Recorded by satellite 72 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 2nd strongest of the 36 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 5 June 2026. The last comparable one was on 6 June 2026. One more was recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 43 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 588 MW, at nominal confidence, 70 km from Loutété.
The 43 pixels cover about 6.0 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 21, 2026 · score 36 · 0.6 km
- July 1, 2026 · score 36 · 1.7 km
- July 12, 2026 · score 54 · 2.3 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, at 64 % 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) | 54 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 64% |
| Coordinates | -4.9267, 13.9307 |
| Nearest City | Loutété (70 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-06-20T12:36:00.000Z |
| Source | https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@13.931,-4.927,9z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 352.76 |
| Frp | 587.5 |
| PixelCount | 43 |
| Confidence | nominal |
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 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.
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Calamity.live data shows a fire event with CalamityScore 54/100 (Congo), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 187 scientific monitoring sources.