Recorded by satellite 167 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 5th strongest of the 9 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 9 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 37 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 452 MW, at nominal confidence, 77 km from Biruaca.
The 37 pixels cover about 5.2 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.
Wind from ESE at 12 km/h at 17:00 UTC, according to MET Norway.
Nearby, since 9 March 2026
- March 10, 2026 · score 46 · 9.4 km
- March 9, 2026 · score 46 · 10.0 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 38 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Wind: MET Norway Locationforecast, CC BY 4.0.
Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Wildfires |
| Severity | High |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 27 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 38% |
| Coordinates | 7.2779, -67.1121 |
| Nearest City | Biruaca (77 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Date | 2026-03-18 — time not reported by the source |
| Source | https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@-67.112,7.278,9z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 356.52 |
| Frp | 452.07 |
| PixelCount | 37 |
| 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 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. 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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In the news nearby
A list of links found by GDELT for this place and this hazard in the last seven days. External, not ours: we have not read them and do not vouch for them.
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GDELT Project · gdeltproject.org
Calamity.live data shows a fire event with CalamityScore 27/100 (Venezuela), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.