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First detected 5 days ago · last seen 4 days ago · 52.755, -0.863
Satellites have been tracking this fire for about 5 days. It measures roughly 0.0 km across and is giving off 15 MW of heat. Smoke is drifting south-east.
Fire size
0.3 km²
about 40 football pitches
Width
0.0 km
across
Heat output
15 MW
peak 9 MW
Satellite passes
80
2 hot pixels
Roughly where
Midlands / East Anglia · 52.76, -0.86
Smoke
Smoke is drifting south-east, on a 1 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
5 days ago
Wildfire detected — minor, 9 MW, 1 px
5 days ago
Escalated to significant — 9 MW, 1 px
5 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BYWV (G115, UAT72) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 7,150 ft, 8.4 km from incident — discrete squawk
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~10 min)
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BYVG (G115, WIT34) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 8,050 ft, 10.0 km from incident — discrete squawk
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~11 min)
2 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-CPLH (G2CA, COV35) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,600 ft, 2.9 km from incident — discrete squawk
27 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~9 min)
27 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: GGCLY orbiting (rotary) @ 1,550 ft, 2.7 km from incident — possible air-attack
25 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~8 min)
25 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BYWL (G115, WIT19) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 6,700 ft, 9.3 km from incident — discrete squawk
23 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~9 min)
23 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BYWA (G115, WIT15) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 7,500 ft, 11.2 km from incident — discrete squawk
23 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~8 min)
23 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 NOAA20. Back to all UK wildfires.