Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 18

Large Wildfire

4d agoSan Ignacio de VelascoBoliviaSource: firms

47 fire pixels detected · FRP: 79 MW · ~6.6 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near San Ignacio de Velasco (approximately 198 km away) in Bolivia, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards.

Event Assessment

This event is a wildfire detected across 47 satellite thermal detection pixels, indicating an active fire zone. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 62.77. The computed Calamity Score is 18 out of 100, suggesting contained impact at this time. The primary scoring components are: intensity (40), historical (20). Data for this event was sourced from firms, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.

Regional Monitoring Context

Bolivia 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 Value62.77
Calamity Score18 / 100
Confidence54%
Coordinates-17.4782, -59.4950
Nearest CitySan Ignacio de Velasco (198 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-05-24T23:58:25.703Z

Score Breakdown

40
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
20
historical

Technical Details

Brightness338.57
Frp78.85000000000002
PixelCount47
Confidencenominal
Area Km26.580000000000001

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 18/100, near San Ignacio de Velasco (Bolivia), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 207 scientific monitoring sources.