Recorded by satellite 66 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 4th strongest of the 32 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 3 June 2026. The last comparable one was on 23 June 2026. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 67 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 501 MW, at high confidence, 84 km from Mwansabombwe.
The 67 pixels cover about 9.4 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 3 June 2026
- July 12, 2026 · score 36 · 6.1 km
- June 25, 2026 · score 50 · 11.1 km
- June 26, 2026 · score 27 · 14.0 km
How we know
One source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS). Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 50 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) | 50 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 64% |
| Coordinates | -9.9302, 28.0057 |
| Nearest City | Mwansabombwe (84 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Date | 2026-06-24 — time not reported by the source |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 367 |
| Frp | 501.33 |
| PixelCount | 67 |
| 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 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 50/100, near Mwansabombwe (Zambia), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.