Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 48

Large Wildfire

24d agoPrachin Buri TownThailandSource: firms

22 fire pixels detected · FRP: 160 MW · ~3.1 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Prachin Buri Town (approximately 8 km away) in Thailand, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 165.7K people live within 35 km of the event location, placing this in the "severe" population impact tier.

Event Assessment

This event is a significant wildfire detected by satellite with a fire radiative power of 160 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 54.05800000000001. The computed Calamity Score is 48 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: population (70), 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

Thailand 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 Value54.05800000000001
Calamity Score48 / 100
Confidence74%
Coordinates14.0267, 101.2961
Nearest CityPrachin Buri Town (8 km)
Population Exposed165.7K within 35 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-03-20T23:58:48.738Z

Score Breakdown

60
intensity
70
population
0
cascading
30
historical

Technical Details

Brightness367
Frp160.29000000000002
PixelCount22
Confidencehigh
Area Km23.08

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 48/100, near Prachin Buri Town (Thailand), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 207 scientific monitoring sources.