Fire near Occidentale (ZM)

15.41°S, 24.68°E · first detected on 23 September at 13:13

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 23 September at 13:13 to 22 October at 16:16, that is 29 days, through 1,716 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 30,737 ha.

Detected extent: 30,737 ha
Cumulative power: 19,271 MW
Peak power, one pixel: 201 MW
VIIRS and MODIS detections: 1,716
Estimated emissions: 11.1 kt of carbon; Carbon burnt in the 0.1 degree cells (about 10 km) around the fire, from 5 October 2026 to 22 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).

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 30 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
23 October at 02:03	1 MW	1	N21
22 October at 16:16	36 MW	4	Aqua
22 October at 16:03	11 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 14:10	78 MW	7	N20
22 October at 13:49	8 MW	1	N
22 October at 13:15	36 MW	6	N21
22 October at 12:33	43 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 12:23	106 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 12:19	190 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 12:19	152 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 12:13	77 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 11:13	31 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 11:03	26 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 08:42	6 MW	1	Terra
22 October at 01:37	1 MW	1	N20
21 October at 18:33	14 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 18:23	11 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 18:13	11 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 17:53	14 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 16:43	11 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 16:33	25 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 16:23	14 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 16:13	14 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 16:03	12 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 15:33	23 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 15:23	15 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 14:43	12 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 14:33	30 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 14:27	338 MW	29	N20
21 October at 14:23	15 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 14:13	66 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 14:10	222 MW	35	N
21 October at 14:03	56 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 13:53	142 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 13:43	18 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 13:33	95 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 13:32	376 MW	35	N21
21 October at 13:23	120 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 13:13	25 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 13:03	134 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 12:53	208 MW	10	Met12
21 October at 12:49	66 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 12:49	56 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 12:43	120 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 12:34	193 MW	3	Met10
21 October at 12:34	147 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 12:33	170 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 12:23	125 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 12:19	254 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 12:19	236 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 12:13	210 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 12:04	88 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 12:04	96 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 12:03	135 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 11:53	129 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 11:49	38 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 11:43	63 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 11:33	83 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 11:23	189 MW	11	Met12
21 October at 11:19	31 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 11:19	51 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 11:13	217 MW	13	Met12
21 October at 11:04	121 MW	3	Met10
21 October at 11:04	91 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 11:03	180 MW	10	Met12
21 October at 10:53	125 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 10:43	100 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 10:33	87 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 10:23	106 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 10:13	83 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 10:03	24 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 09:53	20 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 09:43	49 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 09:23	11 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 17:33	14 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 17:23	16 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 17:13	36 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 17:03	30 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 16:53	64 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 16:43	82 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 16:40	153 MW	6	Aqua
20 October at 16:33	55 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 16:23	93 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 16:13	78 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 16:04	40 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 16:03	41 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 15:53	33 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 15:43	62 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 15:33	83 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 15:23	109 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 15:13	40 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 15:03	50 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 14:49	247 MW	23	N20
20 October at 14:43	23 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 14:33	45 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 14:27	443 MW	33	N
20 October at 14:23	22 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 14:13	24 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 14:04	83 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 14:04	83 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 14:03	113 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 13:53	91 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 13:51	267 MW	24	N21
20 October at 13:43	44 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 13:34	168 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 13:34	89 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 13:33	164 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 13:23	99 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 13:19	135 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 13:19	234 MW	3	Met10
20 October at 13:13	109 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 13:08	118 MW	11	N20
20 October at 13:04	45 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 13:04	55 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 13:03	137 MW	9	Met12
20 October at 12:53	157 MW	8	Met12
20 October at 12:49	152 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 12:49	135 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 12:43	234 MW	7	Met12
20 October at 12:34	52 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 12:34	45 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 12:33	25 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 12:23	32 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 12:13	51 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 12:03	64 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 11:53	71 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 11:49	93 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 11:43	43 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 11:34	246 MW	3	Met9
20 October at 11:34	461 MW	7	Met10
20 October at 11:33	265 MW	10	Met12
20 October at 11:23	149 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 11:19	40 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 11:13	125 MW	7	Met12
20 October at 11:04	105 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 11:04	98 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 11:03	175 MW	7	Met12
20 October at 10:53	152 MW	8	Met12
20 October at 10:49	226 MW	3	Met10
20 October at 10:49	143 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 10:43	119 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 10:33	71 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 10:23	97 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 10:19	95 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 10:19	43 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 10:13	81 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 10:04	48 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 10:03	130 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 09:53	60 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 09:43	17 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 09:33	16 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 09:23	24 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 09:01	46 MW	4	Terra
19 October at 16:01	88 MW	7	Aqua
19 October at 14:46	197 MW	33	N
19 October at 14:10	213 MW	20	N21
19 October at 13:25	389 MW	49	N20
19 October at 08:25	30 MW	2	Terra
19 October at 01:37	1 MW	1	N21
18 October at 15:06	220 MW	20	N
18 October at 14:27	500 MW	33	N21
18 October at 13:45	245 MW	24	N20
18 October at 13:25	394 MW	37	N
18 October at 09:22	35 MW	1	Terra
18 October at 02:35	1 MW	1	N
18 October at 01:56	4 MW	2	N21
18 October at 01:12	2 MW	2	N20
17 October at 14:49	368 MW	29	N21
17 October at 14:04	618 MW	45	N20
17 October at 13:45	523 MW	43	N
17 October at 13:08	1,183 MW	24	N21
17 October at 08:44	38 MW	6	Terra
17 October at 02:16	3 MW	3	N21
17 October at 01:31	4 MW	3	N20
17 October at 01:12	2 MW	2	N
16 October at 15:46	27 MW	1	Aqua
16 October at 14:21	639 MW	34	N20
16 October at 14:02	782 MW	43	N
16 October at 13:25	985 MW	37	N21
16 October at 01:50	1 MW	1	N20
16 October at 01:29	1 MW	1	N
16 October at 00:54	1 MW	1	N21
15 October at 14:42	428 MW	55	N20
15 October at 14:21	625 MW	51	N
15 October at 13:45	861 MW	43	N21
15 October at 09:03	71 MW	5	Terra
15 October at 02:09	1 MW	1	N20
15 October at 01:50	1 MW	1	N
14 October at 16:10	59 MW	5	Aqua
14 October at 14:40	99 MW	10	N
14 October at 14:04	133 MW	17	N21
14 October at 13:19	60 MW	10	N20
14 October at 01:31	3 MW	3	N21
13 October at 14:59	87 MW	10	N
13 October at 14:21	569 MW	36	N21
13 October at 13:38	279 MW	34	N20
12 October at 16:29	51 MW	4	Aqua
12 October at 14:42	144 MW	8	N21
12 October at 13:00	46 MW	3	N21
12 October at 08:44	10 MW	2	Terra
12 October at 02:07	2 MW	1	N21
12 October at 01:26	2 MW	2	N20
12 October at 01:05	1 MW	2	N
11 October at 15:53	51 MW	2	Aqua
11 October at 14:17	125 MW	14	N20
11 October at 13:55	242 MW	28	N
11 October at 13:19	194 MW	19	N21
11 October at 01:44	1 MW	1	N20
10 October at 14:34	112 MW	6	N20
10 October at 14:17	187 MW	22	N
10 October at 13:38	149 MW	15	N21
10 October at 09:05	33 MW	2	Terra
9 October at 14:55	28 MW	3	N20
9 October at 14:34	86 MW	14	N
9 October at 13:57	87 MW	12	N21
9 October at 13:13	19 MW	2	N20
8 October at 14:51	11 MW	2	N
8 October at 14:17	13 MW	2	N21
8 October at 13:32	71 MW	7	N20
8 October at 13:13	23 MW	1	N
6 October at 14:10	3 MW	1	N20
5 October at 14:27	83 MW	9	N20
5 October at 14:10	106 MW	16	N
5 October at 13:32	82 MW	9	N21
5 October at 09:07	16 MW	2	Terra
5 October at 01:56	2 MW	2	N20
5 October at 01:35	1 MW	1	N
4 October at 16:22	155 MW	15	Aqua
4 October at 14:49	295 MW	41	N20
4 October at 14:27	521 MW	44	N
4 October at 13:51	290 MW	36	N21
4 October at 13:08	112 MW	10	N20
4 October at 02:15	2 MW	3	N20
4 October at 01:56	3 MW	4	N
4 October at 01:18	3 MW	2	N21
3 October at 15:44	274 MW	5	Aqua
3 October at 14:46	136 MW	31	N
3 October at 14:10	131 MW	16	N21
3 October at 13:25	84 MW	18	N20
3 October at 02:13	1 MW	1	N
3 October at 01:37	2 MW	3	N21
3 October at 00:54	1 MW	1	N20
2 October at 15:06	170 MW	20	N
2 October at 14:27	598 MW	44	N21
2 October at 13:45	270 MW	30	N20
2 October at 13:25	257 MW	37	N
2 October at 08:48	28 MW	4	Terra
1 October at 16:08	34 MW	3	Aqua
1 October at 14:49	21 MW	2	N21
1 October at 14:04	72 MW	12	N20
1 October at 13:45	67 MW	13	N
1 October at 13:08	58 MW	3	N21
1 October at 01:31	1 MW	1	N20
1 October at 01:12	1 MW	1	N
30 September at 14:21	330 MW	45	N20
30 September at 14:02	307 MW	56	N
30 September at 13:25	509 MW	48	N21
30 September at 09:09	9 MW	1	Terra
29 September at 16:29	13 MW	1	Aqua
29 September at 14:21	13 MW	2	N
29 September at 13:45	20 MW	4	N21
29 September at 08:29	11 MW	1	Terra
28 September at 14:04	158 MW	19	N21
28 September at 13:19	123 MW	17	N20
28 September at 02:07	2 MW	1	N
27 September at 14:57	47 MW	5	N
27 September at 14:21	81 MW	15	N21
27 September at 13:38	220 MW	34	N20
27 September at 13:17	61 MW	6	N
27 September at 08:50	150 MW	6	Terra
27 September at 01:50	2 MW	4	N21
27 September at 01:05	2 MW	2	N20
26 September at 16:12	111 MW	12	Aqua
26 September at 14:42	338 MW	42	N21
26 September at 13:57	334 MW	45	N20
26 September at 13:38	314 MW	35	N
26 September at 13:01	116 MW	12	N21
26 September at 02:08	10 MW	6	N21
26 September at 01:24	9 MW	6	N20
26 September at 01:05	5 MW	6	N
25 September at 14:17	883 MW	64	N20
25 September at 13:55	630 MW	57	N
25 September at 13:19	693 MW	72	N21
25 September at 09:09	34 MW	3	Terra
25 September at 01:44	4 MW	7	N20
25 September at 01:24	1 MW	2	N
25 September at 00:48	1 MW	1	N21
24 September at 16:35	254 MW	6	Aqua
24 September at 14:34	460 MW	53	N20
24 September at 14:17	502 MW	68	N
24 September at 13:38	637 MW	33	N21
24 September at 08:31	27 MW	1	Terra
24 September at 01:41	1 MW	1	N

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