11-04T06:15:44.986Z · data change
Index 53 → 44.
Score breakdown
Technical details
| Brightness | 346.04 |
| Frp | 65.7 |
| PixelCount | 20 |
| Confidence | nominal |
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.
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In the news nearby
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