52 fire pixels detected · FRP: 263 MW · ~7.3 km²
Geographic Context
This fire event occurred near Palmerston (approximately 219 km away) in Australia, a region where extreme heat events and eucalyptus forests create conditions highly conducive to wildfire spread.
Event Assessment
This event is a significant wildfire detected by satellite with a fire radiative power of 263 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "critical" severity with a severity value of 78.29400000000001. The computed Calamity Score is 27 out of 100, suggesting contained impact at this time. The primary scoring components are: intensity (60), historical (30). Data for this event was sourced from firms, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.
Regional Monitoring Context
Australia 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
| Type | Fire |
| Severity | critical |
| Severity Value | 78.29400000000001 |
| Calamity Score | 27 / 100 |
| Confidence | 54% |
| Coordinates | -11.3908, 132.6495 |
| Nearest City | Palmerston (219 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-06T10:32:35.848Z |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Brightness | 355.06 |
| Frp | 262.94000000000005 |
| PixelCount | 52 |
| Confidence | nominal |
| Area Km2 | 7.280000000000001 |
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.
Calamity.live data shows a fire event with CalamityScore 27/100, near Palmerston (Australia), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.