Recorded by satellite 46 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 9th strongest of the 99 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 4 March 2024. The last comparable one was on 20 March 2026.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 6 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 189 MW, at nominal confidence, 49 km from Inverness.
The 6 pixels cover about 0.8 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 4 March 2024
- July 16, 2026 · score 44 · 1.0 km
- July 24, 2026 · score 54 · 1.1 km
- July 17, 2026 · score 44 · 1.3 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 | 57.1755, -3.6381 |
| Nearest City | Inverness (49 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-07-15T13:25:00.000Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 349.14 |
| Frp | 189.45 |
| PixelCount | 6 |
| 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, near Inverness (United Kingdom), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.