Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 30

Moderate Wildfire

1m agoBarraBrazilSource: firms

10 fire pixels detected · FRP: 267 MW · ~1.4 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Barra (approximately 20 km away) in Brazil, an area where deforestation, agricultural practices, and dry season conditions contribute to wildfire frequency. An estimated 973 people live within 20 km of the event location, placing this in the "minor" population impact tier.

Event Assessment

This event is a significant wildfire detected by satellite with a fire radiative power of 267 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 63.46600000000001. The computed Calamity Score is 30 out of 100, suggesting contained impact at this time. The primary scoring components are: intensity (60), historical (30), population (10). 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 Value63.46600000000001
Calamity Score30 / 100
Confidence74%
Coordinates-10.9351, -43.0539
Nearest CityBarra (20 km)
Population Exposed973 within 20 km
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-07-30T01:11:51.398Z

Score Breakdown

60
intensity
10
population
0
cascading
30
historical

Technical Details

Brightness355.35
Frp267.33000000000004
PixelCount10
Confidencenominal
Area Km21.4000000000000001

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 30/100, near Barra (Brazil), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.