Recorded by satellite 87 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 15th strongest of the 58 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 5 June 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 40 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 795 MW, at high confidence, 69 km from Kibondo.
The 40 pixels cover about 5.6 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 5 June 2026
- June 14, 2026 · score 36 · 1.8 km
- July 4, 2026 · score 27 · 5.3 km
- July 8, 2026 · score 40 · 5.4 km
How we know
One source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS). Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 40 out of 100, at 54 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Wildfire |
| Severity | critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 40 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 54% |
| Coordinates | -3.9339, 31.2331 |
| Nearest City | Kibondo (69 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-06-05T12:17:00.000Z |
| Source | https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@31.233,-3.934,9z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 367 |
| Frp | 795.02 |
| PixelCount | 40 |
| Confidence | high |
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 10 February 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.
Calamity.live data shows a fire event with CalamityScore 40/100 (Tanzania), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.