Fire near Vakaga (CF)

10.53°N, 22.25°E · first detected on 20 October at 15:37

What the satellites measured

This fire was tracked from 20 October at 15:37 to 22 October at 16:25, that is 2 days, through 37 satellite detections. The detected extent reaches 654 ha.

Detected extent: 654 ha
Cumulative power: 427 MW
Peak power, one pixel: 22 MW
VIIRS and MODIS detections: 37
Estimated emissions: 738 t of carbon; Carbon burnt in the 0.1 degree cells (about 10 km) around the fire, from 20 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 5 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
22 October at 19:15	69 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 17:37	39 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 17:35	41 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 16:53	33 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 16:45	84 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 16:38	34 MW	1	Met9
22 October at 16:35	37 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 16:25	92 MW	7	Aqua
22 October at 16:25	10 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 16:23	92 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 16:22	83 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 16:15	146 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 16:08	208 MW	5	Met9
22 October at 16:07	54 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 16:05	119 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 15:55	309 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 15:52	71 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 15:52	357 MW	5	Met9
22 October at 15:45	131 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 15:37	99 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 15:37	93 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 15:35	158 MW	8	Met12
22 October at 15:25	113 MW	6	Met12
22 October at 15:22	552 MW	11	Met10
22 October at 15:22	566 MW	10	Met9
22 October at 15:15	478 MW	16	Met12
22 October at 15:07	1,141 MW	12	Met9
22 October at 15:07	222 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 15:05	656 MW	16	Met12
22 October at 14:55	142 MW	7	Met12
22 October at 14:52	372 MW	6	Met9
22 October at 14:52	224 MW	4	Met10
22 October at 14:45	178 MW	9	Met12
22 October at 14:37	98 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 14:37	502 MW	8	Met9
22 October at 14:35	235 MW	11	Met12
22 October at 14:25	551 MW	19	Met12
22 October at 14:22	144 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 14:22	676 MW	7	Met9
22 October at 14:19	548 MW	64	N20
22 October at 14:15	499 MW	15	Met12
22 October at 14:07	609 MW	9	Met9
22 October at 14:07	111 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 14:05	150 MW	9	Met12
22 October at 13:57	625 MW	60	N
22 October at 13:55	311 MW	13	Met12
22 October at 13:52	1,708 MW	9	Met9
22 October at 13:45	1,039 MW	18	Met12
22 October at 13:37	964 MW	9	Met9
22 October at 13:37	210 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 13:35	250 MW	14	Met12
22 October at 13:25	838 MW	16	Met12
22 October at 13:22	802 MW	7	Met9
22 October at 13:22	47 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 13:19	669 MW	45	N21
22 October at 13:15	1,211 MW	18	Met12
22 October at 13:07	93 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 13:07	308 MW	5	Met9
22 October at 13:05	175 MW	9	Met12
22 October at 12:55	713 MW	20	Met12
22 October at 12:52	176 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 12:52	1,450 MW	7	Met9
22 October at 12:45	739 MW	19	Met12
22 October at 12:37	364 MW	3	Met10
22 October at 12:37	604 MW	7	Met9
22 October at 12:35	265 MW	9	Met12
22 October at 12:25	175 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 12:22	104 MW	1	Met10
22 October at 12:22	235 MW	4	Met9
22 October at 12:15	49 MW	4	Met12
22 October at 12:07	136 MW	2	Met9
22 October at 12:07	129 MW	2	Met10
22 October at 12:05	60 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 11:56	30 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 11:45	250 MW	9	Met12
22 October at 11:35	99 MW	5	Met12
22 October at 11:26	24 MW	2	Met12
22 October at 11:15	14 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 11:05	51 MW	3	Met12
22 October at 10:56	11 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 10:46	11 MW	1	Met12
22 October at 09:36	10 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 22:25	15 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 22:23	54 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 22:22	64 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 22:15	25 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 19:15	11 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 19:08	28 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 19:07	53 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 18:55	13 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 18:53	142 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 18:52	119 MW	3	Met10
21 October at 18:35	25 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 18:25	74 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 18:23	238 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 18:22	171 MW	3	Met10
21 October at 18:15	47 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 18:08	34 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 18:07	31 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 18:05	34 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 17:55	340 MW	12	Met12
21 October at 17:53	613 MW	10	Met9
21 October at 17:52	661 MW	11	Met10
21 October at 17:45	307 MW	9	Met12
21 October at 17:38	239 MW	5	Met9
21 October at 17:37	212 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 17:35	91 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 17:25	26 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 17:23	156 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 17:22	146 MW	4	Met10
21 October at 17:15	114 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 17:08	599 MW	7	Met9
21 October at 17:07	154 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 17:05	153 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 16:55	184 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 16:53	545 MW	11	Met9
21 October at 16:45	360 MW	10	Met12
21 October at 16:38	733 MW	10	Met9
21 October at 16:35	326 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 16:23	264 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 16:15	130 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 16:08	876 MW	7	Met9
21 October at 16:05	430 MW	10	Met12
21 October at 15:55	244 MW	10	Met12
21 October at 15:52	215 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 15:46	46 MW	2	Aqua
21 October at 15:45	84 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 15:37	34 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 15:35	70 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 15:25	115 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 15:22	277 MW	5	Met9
21 October at 15:22	30 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 15:15	87 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 15:07	763 MW	5	Met9
21 October at 15:07	33 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 15:05	899 MW	11	Met12
21 October at 14:55	247 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 14:52	382 MW	4	Met9
21 October at 14:45	213 MW	7	Met12
21 October at 14:37	87 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 14:37	36 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 14:36	98 MW	14	N20
21 October at 14:35	32 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 14:22	82 MW	2	Met9
21 October at 14:22	42 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 14:17	167 MW	19	N
21 October at 14:16	35 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 14:07	218 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 14:07	190 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 14:05	243 MW	9	Met12
21 October at 13:55	101 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 13:52	140 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 13:45	215 MW	8	Met12
21 October at 13:40	200 MW	20	N21
21 October at 13:37	168 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 13:35	81 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 13:25	84 MW	4	Met12
21 October at 13:22	466 MW	3	Met9
21 October at 13:15	108 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 13:07	795 MW	6	Met9
21 October at 13:07	112 MW	2	Met10
21 October at 13:05	622 MW	11	Met12
21 October at 12:55	16 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 12:52	88 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 12:45	345 MW	6	Met12
21 October at 12:25	134 MW	5	Met12
21 October at 12:22	41 MW	1	Met10
21 October at 12:22	50 MW	1	Met9
21 October at 12:15	39 MW	3	Met12
21 October at 11:25	40 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 11:15	10 MW	1	Met12
21 October at 11:06	35 MW	2	Met12
21 October at 10:56	13 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 17:35	17 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 17:25	97 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 17:15	148 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 17:05	430 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 16:55	40 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 16:45	216 MW	8	Met12
20 October at 16:35	162 MW	9	Met12
20 October at 16:25	139 MW	8	Met12
20 October at 16:15	83 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 16:07	319 MW	7	Met9
20 October at 16:05	189 MW	7	Met12
20 October at 15:55	160 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 15:52	311 MW	5	Met9
20 October at 15:45	74 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 15:37	28 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 15:37	288 MW	5	Met9
20 October at 15:35	101 MW	7	Met12
20 October at 15:25	56 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 15:22	121 MW	3	Met9
20 October at 15:07	163 MW	3	Met9
20 October at 15:05	118 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 14:55	233 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 14:45	41 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 14:36	62 MW	11	N
20 October at 14:35	13 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 14:25	195 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 14:22	118 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 14:15	76 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 14:07	44 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 14:05	43 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 13:57	255 MW	20	N21
20 October at 13:55	13 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 13:45	225 MW	7	Met12
20 October at 13:37	35 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 13:35	63 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 13:25	83 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 13:22	378 MW	4	Met9
20 October at 13:15	171 MW	6	Met12
20 October at 13:15	117 MW	11	N20
20 October at 13:07	192 MW	4	Met9
20 October at 13:05	209 MW	7	Met12
20 October at 12:55	54 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 12:45	86 MW	5	Met12
20 October at 12:35	10 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 12:22	50 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 12:05	55 MW	4	Met12
20 October at 11:56	19 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 11:52	64 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 11:46	15 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 11:37	47 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 11:35	64 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 11:25	46 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 11:22	132 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 11:15	88 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 11:07	180 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 11:06	73 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 10:56	87 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 10:52	39 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 10:46	18 MW	1	Met12
20 October at 10:37	47 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 10:37	40 MW	1	Met9
20 October at 10:36	39 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 10:26	25 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 10:22	87 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 10:22	50 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 10:16	42 MW	3	Met12
20 October at 10:07	76 MW	2	Met9
20 October at 10:07	55 MW	1	Met10
20 October at 10:06	22 MW	2	Met12
20 October at 09:46	12 MW	1	Met12
19 October at 16:10	19 MW	2	Aqua
19 October at 13:34	5 MW	2	N20
19 October at 13:13	10 MW	2	N

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