Fire near Pará (BR)

3.19°S, 50.59°W · first detected on 3 October at 18:35

Permanent heat source, probably industrial: this is not a forest fire. A site that heats up day after day in the same place (factory, gas flare, steelworks, oil field) is seen by satellites as a hotspot. This page stays available, but this hotspot is counted neither in the list of the largest fires nor in the hectare totals.

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 3 October at 18:35 to 23 October at 01:54, that is 19 days, through 1,994 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 9,888 ha.

Detected extent: 9,888 ha
Cumulative power: 25,870 MW
Peak power, one pixel: 1,352 MW
VIIRS and MODIS detections: 1,994
Estimated emissions: 170.2 kt of carbon; Carbon burnt in the 0.1 degree cells (about 10 km) around the fire, from 5 October 2026 to 21 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 21 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 22 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 05:14	14 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 05:04	30 MW	2	Met12
23 October at 04:54	21 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 04:51	78 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 04:45	56 MW	2	G19FRP
23 October at 04:44	27 MW	2	Met12
23 October at 04:36	76 MW	1	Met10
23 October at 04:14	31 MW	2	Met12
23 October at 04:10	61 MW	1	G19
23 October at 04:06	69 MW	1	Met10
23 October at 04:04	33 MW	2	Met12
23 October at 03:54	12 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 03:51	105 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 03:50	41 MW	1	G19
23 October at 03:45	22 MW	1	G19FRP
23 October at 03:44	41 MW	3	Met12
23 October at 03:40	27 MW	1	G19
23 October at 03:36	113 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 03:34	42 MW	3	Met12
23 October at 03:24	13 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 03:21	87 MW	2	Met10
23 October at 03:15	49 MW	2	G19FRP
23 October at 03:10	35 MW	1	G19
23 October at 03:06	48 MW	1	Met10
23 October at 03:05	57 MW	2	G19FRP
23 October at 03:04	43 MW	3	Met12
23 October at 02:55	64 MW	2	G19FRP
23 October at 02:54	23 MW	2	Met12
23 October at 02:51	55 MW	1	Met10
23 October at 02:50	39 MW	1	G19
23 October at 02:45	52 MW	2	G19FRP
23 October at 02:44	21 MW	2	Met12
23 October at 02:35	49 MW	2	G19FRP
23 October at 02:30	33 MW	1	G19
23 October at 02:25	18 MW	1	G19FRP
23 October at 02:24	14 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 02:20	34 MW	1	G19
23 October at 02:15	26 MW	1	G19FRP
23 October at 02:14	22 MW	2	Met12
23 October at 02:10	30 MW	1	G19
23 October at 02:06	42 MW	1	Met10
23 October at 02:04	12 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 02:00	36 MW	1	G19
23 October at 01:54	114 MW	9	Terra
23 October at 01:44	11 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 01:36	40 MW	1	Met10
23 October at 01:30	35 MW	1	G19
23 October at 01:25	51 MW	2	G19FRP
23 October at 01:24	39 MW	3	Met12
23 October at 01:21	40 MW	1	Met10
23 October at 01:20	35 MW	1	G19
23 October at 01:15	32 MW	1	G19FRP
23 October at 01:14	61 MW	5	Met12
23 October at 01:10	37 MW	1	G19
23 October at 01:06	46 MW	1	Met10
23 October at 01:05	24 MW	1	G19FRP
23 October at 00:55	36 MW	1	G19FRP
23 October at 00:51	39 MW	1	Met10
23 October at 00:50	43 MW	1	G19
23 October at 00:45	59 MW	2	G19FRP
23 October at 00:44	17 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 00:40	48 MW	1	G19
23 October at 00:36	51 MW	1	Met10
23 October at 00:35	31 MW	1	G19FRP
23 October at 00:34	40 MW	3	Met12
23 October at 00:30	45 MW	1	G19
23 October at 00:24	55 MW	3	Met12
23 October at 00:21	46 MW	1	Met10
23 October at 00:20	41 MW	1	G19
23 October at 00:15	39 MW	1	G19FRP
23 October at 00:14	36 MW	2	Met12
23 October at 00:10	45 MW	1	G19
23 October at 00:06	44 MW	1	Met10
23 October at 00:05	53 MW	2	G19FRP
23 October at 00:04	20 MW	1	Met12
23 October at 00:00	38 MW	1	G19
22 October at 23:55	30 MW	1	G19FRP
22 October at 23:54	49 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 23:51	41 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 23:50	43 MW	1	G19
22 October at 23:45	61 MW	2	G19FRP
22 October at 23:44	43 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 23:40	44 MW	1	G19
22 October at 23:36	48 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 23:35	61 MW	2	G19FRP
22 October at 23:34	53 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 23:30	48 MW	1	G19
22 October at 23:25	105 MW	3	G19FRP
22 October at 23:24	77 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 23:21	55 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 23:15	65 MW	2	G19FRP
22 October at 23:14	75 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 23:10	43 MW	1	G19
22 October at 23:06	60 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 23:05	93 MW	3	G19FRP
22 October at 23:04	65 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 23:00	44 MW	1	G19
22 October at 22:55	65 MW	2	G19FRP
22 October at 22:54	62 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 22:50	44 MW	1	G19
22 October at 22:45	75 MW	2	G19FRP
22 October at 22:44	42 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 22:40	53 MW	1	G19
22 October at 22:35	135 MW	3	G19FRP
22 October at 22:34	26 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 22:30	67 MW	1	G19
22 October at 22:25	84 MW	2	G19FRP
22 October at 22:20	71 MW	1	G19
22 October at 22:15	56 MW	1	G19FRP
22 October at 22:10	139 MW	2	G19
22 October at 22:05	157 MW	2	G19FRP
22 October at 22:00	187 MW	2	G19
22 October at 21:55	138 MW	2	G19FRP
22 October at 21:50	167 MW	2	G19
22 October at 21:45	156 MW	2	G19FRP
22 October at 21:40	189 MW	2	G19
22 October at 21:35	61 MW	1	G19FRP
22 October at 21:30	159 MW	2	G19
22 October at 21:25	61 MW	1	G19FRP
22 October at 21:20	164 MW	2	G19
22 October at 21:17	315 MW	7	Aqua
22 October at 21:10	170 MW	2	G19
22 October at 21:05	124 MW	2	G19FRP
22 October at 21:00	88 MW	1	G19
22 October at 20:45	149 MW	2	G19FRP
22 October at 20:44	22 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 20:40	104 MW	1	G19
22 October at 20:35	95 MW	1	G19FRP
22 October at 20:34	88 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 20:30	101 MW	1	G19
22 October at 20:24	65 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 20:20	64 MW	1	G19
22 October at 20:05	101 MW	1	G19FRP
22 October at 20:04	33 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 20:00	112 MW	1	G19
22 October at 19:54	111 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 19:50	85 MW	1	G19
22 October at 19:44	79 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 19:34	53 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 19:24	68 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 19:20	61 MW	1	G19
22 October at 19:17	76 MW	7	N20
22 October at 19:14	70 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 19:10	94 MW	1	G19
22 October at 19:04	16 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 19:00	162 MW	2	G19
22 October at 18:58	188 MW	11	N
22 October at 18:54	40 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 18:40	149 MW	2	G19
22 October at 18:30	155 MW	2	G19
22 October at 18:22	520 MW	15	N21
22 October at 18:20	76 MW	1	G19
22 October at 18:15	128 MW	1	G19FRP
22 October at 18:05	134 MW	1	G19FRP
22 October at 17:35	117 MW	1	G19FRP
22 October at 17:25	134 MW	1	G19FRP
22 October at 17:05	98 MW	1	G19FRP
22 October at 16:40	71 MW	1	G19
22 October at 16:35	105 MW	1	G19FRP
22 October at 16:30	260 MW	3	G19
22 October at 16:20	92 MW	1	G19
22 October at 16:15	88 MW	1	G19FRP
22 October at 16:10	94 MW	1	G19
22 October at 16:00	63 MW	1	G19
22 October at 07:23	3 MW	1	N21
22 October at 06:38	17 MW	7	N20
21 October at 19:34	31 MW	5	N20
21 October at 19:15	60 MW	9	N
21 October at 18:39	17 MW	3	N21
21 October at 06:57	27 MW	16	N20
21 October at 06:38	17 MW	13	N
20 October at 13:55	28 MW	2	Terra
20 October at 13:15	30 MW	1	G19FRP
20 October at 12:55	51 MW	2	G19FRP
20 October at 12:25	49 MW	2	G19FRP
20 October at 12:15	65 MW	3	G19FRP
20 October at 11:54	12 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 05:15	75 MW	2	G19FRP
20 October at 05:05	38 MW	1	G19FRP
20 October at 04:55	112 MW	3	G19FRP
20 October at 04:50	51 MW	1	G19
20 October at 04:45	124 MW	3	G19FRP
20 October at 04:40	60 MW	1	G19
20 October at 04:36	198 MW	3	Met10
20 October at 04:35	125 MW	3	G19FRP
20 October at 04:34	37 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 04:25	141 MW	4	G19FRP
20 October at 04:24	62 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 04:21	248 MW	4	Met10
20 October at 04:15	97 MW	2	G19FRP
20 October at 04:14	30 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 04:06	169 MW	3	Met10
20 October at 04:05	89 MW	2	G19FRP
20 October at 04:04	29 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 03:54	57 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 03:51	260 MW	4	Met10
20 October at 03:45	23 MW	1	G19FRP
20 October at 03:36	269 MW	4	Met10
20 October at 01:33	147 MW	3	Terra
19 October at 21:00	261 MW	10	Aqua
19 October at 19:17	43 MW	5	N21
19 October at 18:35	337 MW	16	N20
19 October at 18:13	597 MW	40	N
19 October at 07:36	53 MW	20	N20
19 October at 07:16	150 MW	65	N
19 October at 06:38	102 MW	63	N21
19 October at 02:35	211 MW	2	Terra
18 October at 18:52	431 MW	20	N20
18 October at 18:35	150 MW	4	N
18 October at 14:14	18 MW	1	Terra
18 October at 07:33	21 MW	13	N
18 October at 06:57	157 MW	21	N21
18 October at 01:54	219 MW	6	Terra
17 October at 21:21	22 MW	1	Aqua
17 October at 19:11	54 MW	7	N20
17 October at 18:52	22 MW	3	N
17 October at 07:55	3 MW	2	N
17 October at 07:16	24 MW	4	N21
17 October at 06:32	6 MW	5	N20
16 October at 18:35	28 MW	1	N21
16 October at 07:36	22 MW	5	N21
16 October at 06:53	16 MW	12	N20
16 October at 06:32	11 MW	6	N
15 October at 19:49	39 MW	3	N20
15 October at 19:30	63 MW	7	N
15 October at 18:52	89 MW	3	N21
15 October at 13:57	15 MW	1	Terra
15 October at 07:10	2 MW	1	N20
15 October at 06:49	2 MW	1	N
15 October at 06:14	15 MW	6	N21
14 October at 21:06	81 MW	1	Aqua
14 October at 19:11	56 MW	6	N21
14 October at 18:28	41 MW	4	N20
14 October at 08:50	12 MW	2	Aqua
14 October at 07:27	46 MW	34	N20
14 October at 07:10	52 MW	34	N
14 October at 06:32	68 MW	39	N21
14 October at 02:35	26 MW	1	Terra
13 October at 20:28	262 MW	3	Aqua
13 October at 19:30	123 MW	10	N21
13 October at 18:45	305 MW	28	N20
13 October at 18:26	191 MW	27	N
13 October at 01:56	214 MW	10	Terra
12 October at 21:30	90 MW	1	Aqua
12 October at 19:07	584 MW	18	N20
12 October at 18:07	2,224 MW	37	N21
12 October at 09:12	6 MW	1	Aqua
12 October at 07:46	9 MW	5	N
12 October at 07:10	56 MW	24	N21
12 October at 06:25	34 MW	17	N20
12 October at 06:06	13 MW	3	N
11 October at 19:24	38 MW	4	N20
11 October at 19:05	169 MW	15	N
11 October at 18:28	140 MW	9	N21
11 October at 08:33	17 MW	1	Aqua
11 October at 07:27	72 MW	25	N21
11 October at 06:44	118 MW	65	N20
11 October at 06:25	89 MW	48	N
11 October at 02:18	137 MW	8	Terra
10 October at 19:41	269 MW	14	N20
10 October at 19:24	217 MW	20	N
10 October at 18:45	699 MW	20	N21
10 October at 18:01	347 MW	12	N20
10 October at 14:00	54 MW	4	Terra
10 October at 07:04	94 MW	53	N20
10 October at 06:44	87 MW	47	N
10 October at 06:08	97 MW	39	N21
10 October at 01:37	117 MW	6	Terra
9 October at 21:15	355 MW	10	Aqua
9 October at 19:41	68 MW	8	N
9 October at 19:07	501 MW	22	N21
9 October at 18:22	118 MW	17	N20
9 October at 08:57	66 MW	7	Aqua
9 October at 07:23	99 MW	38	N20
9 October at 07:01	145 MW	77	N
9 October at 06:25	171 MW	56	N21
8 October at 19:24	56 MW	3	N21
8 October at 18:39	529 MW	13	N20
8 October at 18:20	357 MW	16	N
8 October at 07:42	218 MW	46	N20
8 October at 07:23	355 MW	68	N
8 October at 06:44	352 MW	82	N21
8 October at 06:02	219 MW	43	N20
8 October at 01:56	607 MW	18	Terra
7 October at 19:43	391 MW	15	N21
7 October at 18:58	712 MW	43	N20
7 October at 18:39	686 MW	34	N
7 October at 18:03	522 MW	27	N21
7 October at 13:38	168 MW	2	Terra
7 October at 09:18	127 MW	6	Aqua
7 October at 07:40	111 MW	19	N
7 October at 07:04	357 MW	38	N21
7 October at 06:19	143 MW	16	N20
6 October at 21:00	1,474 MW	6	Aqua
6 October at 19:17	401 MW	8	N20
6 October at 18:58	1,079 MW	16	N
6 October at 18:22	2,866 MW	16	N21
6 October at 07:23	6 MW	5	N21
6 October at 06:38	7 MW	2	N20
6 October at 02:18	22 MW	2	Terra
5 October at 06:57	7 MW	4	N20
5 October at 06:38	7 MW	3	N
4 October at 21:19	34 MW	2	Aqua
4 October at 18:58	15 MW	2	N21
4 October at 09:03	17 MW	1	Aqua
4 October at 07:16	22 MW	8	N20
4 October at 06:55	33 MW	13	N
4 October at 06:19	26 MW	6	N21
4 October at 02:37	23 MW	1	Terra
3 October at 20:41	125 MW	4	Aqua
3 October at 19:54	8 MW	1	N
3 October at 19:17	162 MW	6	N21
3 October at 18:35	111 MW	7	N20

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