Wildfire

5,263 MW · United States

First tracked 27 July 2026 · Last updated 16 July 2026

In United States

5,263 MW

Total fire radiative power

332 MW

Peak FRP

317

Thermal detections

Satellite passes

A significant wildfire is burning across the United States with a total fire radiative power of 5,263 MW, indicating substantial active combustion across the affected region.

Sources

NASA FIRMS (VIIRS/MODIS) ↗GDACS ↗

Coverage

via The GDELT Project

News coverage via The GDELT Project · not a source for this event’s data

Coverage not checked yet.

Source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS/MODIS) & GDACS · figures modelled