Right now
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
Reported by NIFC 170 days ago.
It is the 6th strongest of the 47 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 3 March 2024. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 17 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NIFC reported: Qury
Wind from S at 16 km/h at 18:00 UTC, according to MET Norway.
Nearby, since 3 March 2024
- March 18, 2026 · score 53 · 5.7 km
- March 19, 2026 · score 53 · 6.5 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including NIFC.
Our own score for this event is 23 out of 100, at 60 % 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) | 23 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 60% |
| Coordinates | 43.7342, -103.5301 |
| Nearest City | Rapid City (45 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-19T15:26:44.000Z |
| Source | https://data-nifc.opendata.arcgis.com/ |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| FireId | 43.734_-103.530 |
| FireName | Qury |
| Acres | 0 |
| Firms Brightness | 367 |
| Firms Frp | 383.69 |
| Firms PixelCount | 76 |
| Firms Confidence | high |
| Firms Area Km2 | 10.64 |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"firms_43.775_-103.480","source":"firms","severity":"critical","severityValue":100,"timestamp":1773941226873,"latitude":43.774887031601416,"longitude":-103.4802115948058}] |
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 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.
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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 23/100 (United States), based on data from nifc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.