Fire near Njombe (TZ)

9.92°S, 34.63°E · first detected on 17 October at 13:08

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 17 October at 13:08 to 24 October at 03:41, that is 7 days, through 106 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 1,634 ha.

Detected extent: 1,634 ha
Cumulative power: 1,411 MW
Peak power, one pixel: 44 MW
VIIRS and MODIS detections: 106
Estimated emissions: 7.2 kt of carbon; Carbon burnt in the 0.1 degree cells (about 10 km) around the fire, from 17 October 2026 to 23 October 2026. An order-of-magnitude estimate from GFAS (ECMWF, Copernicus CAMS): it also counts neighbouring fires in the same cell. Contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information (2026). Published data stop on 23 October 2026.

These four figures cover the polar orbits alone, the ones that measure an area. The pass table below also counts geostationary detections, more frequent but too coarse for geometry, and its power column sums a whole pass where the peak above is that of a single pixel.

“Detected extent” is not “burned area”: it is the union of the ground footprints of the satellite pixels, and a pixel counts in full (375 m for VIIRS, 1 km for MODIS) even when only a forest edge is burning. Compared with press figures it is in practice one and a half to three times the area reported. Detections taken at the edge of the scan swath, too coarse to measure anything at all, are excluded. These figures come from thermal detection and are not an official assessment: only the emergency services and the competent authorities are authoritative.

Replay how the fire spread

The map is framed on this fire's footprint and loads only its detections. The timeline below covers the period in which satellites saw it, from the first to the last detection, with twelve hours before and twenty-four after; the ticks on the bar mark the emergency services' announcements that fall within it. The cursor opens on the most powerful pass, and playback replays the whole fire in about thirty seconds. “1 h” shows what is burning within an hour of the chosen moment : the map then follows the power curve below and empties when it falls. “24 h” stacks twenty-four hours : a fire stays visible between two satellite passes, which come two to four times a day. Both are true, but they say different things.

How the radiative power evolved

One point per satellite pass: the sum of the fire radiative power measured over the fire. This is the curve that says whether the fire eased off or picked up again, which no cumulative figure shows. The window covers 9 days; beyond that, clustering would merge two successive fires in the same place.

Fire dynamics

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Satellite passes in detail

Pass	Power summed over the pass	Detections	Sensor
24 October at 12:03	581 MW	11	Met12
24 October at 11:53	727 MW	14	Met12
24 October at 11:50	640 MW	6	Met9
24 October at 11:50	147 MW	1	Met10
24 October at 11:43	818 MW	16	Met12
24 October at 11:35	984 MW	6	Met9
24 October at 11:35	939 MW	5	Met10
24 October at 11:33	1,018 MW	16	Met12
24 October at 11:23	1,577 MW	20	Met12
24 October at 11:20	319 MW	3	Met9
24 October at 11:20	102 MW	2	Met10
24 October at 11:13	711 MW	14	Met12
24 October at 11:05	196 MW	4	Met10
24 October at 11:05	75 MW	1	Met9
24 October at 11:03	477 MW	11	Met12
24 October at 10:53	381 MW	9	Met12
24 October at 10:50	149 MW	3	Met10
24 October at 10:50	119 MW	2	Met9
24 October at 10:43	355 MW	9	Met12
24 October at 10:35	215 MW	2	Met9
24 October at 10:34	95 MW	2	Met10
24 October at 10:33	274 MW	8	Met12
24 October at 10:23	185 MW	5	Met12
24 October at 10:20	202 MW	3	Met9
24 October at 10:19	261 MW	4	Met10
24 October at 10:13	151 MW	4	Met12
24 October at 10:05	141 MW	2	Met9
24 October at 10:04	196 MW	4	Met10
24 October at 10:03	223 MW	6	Met12
24 October at 09:53	27 MW	2	Met12
24 October at 09:50	47 MW	1	Met9
24 October at 09:43	58 MW	3	Met12
24 October at 09:34	113 MW	2	Met9
24 October at 09:34	67 MW	2	Met10
24 October at 09:33	116 MW	4	Met12
24 October at 09:23	219 MW	3	Met12
24 October at 09:20	28 MW	1	Met10
24 October at 09:19	74 MW	2	Met9
24 October at 09:13	53 MW	3	Met12
24 October at 09:03	18 MW	1	Met12
24 October at 08:53	34 MW	3	Met12
24 October at 08:20	12 MW	2	Terra
24 October at 04:23	12 MW	1	Met12
24 October at 04:19	23 MW	1	Met9
24 October at 03:49	53 MW	2	Met9
24 October at 03:41	15 MW	1	Aqua
24 October at 01:41	6 MW	3	N21
24 October at 00:59	31 MW	16	N20
24 October at 00:37	39 MW	23	N
23 October at 22:50	37 MW	2	Met9
23 October at 22:35	24 MW	1	Met9
23 October at 22:20	20 MW	1	Met9
23 October at 22:13	11 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 22:05	39 MW	2	Met9
23 October at 21:50	23 MW	1	Met9
23 October at 21:35	22 MW	1	Met9
23 October at 21:20	26 MW	1	Met9
23 October at 21:13	14 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 21:05	51 MW	2	Met9
23 October at 21:05	30 MW	1	Met10
23 October at 20:50	80 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 20:50	69 MW	3	Met9
23 October at 20:43	44 MW	3	Met12
23 October at 20:35	33 MW	1	Met10
23 October at 20:35	48 MW	2	Met9
23 October at 20:33	34 MW	2	Met12
23 October at 20:20	45 MW	1	Met10
23 October at 20:20	87 MW	3	Met9
23 October at 20:13	39 MW	2	Met12
23 October at 20:05	158 MW	5	Met9
23 October at 20:05	42 MW	1	Met10
23 October at 20:03	74 MW	5	Met12
23 October at 19:56	89 MW	4	Terra
23 October at 19:50	122 MW	4	Met9
23 October at 19:50	133 MW	3	Met10
23 October at 19:43	24 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 19:35	224 MW	4	Met10
23 October at 19:35	207 MW	6	Met9
23 October at 19:33	20 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 19:23	59 MW	2	Met12
23 October at 19:20	219 MW	4	Met10
23 October at 19:20	234 MW	7	Met9
23 October at 19:13	36 MW	3	Met12
23 October at 19:05	157 MW	3	Met10
23 October at 19:05	286 MW	9	Met9
23 October at 19:03	82 MW	4	Met12
23 October at 18:53	127 MW	4	Met12
23 October at 18:50	344 MW	11	Met9
23 October at 18:50	250 MW	4	Met10
23 October at 18:43	122 MW	4	Met12
23 October at 18:35	225 MW	8	Met9
23 October at 18:35	197 MW	5	Met10
23 October at 18:33	98 MW	4	Met12
23 October at 18:23	117 MW	5	Met12
23 October at 18:20	410 MW	12	Met9
23 October at 18:20	388 MW	7	Met10
23 October at 18:13	223 MW	7	Met12
23 October at 18:05	512 MW	7	Met10
23 October at 18:05	554 MW	12	Met9
23 October at 18:03	156 MW	6	Met12
23 October at 17:53	159 MW	8	Met12
23 October at 17:50	294 MW	7	Met10
23 October at 17:50	302 MW	8	Met9
23 October at 17:43	240 MW	13	Met12
23 October at 17:35	361 MW	8	Met10
23 October at 17:35	488 MW	13	Met9
23 October at 17:33	373 MW	19	Met12
23 October at 17:23	142 MW	7	Met12
23 October at 17:20	269 MW	7	Met9
23 October at 17:20	159 MW	4	Met10
23 October at 17:13	131 MW	7	Met12
23 October at 17:05	224 MW	7	Met9
23 October at 17:05	137 MW	3	Met10
23 October at 17:03	87 MW	6	Met12
23 October at 16:53	143 MW	8	Met12
23 October at 16:50	320 MW	9	Met9
23 October at 16:50	283 MW	5	Met10
23 October at 16:43	301 MW	12	Met12
23 October at 16:35	509 MW	11	Met9
23 October at 16:35	529 MW	9	Met10
23 October at 16:33	320 MW	14	Met12
23 October at 16:23	381 MW	20	Met12
23 October at 16:20	362 MW	7	Met10
23 October at 16:20	395 MW	9	Met9
23 October at 16:13	321 MW	13	Met12
23 October at 16:05	713 MW	15	Met9
23 October at 16:05	590 MW	9	Met10
23 October at 16:03	242 MW	13	Met12
23 October at 15:53	224 MW	12	Met12
23 October at 15:50	407 MW	11	Met9
23 October at 15:50	387 MW	7	Met10
23 October at 15:43	229 MW	13	Met12
23 October at 15:35	444 MW	11	Met9
23 October at 15:35	303 MW	4	Met10
23 October at 15:33	256 MW	12	Met12
23 October at 15:23	265 MW	13	Met12
23 October at 15:20	482 MW	9	Met9
23 October at 15:20	369 MW	5	Met10
23 October at 15:18	898 MW	16	Aqua
23 October at 15:13	415 MW	16	Met12
23 October at 15:05	801 MW	11	Met9
23 October at 15:05	579 MW	4	Met10
23 October at 15:03	628 MW	17	Met12
23 October at 14:53	548 MW	15	Met12
23 October at 14:50	774 MW	7	Met10
23 October at 14:50	973 MW	14	Met9
23 October at 14:43	540 MW	20	Met12
23 October at 14:35	528 MW	11	Met9
23 October at 14:35	184 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 14:33	455 MW	16	Met12
23 October at 14:23	786 MW	19	Met12
23 October at 14:20	729 MW	6	Met10
23 October at 14:20	1,077 MW	17	Met9
23 October at 14:13	794 MW	21	Met12
23 October at 14:05	1,016 MW	15	Met9
23 October at 14:05	899 MW	9	Met10
23 October at 14:03	1,184 MW	23	Met12
23 October at 13:53	858 MW	22	Met12
23 October at 13:51	973 MW	50	N20
23 October at 13:50	760 MW	7	Met10
23 October at 13:50	970 MW	13	Met9
23 October at 13:43	604 MW	18	Met12
23 October at 13:35	377 MW	6	Met9
23 October at 13:35	240 MW	3	Met10
23 October at 13:33	618 MW	22	Met12
23 October at 13:32	798 MW	34	N
23 October at 13:23	498 MW	16	Met12
23 October at 13:20	400 MW	6	Met9
23 October at 13:20	259 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 13:13	584 MW	16	Met12
23 October at 13:05	455 MW	6	Met9
23 October at 13:05	427 MW	4	Met10
23 October at 13:03	421 MW	14	Met12
23 October at 12:56	292 MW	14	N21
23 October at 12:53	223 MW	7	Met12
23 October at 12:50	353 MW	6	Met9
23 October at 12:50	332 MW	4	Met10
23 October at 12:43	314 MW	9	Met12
23 October at 12:35	410 MW	6	Met9
23 October at 12:35	251 MW	3	Met10
23 October at 12:33	357 MW	12	Met12
23 October at 12:23	411 MW	11	Met12
23 October at 12:20	280 MW	3	Met10
23 October at 12:20	288 MW	4	Met9
23 October at 12:13	421 MW	10	Met12
23 October at 12:05	249 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 12:05	298 MW	4	Met9
23 October at 12:03	156 MW	5	Met12
23 October at 11:53	409 MW	11	Met12
23 October at 11:50	316 MW	3	Met10
23 October at 11:50	289 MW	3	Met9
23 October at 11:43	229 MW	8	Met12
23 October at 11:35	578 MW	4	Met10
23 October at 11:35	409 MW	3	Met9
23 October at 11:33	363 MW	7	Met12
23 October at 11:23	436 MW	9	Met12
23 October at 11:20	538 MW	4	Met10
23 October at 11:20	357 MW	3	Met9
23 October at 11:13	321 MW	9	Met12
23 October at 11:05	156 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 11:05	303 MW	5	Met9
23 October at 11:03	249 MW	8	Met12
23 October at 10:53	204 MW	7	Met12
23 October at 10:50	31 MW	1	Met9
23 October at 10:43	43 MW	3	Met12
23 October at 10:33	64 MW	4	Met12
23 October at 10:23	39 MW	3	Met12
23 October at 10:13	37 MW	3	Met12
23 October at 10:05	26 MW	1	Met9
23 October at 10:03	39 MW	2	Met12
23 October at 09:53	26 MW	2	Met12
23 October at 09:43	18 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 09:33	13 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 09:23	12 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 09:13	10 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 09:03	12 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 06:03	14 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 01:16	23 MW	16	N20
23 October at 00:59	32 MW	19	N
23 October at 00:20	78 MW	19	N21
22 October at 23:50	44 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 21:03	13 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 20:56	62 MW	2	Terra
22 October at 20:53	18 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 20:35	51 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 20:35	27 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 20:33	43 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 20:23	21 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 20:20	104 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 20:20	133 MW	7	Met9
22 October at 20:13	85 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 20:05	34 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 20:05	135 MW	7	Met9
22 October at 20:03	38 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 19:53	148 MW	8	Met12
22 October at 19:50	41 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 19:50	239 MW	12	Met9
22 October at 19:43	68 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 19:35	360 MW	17	Met9
22 October at 19:35	110 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 19:33	119 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 19:23	110 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 19:20	117 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 19:20	320 MW	13	Met9
22 October at 19:13	139 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 19:05	115 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 19:05	308 MW	12	Met9
22 October at 19:03	73 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 18:53	90 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 18:50	217 MW	9	Met9
22 October at 18:50	68 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 18:43	58 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 18:35	62 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 18:35	136 MW	7	Met9
22 October at 18:33	47 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 18:23	101 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 18:20	131 MW	5	Met9
22 October at 18:20	84 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 18:13	49 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 18:05	164 MW	5	Met9
22 October at 18:05	130 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 18:03	24 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 17:53	65 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 17:50	170 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 17:50	248 MW	7	Met9
22 October at 17:43	99 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 17:35	159 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 17:35	230 MW	7	Met9
22 October at 17:33	114 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 17:23	102 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 17:20	247 MW	7	Met9
22 October at 17:20	162 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 17:13	81 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 17:05	181 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 17:05	163 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 17:03	90 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 16:53	140 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 16:50	288 MW	5	Met10
22 October at 16:50	266 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 16:43	189 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 16:35	253 MW	7	Met9
22 October at 16:35	253 MW	6	Met10
22 October at 16:33	143 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 16:23	174 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 16:20	245 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 16:20	248 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 16:13	161 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 16:05	235 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 16:05	356 MW	8	Met9
22 October at 16:03	172 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 15:53	197 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 15:50	189 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 15:50	308 MW	7	Met9
22 October at 15:43	178 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 15:35	478 MW	11	Met9
22 October at 15:35	409 MW	7	Met10
22 October at 15:33	217 MW	8	Met12
22 October at 15:23	269 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 15:20	482 MW	7	Met10
22 October at 15:20	560 MW	10	Met9
22 October at 15:13	246 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 15:05	496 MW	9	Met9
22 October at 15:05	243 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 15:03	200 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 14:53	138 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 14:50	266 MW	6	Met9
22 October at 14:50	113 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 14:43	111 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 14:35	169 MW	5	Met9
22 October at 14:33	93 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 14:23	112 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 14:20	258 MW	6	Met9
22 October at 14:13	120 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 14:11	181 MW	16	N20
22 October at 14:05	128 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 14:05	167 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 14:03	111 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 13:53	158 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 13:51	325 MW	22	N
22 October at 13:50	43 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 13:50	257 MW	5	Met9
22 October at 13:43	154 MW	9	Met12
22 October at 13:35	93 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 13:35	47 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 13:33	146 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 13:23	141 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 13:20	183 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 13:20	49 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 13:15	218 MW	14	N21
22 October at 13:13	129 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 13:05	43 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 13:03	128 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 12:53	242 MW	9	Met12
22 October at 12:50	135 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 12:50	42 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 12:43	171 MW	8	Met12
22 October at 12:35	54 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 12:35	49 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 12:33	239 MW	9	Met12
22 October at 12:30	164 MW	11	N20
22 October at 12:23	410 MW	13	Met12
22 October at 12:20	160 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 12:20	148 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 12:13	287 MW	10	Met12
22 October at 12:05	128 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 12:05	159 MW	3	Met9
22 October at 12:03	205 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 11:53	137 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 11:50	209 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 11:50	202 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 11:43	254 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 11:03	47 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 10:53	39 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 10:50	50 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 10:49	55 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 10:43	71 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 10:33	34 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 10:23	11 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 10:13	10 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 10:04	45 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 10:03	71 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 01:35	3 MW	3	N20
22 October at 01:16	3 MW	4	N
22 October at 00:40	4 MW	5	N21
21 October at 23:20	16 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 23:05	23 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 23:05	50 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 23:03	15 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 22:50	13 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 21:20	13 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 21:13	22 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 21:05	23 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 21:03	28 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 20:53	55 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 20:50	85 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 20:50	86 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 20:43	35 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 20:35	15 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 20:20	46 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 20:17	67 MW	4	Terra
21 October at 20:13	40 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 20:05	104 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 20:05	114 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 20:03	21 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 19:53	10 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 19:50	30 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 19:43	50 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 18:53	11 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 18:50	23 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 18:50	35 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 18:43	13 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 17:53	13 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 17:50	81 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 17:50	77 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 17:43	11 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 17:23	49 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 17:20	50 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 17:20	64 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 17:13	27 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 17:03	36 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 16:53	15 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 16:23	27 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 16:20	49 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 16:13	16 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 16:05	113 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 16:03	69 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 15:53	40 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 15:50	53 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 15:43	29 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 15:40	62 MW	2	Aqua
21 October at 15:33	68 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 15:23	14 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 15:13	17 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 14:13	17 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 14:10	20 MW	2	N
21 October at 14:03	14 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 13:43	13 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 13:34	18 MW	2	N21
21 October at 13:33	13 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 01:54	1 MW	1	N20
21 October at 01:33	2 MW	3	N
21 October at 00:59	5 MW	4	N21
21 October at 00:14	6 MW	2	N20
20 October at 13:51	48 MW	6	N21
20 October at 13:08	69 MW	4	N20
20 October at 12:47	7 MW	2	N
20 October at 01:54	2 MW	2	N
20 October at 01:16	7 MW	8	N21
20 October at 00:31	2 MW	2	N20
19 October at 20:36	276 MW	9	Terra
19 October at 13:28	53 MW	3	N20
19 October at 01:35	3 MW	2	N21
18 October at 13:25	3 MW	1	N
18 October at 01:09	4 MW	4	N20
18 October at 00:50	5 MW	1	N
18 October at 00:14	16 MW	3	N21
17 October at 20:58	73 MW	2	Terra
17 October at 13:08	17 MW	2	N21
17 October at 01:09	0 MW	1	N
16 October at 14:04	5 MW	1	N
16 October at 13:28	24 MW	1	N21
16 October at 12:43	6 MW	1	N20

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