Wildfire

16,553 MW · United States

First tracked 27 July 2026 · Last updated 16 July 2026

16,553 MW

Total fire radiative power

472 MW

Peak FRP

541

Thermal detections

Satellite passes

A significant wildfire is active across the United States, currently exhibiting a total fire radiative power of 16,553 MW.

Sources

Coverage

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

Coverage not checked yet.

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