Recorded by satellite 166 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.
No stronger detection stands among the 63 recorded within 20 km of this point since 14 February 2024 — 2 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 16 December 2025.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 16 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 125 MW, at nominal confidence, 46 km from Mount Vernon.
The 16 pixels cover about 2.2 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 14 February 2024
- June 19, 2026 · score 27 · 7.3 km
How we know
One source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS). Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 27 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 | high |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 27 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 54% |
| Coordinates | 38.7245, -88.7721 |
| Nearest City | Mount Vernon (46 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-19T18:36:00.000Z |
| Source | https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@-88.772,38.725,9z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 355.98 |
| Frp | 124.99 |
| PixelCount | 16 |
| Confidence | nominal |
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.
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Calamity.live data shows a fire event with CalamityScore 27/100 (United States), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.