Calamity
criticalFireCalamity Score: 52

Large Wildfire

5d agoFriaGuineaSource: firms

45 fire pixels detected · FRP: 536 MW · ~6.3 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Fria (approximately 24 km away) in Guinea, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 21.0K people live within 35 km of the event location, placing this in the "significant" population impact tier.

Event Assessment

This event is a large-scale wildfire with a fire radiative power (FRP) of 536 MW, indicating extreme heat output and rapid fire spread. Calamity.live has classified it as "critical" severity with a severity value of 98.61299999999999. The computed Calamity Score is 52 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: intensity (80), historical (80), population (40). Data for this event was sourced from firms, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.

Regional Monitoring Context

Guinea 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
Severitycritical
Severity Value98.61299999999999
Calamity Score52 / 100
Confidence74%
Coordinates10.1876, -13.6897
Nearest CityFria (24 km)
Population Exposed21.0K within 35 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-06-04T14:20:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

80
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

Brightness354.27
Frp536.1299999999999
PixelCount45
Confidencenominal
Area Km26.300000000000001

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 52/100, near Fria (Guinea), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.