Recorded by satellite 170 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 7th strongest of the 85 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 5 March 2024. The last comparable one was on 17 October 2025.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 16 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 117 MW, at nominal confidence, 22 km from Baia Mare.
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 5 March 2024
- March 15, 2026 · score 44 · 6.1 km
- March 16, 2026 · score 39 · 12.1 km
How we know
One source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS). Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 32 out of 100, at 38 % 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) | 32 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 38% |
| Coordinates | 47.7820, 23.3368 |
| Nearest City | Baia Mare (22 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-15T01:00:00.000Z |
| Source | https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@23.337,47.782,9z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 355.15 |
| Frp | 117.1 |
| 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.
Calamity.live data shows a fire event with CalamityScore 32/100, near Baia Mare (Romania), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.