Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 26

Large Wildfire

108d agoWichian BuriThailandSource: firms

28 fire pixels detected · FRP: 77 MW · ~3.9 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Wichian Buri (approximately 31 km away) in Thailand, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 4.3K people live within 35 km of the event location, placing this in the "minor" population impact tier.

Event Assessment

This event is a wildfire detected across 28 satellite thermal detection pixels, indicating an active fire zone. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 43.318. The computed Calamity Score is 26 out of 100, suggesting contained impact at this time. The primary scoring components are: intensity (40), population (25), historical (20). 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 Value43.318
Calamity Score26 / 100
Confidence58%
Coordinates15.7793, 101.3730
Nearest CityWichian Buri (31 km)
Population Exposed4.3K within 35 km
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-03-12T12:05:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

40
intensity
25
population
0
cascading
20
historical

Technical Details

Brightness353.14
Frp76.59
PixelCount28
Confidencenominal
Area Km23.9200000000000004

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 26/100, near Wichian Buri (Thailand), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.