Fire near Singida (TZ)

6.85°S, 34.21°E · first detected on 26 September at 13:02

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 26 September at 13:02 to 22 October at 01:33, that is 26 days, through 2,651 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 31,576 ha.

Detected extent: 31,576 ha
Cumulative power: 26,271 MW
Peak power, one pixel: 289 MW
VIIRS and MODIS detections: 2,651
Estimated emissions: 17.8 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).

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.

Before, after: the burn scar seen from space

Sentinel-2 satellite image of the same area near Singida (TZ) during the fire, on 12 October 2026

Sentinel-2 satellite image of the area near Singida (TZ) before the fire, on 24 September 2026

Before · 24 September 2026During · 12 October 2026

Sentinel-2, 10 m resolution. No sufficiently clear pass has followed the fire going out yet: the second image was taken DURING the fire, so the burn scar had not finished spreading. It will be replaced automatically at the first clear sky. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel-2 data (2026).

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 28 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
21 October at 01:33	1 MW	1	N
21 October at 00:59	2 MW	2	N21
20 October at 15:24	33 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 15:20	50 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 13:54	315 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 13:51	255 MW	5	N21
20 October at 13:34	21 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 13:24	160 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 13:14	177 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 13:10	77 MW	8	N20
20 October at 13:04	23 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 12:54	26 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 12:49	146 MW	12	N
20 October at 12:24	49 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 12:14	268 MW	7	Met12
20 October at 11:54	106 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 11:44	654 MW	8	Met12
20 October at 11:34	29 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 11:24	24 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 11:14	275 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 11:04	126 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 10:54	139 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 10:50	90 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 10:44	99 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 10:35	199 MW	2	Met10
20 October at 10:34	131 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 10:24	43 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 10:20	468 MW	3	Met10
20 October at 10:14	54 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 10:05	608 MW	4	Met10
20 October at 10:04	248 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 09:54	397 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 09:50	191 MW	3	Met10
20 October at 08:24	45 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 08:14	11 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 01:52	5 MW	5	N
20 October at 01:16	16 MW	8	N21
20 October at 00:35	18 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 00:31	23 MW	7	N20
19 October at 23:20	65 MW	2	Met10
19 October at 23:20	95 MW	4	Met9
19 October at 23:14	37 MW	1	Met12
19 October at 22:50	66 MW	3	Met9
19 October at 22:50	54 MW	2	Met10
19 October at 22:14	21 MW	1	Met12
19 October at 22:05	112 MW	4	Met9
19 October at 22:05	80 MW	2	Met10
19 October at 22:04	50 MW	2	Met12
19 October at 21:54	56 MW	2	Met12
19 October at 21:50	76 MW	2	Met10
19 October at 21:50	116 MW	4	Met9
19 October at 21:44	24 MW	2	Met12
19 October at 21:35	103 MW	2	Met10
19 October at 21:35	134 MW	4	Met9
19 October at 21:34	23 MW	1	Met12
19 October at 21:24	41 MW	3	Met12
19 October at 21:20	97 MW	2	Met10
19 October at 21:20	125 MW	4	Met9
19 October at 21:14	55 MW	3	Met12
19 October at 21:05	95 MW	3	Met9
19 October at 21:05	73 MW	2	Met10
19 October at 20:54	143 MW	4	Met12
19 October at 20:50	251 MW	4	Met9
19 October at 20:50	146 MW	2	Met10
19 October at 20:44	33 MW	2	Met12
19 October at 20:36	68 MW	2	Terra
19 October at 20:36	74 MW	3	Met9
19 October at 20:35	62 MW	2	Met10
19 October at 20:34	40 MW	3	Met12
19 October at 20:24	13 MW	1	Met12
19 October at 20:21	97 MW	4	Met9
19 October at 20:20	77 MW	2	Met10
19 October at 20:14	49 MW	3	Met12
19 October at 20:06	57 MW	2	Met9
19 October at 20:05	62 MW	2	Met10
19 October at 20:04	31 MW	2	Met12
19 October at 19:54	37 MW	2	Met12
19 October at 19:51	114 MW	4	Met9
19 October at 19:50	63 MW	2	Met10
19 October at 19:44	12 MW	1	Met12
19 October at 19:36	55 MW	2	Met9
19 October at 19:35	33 MW	1	Met10
19 October at 19:34	11 MW	1	Met12
19 October at 19:21	52 MW	2	Met9
19 October at 19:20	30 MW	1	Met10
19 October at 19:14	14 MW	1	Met12
19 October at 19:06	44 MW	2	Met9
19 October at 15:05	73 MW	2	Met9
19 October at 13:08	46 MW	5	N
19 October at 12:32	29 MW	5	N21
19 October at 12:04	19 MW	1	Met12
19 October at 11:14	22 MW	1	Met12
19 October at 10:24	26 MW	1	Met12
19 October at 10:04	15 MW	1	Met12
19 October at 09:24	12 MW	1	Met12
19 October at 08:22	6 MW	1	Terra
19 October at 01:33	5 MW	3	N21
19 October at 00:52	2 MW	1	N20
19 October at 00:31	5 MW	5	N
18 October at 13:28	9 MW	1	N
18 October at 12:49	46 MW	6	N21
18 October at 01:54	46 MW	9	N21
18 October at 01:09	30 MW	13	N20
18 October at 00:50	10 MW	7	N
18 October at 00:14	12 MW	6	N21
17 October at 13:47	47 MW	8	N
17 October at 13:10	55 MW	6	N21
17 October at 12:26	24 MW	2	N20
17 October at 08:42	28 MW	2	Terra
17 October at 01:29	6 MW	6	N20
17 October at 01:07	12 MW	16	N
17 October at 00:31	8 MW	6	N21
16 October at 20:19	12 MW	3	Terra
16 October at 12:43	4 MW	1	N20
16 October at 08:01	12 MW	1	Terra
16 October at 01:48	4 MW	3	N20
16 October at 01:29	21 MW	9	N
16 October at 00:50	16 MW	13	N21
15 October at 13:47	4 MW	1	N21
15 October at 13:02	33 MW	4	N20
15 October at 12:43	70 MW	9	N
15 October at 01:46	5 MW	4	N
15 October at 01:09	8 MW	7	N21
14 October at 20:38	5 MW	1	Terra
14 October at 13:21	21 MW	3	N20
14 October at 13:02	102 MW	8	N
14 October at 12:26	73 MW	8	N21
14 October at 08:22	47 MW	4	Terra
14 October at 02:05	7 MW	7	N
14 October at 01:29	25 MW	15	N21
14 October at 00:44	15 MW	14	N20
14 October at 00:27	4 MW	4	N
13 October at 15:31	11 MW	1	Aqua
13 October at 13:40	158 MW	24	N20
13 October at 07:44	56 MW	1	Terra
13 October at 03:17	8 MW	1	Aqua
12 October at 21:00	109 MW	3	Terra
12 October at 14:55	216 MW	4	Aqua
12 October at 13:02	2,321 MW	97	N21
12 October at 08:44	366 MW	4	Terra
12 October at 01:22	118 MW	68	N20
12 October at 01:01	139 MW	78	N
12 October at 00:27	106 MW	72	N21
11 October at 20:19	165 MW	16	Terra
11 October at 15:55	269 MW	6	Aqua
11 October at 13:57	536 MW	70	N
11 October at 13:21	1,282 MW	82	N21
11 October at 12:38	173 MW	20	N20
11 October at 08:03	172 MW	6	Terra
11 October at 03:39	9 MW	1	Aqua
11 October at 01:39	33 MW	15	N20
11 October at 01:22	40 MW	23	N
11 October at 00:44	74 MW	16	N21
10 October at 15:16	30 MW	1	Aqua
10 October at 14:19	23 MW	3	N
10 October at 13:40	81 MW	7	N21
10 October at 12:56	105 MW	14	N20
10 October at 12:38	31 MW	3	N
10 October at 01:58	4 MW	3	N20
10 October at 01:03	7 MW	9	N21
9 October at 20:38	34 MW	4	Terra
9 October at 14:00	11 MW	1	N21
9 October at 13:15	71 MW	12	N20
9 October at 12:56	142 MW	15	N
9 October at 12:19	50 MW	4	N21
9 October at 01:58	5 MW	6	N
9 October at 01:22	19 MW	11	N21
9 October at 00:37	12 MW	8	N20
8 October at 20:02	82 MW	4	Terra
8 October at 15:40	117 MW	7	Aqua
8 October at 13:34	528 MW	51	N20
8 October at 13:15	698 MW	58	N
8 October at 12:38	217 MW	36	N21
8 October at 07:44	24 MW	1	Terra
8 October at 01:40	27 MW	21	N21
8 October at 00:59	55 MW	31	N20
8 October at 00:37	19 MW	17	N
7 October at 13:51	576 MW	68	N20
7 October at 13:34	1,224 MW	95	N
7 October at 12:56	855 MW	61	N21
7 October at 01:16	56 MW	54	N20
7 October at 00:57	17 MW	20	N
7 October at 00:20	47 MW	17	N21
6 October at 20:21	128 MW	15	Terra
6 October at 16:01	329 MW	3	Aqua
6 October at 14:12	1,267 MW	75	N20
6 October at 13:51	2,412 MW	119	N
6 October at 13:17	1,946 MW	137	N21
6 October at 12:32	1,803 MW	96	N20
6 October at 08:05	55 MW	4	Terra
6 October at 01:33	78 MW	42	N20
6 October at 01:16	140 MW	65	N
6 October at 00:37	69 MW	37	N21
5 October at 15:23	173 MW	9	Aqua
5 October at 14:10	156 MW	13	N
5 October at 13:34	214 MW	18	N21
5 October at 12:49	648 MW	9	N20
5 October at 12:30	141 MW	9	N
5 October at 01:33	1 MW	1	N
5 October at 00:59	4 MW	3	N21
4 October at 13:53	208 MW	20	N21
4 October at 13:10	123 MW	19	N20
4 October at 12:49	121 MW	15	N

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