Recorded by satellite 18 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 28th strongest of the 74 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 10 August 2024. The last comparable one was on 12 August 2026. 20 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 79 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 260 MW, at nominal confidence, 63 km from Maple Valley.
The 79 pixels cover about 11.1 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 10 August 2024
- August 12, 2026 · score 54 · 0.2 km
- August 11, 2026 · score 60 · 0.4 km
- August 10, 2026 · score 60 · 0.5 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 | critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 27 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 54% |
| Coordinates | 47.4015, -121.2153 |
| Nearest City | Maple Valley (63 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Date | 2026-08-13 — time not reported by the source |
| Source | https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@-121.215,47.402,9z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 352.06 |
| Frp | 260.17 |
| PixelCount | 79 |
| 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.
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 188 scientific monitoring sources.