Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 35

Minor Wildfire

2d agoPompéuBrazilSource: firms

3 fire pixels detected · FRP: 175 MW · ~0.4 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Pompéu (approximately 17 km away) in Brazil, an area where deforestation, agricultural practices, and dry season conditions contribute to wildfire frequency. An estimated 4.7K 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 175 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 38.047999999999995. The computed Calamity Score is 35 out of 100, suggesting contained impact at this time. The primary scoring components are: intensity (60), historical (30), population (25). 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 Value38.047999999999995
Calamity Score35 / 100
Confidence74%
Coordinates-19.3639, -44.9946
Nearest CityPompéu (17 km)
Population Exposed4.7K within 20 km
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-07-02T17:09:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

60
intensity
25
population
0
cascading
30
historical

Technical Details

Brightness352
Frp175.23999999999998
PixelCount3
Confidencenominal
Area Km20.42000000000000004

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 35/100, near Pompéu (Brazil), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.