Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 40

Large Wildfire

112d agoKamabiGuineaSource: firms

27 fire pixels detected · FRP: 130 MW · ~3.8 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Kamabi (approximately 31 km away) in Guinea, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 2.1K people live within 35 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 130 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 52.962. The computed Calamity Score is 40 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: historical (80), intensity (60), population (25). 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
Severityhigh
Severity Value52.962
Calamity Score40 / 100
Confidence85%
Coordinates12.2773, -13.6715
Nearest CityKamabi (31 km)
Population Exposed2.1K within 35 km
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-03-09T20:04:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

0
cascading
60
intensity
80
historical
25
population

Technical Details

Frp129.80999999999997
Area Km23.7800000000000002
Brightness367
Confidencehigh
PixelCount27

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 40/100, near Kamabi (Guinea), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.