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First detected 4 days ago · last seen 42 h ago · 55.872, -4.347
Satellites have been tracking this fire for about 4 days. It measures roughly 0.0 km across and is giving off 13 MW of heat — one of the larger fires burning in the UK right now. Smoke is drifting west.
Fire size
1.7 km²
about 240 football pitches
Width
0.0 km
across
Heat output
13 MW
peak 5 MW
Satellite passes
172
12 hot pixels
Roughly where
Scotland · 55.87, -4.35
Smoke
Smoke is drifting west, on a 5 kt wind. The modelled haze reaches over roughly 3 km² downwind. If it's heading your way, close windows and doors and bring washing and pets in.
How it's developed
First picked up by satellite
4 days ago
Wildfire detected — major, 12 MW, 9 px
4 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-POLS (EC35, UKP51) orbiting (rotary) @ 1,200 ft, 9.1 km from incident — discrete squawk, possible air-attack
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~9 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-POLS (EC35, UKP51) orbiting (rotary) @ 1,300 ft, 5.4 km from incident — discrete squawk, possible air-attack
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~590 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-POLS (EC35, UKP51) orbiting (rotary) @ 1,250 ft, 9.6 km from incident — discrete squawk, possible air-attack
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~617 min)
3 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: N15EU (S22T) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 2,150 ft, 10.1 km from incident — discrete squawk
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~9 min)
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BEHV (C172, GBEHV) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,000 ft, 4.1 km from incident — discrete squawk
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~10 min)
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BEHV (C172, GBEHV) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 800 ft, 4.0 km from incident — discrete squawk
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~207 min)
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: GXSAS orbiting (rotary) @ 750 ft, 4.2 km from incident — discrete squawk, possible air-attack
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~8 min)
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: GXSAS orbiting (rotary) @ 850 ft, 1.1 km from incident — discrete squawk, possible air-attack
18 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~1947 min)
18 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-POLS (EC35, UKP51) orbiting (rotary) @ 1,350 ft, 2.8 km from incident — discrete squawk, possible air-attack
3 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~4575 min)
3 h ago
If you can see it
Call 999 and ask for the Fire service — give a what3words location or a nearby landmark. Keep upwind and don't try to tackle it yourself.
Found automatically by Arcus from NASA satellite heat detections. Size, severity and smoke direction are estimates from orbit — this is a satellite's-eye view, not confirmed by the fire service. Seen by NOAA21,SNPP. Back to all UK wildfires.