Recorded by satellite 73 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 192nd strongest of the 1203 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 3 June 2024. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 7 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 62 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 1259 MW, at high confidence, 108 km from Hurricane.
The 62 pixels cover about 8.7 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 2024
- June 19, 2026 · score 27 · 2.9 km
- June 17, 2026 · score 60 · 4.0 km
- June 16, 2026 · score 46 · 5.6 km
How we know
One source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS). Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 60 out of 100, at 48 % 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) | 60 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 48% |
| Coordinates | 36.9187, -112.1144 |
| Nearest City | Hurricane (108 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Date | 2026-06-18 — time not reported by the source |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 367 |
| Frp | 1259.18 |
| PixelCount | 62 |
| 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 for live collection; the monthly chart also counts backfilled detections from 10 February 2024. 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 60/100, near Hurricane (United States), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 194 scientific monitoring sources.