Recorded by satellite 169 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 strongest of the 7 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 114 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 1689 MW, at nominal confidence, 138 km from Gambēla.
The 114 pixels cover about 16.0 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 15 March 2026
- May 15, 2026 · score 54 · 22.7 km
How we know
One source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS). Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 60 out of 100, at 48 % 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) | 60 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 48% |
| Coordinates | 7.3563, 33.7085 |
| Nearest City | Gambēla (138 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-15T11:13:00.000Z |
| Source | https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@33.708,7.356,9z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 355.99 |
| Frp | 1689.22 |
| PixelCount | 114 |
| Confidence | nominal |
Cascade Risks
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. 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.
Calamity.live data shows a fire event with CalamityScore 60/100 (Ethiopia), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.