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Incident intelligence view

Sandy Fire

Ventura County, CA · updated May 19, 10:18 PM UTC

Experimental wildfire intelligence built from thermal detections, weather fields, terrain assumptions, and public incident context.

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Firehound is an experimental wildfire situational-awareness product using public satellite, weather, terrain, and incident data. It is not an official emergency service. Always follow evacuation orders and instructions from local authorities.
Thermal activity
No recent heat

No thermal detections in the current monitoring window

Wind
5.2 m/s

NE 45 deg

Threat confidence
68%

thermal wind terrain

Exposed structures
58

2 schools within 3 km

Total FRP
812.4

Fire radiative power proxy

Thermal archive
Quiet

No current thermal activity detected

Live Firefront Map

Inferred thermal, corridor, wind, and exposure layers for the incident AOI.

confidence 68%
ThermalCorridorFrontWind

Threat Corridor

Inferred near-term movement context.

3h horizon

Active heat appears concentrated along the northeastern edge of the incident AOI.

Latest thermal detection: May 19, 10:04 PM UTC. Trend: expanding.

Detection Timeline

Most recent thermal observations in the AOI.

6 shown
  1. 103 days ago

    May 19, 10:04 PM UTC / FIRMS VIIRS / FRP 39.9

  2. 103 days ago

    May 19, 10:01 PM UTC / FIRMS VIIRS / FRP 47.3

  3. 103 days ago

    May 19, 9:52 PM UTC / FIRMS MODIS / FRP 42.6

  4. 103 days ago

    May 19, 9:46 PM UTC / FIRMS MODIS / FRP 18.6

  5. 103 days ago

    May 19, 9:34 PM UTC / FIRMS VIIRS / FRP 33.1

  6. 103 days ago

    May 19, 9:18 PM UTC / FIRMS VIIRS / FRP 28.8

Asset Exposure

mock layer
  • Road segment near corridor

    Score 81 / heat distance 700 m / inside inferred corridor

  • Simi Valley School Cluster

    Score 72 / heat distance 2100 m / inside inferred corridor

  • Regional Care Facility

    Score 68 / heat distance 3600 m / inside inferred corridor

  • Distribution Substation

    Score 42 / heat distance 2600 m / outside inferred corridor

Confidence Layer

66%
  • Overall

    66%

  • Source recency

    82%

  • Cross-sensor agreement

    42%

  • Weather alignment

    74%

  • Terrain agreement

    56%

Inferred layers are probabilistic and may be delayed, incomplete, or incorrect. Official perimeters and evacuation zones may update independently of Firehound.