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Sandy Fire

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

This brief separates observed FIRMS thermal detections from Firehound-inferred context layers. It is a scan-derived intelligence report, not an official incident perimeter or emergency instruction.

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 detections
8

0 live / latest May 19, 10:04 PM UTC

Latest detection
103 days ago

May 19, 10:04 PM UTC

6h fire energy proxy
812.4

Total FIRMS FRP in current analysis window

Wind vector
5.2 m/s

NE 45 deg

Last refresh
103 days ago

May 19, 10:18 PM UTC

AOI Intelligence Map

Source-backed thermal detections with preliminary Firehound context layers.

thermal + corridor + exposure
ThermalCorridorFrontWind

Executive Assessment

Observed heat and inferred corridor status.

Firehound is seeing 8 thermal detections across the AOI layer. The latest detection timestamp is May 19, 10:04 PM UTC. The working interpretation is expanding, with the active heat pattern aligned to the northeastern corridor shown on the map.

The threat corridor is not a prediction or evacuation product. It is a directional exposure layer derived from recent thermal activity, wind, terrain assumptions, and uncertainty. Official evacuation instructions remain authoritative.

Thermal Feed Composition

FIRMS sources represented in the layer.

  • FIRMS VIIRS

    5 detections

  • FIRMS MODIS

    3 detections

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

Exposure Notes

Assets currently scoring highest in the Firehound layer.

  • Road segment near corridor

    Score 81 / inside inferred corridor / heat distance 700 m

  • Simi Valley School Cluster

    Score 72 / inside inferred corridor / heat distance 2100 m

  • Regional Care Facility

    Score 68 / inside inferred corridor / heat distance 3600 m

Confidence And Limits

How strongly the current layers should be read.

Overall

66%

Source recency

82%

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.

Operational Caution

Firehound does not issue evacuation advice, route guidance, or life-safety decisions. Use this as an intelligence layer beside official CAL FIRE, county, sheriff, and emergency-management instructions.