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First detected 24 days ago · last seen 17 days ago · 52.971, -0.342
Satellites have been tracking this fire for about 24 days. It measures roughly 0.0 km across and is giving off 24 MW of heat. Smoke is drifting north.
Fire size
0.1 km²
about 20 football pitches
Width
0.0 km
across
Heat output
24 MW
peak 24 MW
Satellite passes
105
1 hot pixels
Roughly where
Midlands / East Anglia · 52.97, -0.34
Smoke
Smoke is drifting north, on a 9 kt wind. The modelled haze reaches over roughly 7 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
24 days ago
Wildfire detected — significant, 24 MW, 1 px
24 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BYUZ (G115, UAH403A) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 3,450 ft, 2.8 km from incident — discrete squawk
23 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BYWO (G115, UAH438A) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 5,000 ft, 8.5 km from incident — discrete squawk
23 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: ZM333 (E50P, CWL40) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 900 ft, 11.9 km from incident — discrete squawk
23 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~13 min)
23 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~19 min)
23 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~17 min)
23 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BYVP (G115, UAH407) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 3,850 ft, 1.2 km from incident
22 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~14 min)
22 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BYVP (G115, UAH407) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 3,150 ft, 4.1 km from incident
22 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~39 min)
22 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BYVP (G115, UAH407) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 3,750 ft, 1.4 km from incident
22 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~205 min)
22 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: ZM334 (E50P, CWL40) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,600 ft, 8.4 km from incident — discrete squawk
20 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~8 min)
20 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: ZM337 (E50P, CWL33) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,150 ft, 11.1 km from incident — discrete squawk
19 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~20 min)
19 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BPYR (PA31, BRO81) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 5,900 ft, 3.6 km from incident — discrete squawk
19 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~62 min)
19 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: ZM334 (E50P, CWL42) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,150 ft, 11.3 km from incident — discrete squawk
19 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: ZM318 (G12T, LNCLN1) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 7,100 ft, 9.0 km from incident — discrete squawk
19 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~10 min)
19 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~1227 min)
19 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BYVP (G115, UAH405A) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 5,650 ft, 8.2 km from incident — discrete squawk
19 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~4460 min)
19 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BYVP (G115, UAH405A) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 4,600 ft, 11.5 km from incident — discrete squawk
19 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BPYR (PA31, BRO81) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 6,100 ft, 5.3 km from incident — discrete squawk
19 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: ZM337 (E50P, CWL45) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 500 ft, 9.9 km from incident — discrete squawk
19 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~4486 min)
19 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~1115 min)
19 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~250 min)
19 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BPYR (PA31, BRO81) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 6,100 ft, 2.5 km from incident — discrete squawk
19 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~264 min)
19 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BYWO (G115, CWL15) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 7,550 ft, 10.0 km from incident — discrete squawk
19 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~6002 min)
19 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: ZM334 (E50P, CWL37) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 400 ft, 9.9 km from incident — discrete squawk
19 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~1371 min)
19 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: ZM334 (E50P, CWL37) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,700 ft, 8.5 km from incident — discrete squawk
19 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~1400 min)
19 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: ZM335 (E50P, CWL55) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 700 ft, 11.3 km from incident — discrete squawk
18 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~23 min)
18 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: ZM333 (E50P, CWL40) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 550 ft, 10.0 km from incident — discrete squawk
18 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~7532 min)
18 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: ZM333 (E50P, CWL40) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 1,050 ft, 8.4 km from incident — discrete squawk
18 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~7550 min)
18 days ago
✈ Aircraft on station: ZM335 (E50P, CWL33) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 500 ft, 10.2 km from incident — discrete squawk
17 days ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~267 min)
17 days ago
Auto-closed — no detection in 5 days
17 days 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 Aqua. Back to all UK wildfires.