This dataset is taken from NASA’s Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) and includes satellite-based fire detection data for Indonesia and Malaysia from 2019 to 2023. It focuses on high-confidence fire detections, offering detailed information about Fire Radiative Power (FRP) that helps to measure fire intensity and show observations by day and night to analyze fire intensity. 

FRP shows the rate of radiant energy released by active fires, with higher values indicating more intense burning. Data is collected from VIIRS sensors onboard NASA satellites, processed to include detection confidence levels. This dataset only uses high-confidence detections to ensure reliability in assessing fire events.

This dashboard highlights fire intensity and detection trends in Indonesia and Malaysia from 2019 to 2023 using VIIRS satellite data. It focuses on high-confidence fire detections. The highest fire radiative power (FRP) occurred in Indonesia in 2019, likely due to widespread peatland fires and dry conditions. More than half (52.52%) of the high-confidence fires were detected during the day. It also shows a higher average fire intensity (14.23 kW) rather than during the night (47.48%). This means fires are usually stronger and easier to detect in the daytime. The spatial map shows the fire hotspots with high confidence across Malaysia and Indonesia.

Nur Izzati Zaini & Maggie Ooi Chel Gee. Fire Intensity & Detection Trends in Indonesia & Malaysia. Institute of Climate Change, UKM. MyIKLIM database. Available online: https://https://myiklimysd.ukm.my/fish_001_firms/ [accessed on: enter date]