Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 39

Moderate Wildfire

16h agoSão Miguel do GuamáBrazilSource: firms

9 fire pixels detected · FRP: 106 MW · ~1.3 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near São Miguel do Guamá (approximately 6 km away) in Brazil, an area where deforestation, agricultural practices, and dry season conditions contribute to wildfire frequency. An estimated 36.1K people live within 20 km of the event location, placing this in the "significant" population impact tier.

Event Assessment

This event is a significant wildfire detected by satellite with a fire radiative power of 106 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 30.197999999999997. The computed Calamity Score is 39 out of 100, suggesting contained impact at this time. The primary scoring components are: intensity (60), population (40), historical (30). Data for this event was sourced from firms, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.

Regional Monitoring Context

Brazil has a documented history of fire events. Wildfire activity in the region is monitored through NASA FIRMS (Fire Information for Resource Management System), which provides near-real-time active fire data from MODIS and VIIRS satellites. Fire behavior is influenced by vegetation type, moisture content, wind patterns, and terrain — all factors that determine whether an initial ignition becomes a major event.

Event Data

TypeFire
Severityhigh
Severity Value30.197999999999997
Calamity Score39 / 100
Confidence74%
Coordinates-1.5732, -47.4850
Nearest CitySão Miguel do Guamá (6 km)
Population Exposed36.1K within 20 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-27T23:47:07.546Z

Score Breakdown

60
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
30
historical

Technical Details

Brightness343.1
Frp105.98999999999998
PixelCount9
Confidencenominal
Area Km21.2600000000000002

Safety Information

If a wildfire is approaching: follow evacuation orders immediately. Do not wait to see the fire. Close all windows and doors, remove combustible materials from around your home, and have an emergency go-bag ready. Air quality can deteriorate rapidly even at distance from the fire front — monitor local air quality advisories.

This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.

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Calamity.live data shows a fire event with CalamityScore 39/100, near São Miguel do Guamá (Brazil), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.