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First detected 36 h ago · last seen 51 min ago · 53.286, -1.250
Satellites have been tracking this fire for about 2 days. It measures roughly 0.6 km across and is giving off 71 MW of heat — one of the larger fires burning in the UK right now. Smoke is drifting north-east.
Fire size
0.3 km²
about 40 football pitches
Width
0.6 km
across
Heat output
71 MW
peak 43 MW
Satellite passes
108
2 hot pixels
Roughly where
Northern England · 53.29, -1.25
Smoke
Smoke is drifting north-east, on a 4 kt wind. The modelled haze reaches over roughly 5 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
36 h ago
Wildfire detected — major, 71 MW, 2 px
36 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: GDMBT orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 3,300 ft, 8.7 km from incident
35 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~8 min)
35 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: G-BCDY (C150, GBCDY) orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 900 ft, 5.8 km from incident
18 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~9 min)
18 h ago
✈ Aircraft on station: OKDUD22 orbiting (fixed-wing) @ 600 ft, 11.7 km from incident
9 h ago
✈ Aircraft departed station (on station ~8 min)
9 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 SNPP. Back to all UK wildfires.