Recorded by satellite 166 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 2nd strongest of the 9 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 11 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 6 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 51 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 275 MW, at high confidence, 62 km from Déressia.
The 51 pixels cover about 7.1 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.
Wind from NNE at 3 km/h at 21:00 UTC, according to MET Norway.
Nearby, since 11 March 2026
- March 11, 2026 · score 27 · 16.3 km
- March 12, 2026 · score 32 · 16.8 km
- March 17, 2026 · score 27 · 23.0 km
How we know
One source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS). Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 41 out of 100, at 64 % 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.
Under rules v1–v3, Critical for a wildfire measured only the radiative power the satellite saw, not the people near it; since v4 (1 September 2026) it also requires exposed population. This page keeps the word it was published with.
Event Data
| Type | Wildfires |
| Severity | Critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 41 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 64% |
| Coordinates | 9.6797, 16.8316 |
| Nearest City | Déressia (62 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-20T16:00:00.000Z |
| Source | https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@16.832,9.680,9z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 367 |
| Frp | 275.03 |
| PixelCount | 51 |
| Confidence | high |
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 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.
GDELT did not answer when this page was rendered, so no news is listed.
GDELT Project · gdeltproject.org
Calamity.live data shows a fire event with CalamityScore 41/100 (Chad), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.