Calamity
criticalFireCalamity Score: 60

Major Wildfire

129d agoShwegyinMyanmarSource: firms

259 fire pixels detected · FRP: 1283 MW · ~36.3 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Shwegyin (approximately 107 km away) in Myanmar, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards.

Event Assessment

This event is a large-scale wildfire with a fire radiative power (FRP) of 1283 MW, indicating extreme heat output and rapid fire spread. Calamity.live has classified it as "critical" severity with a severity value of 100. The computed Calamity Score is 60 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: intensity (95), historical (80), cascading (70). Data for this event was sourced from firms, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.

Regional Monitoring Context

Myanmar 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 Value100
Calamity Score60 / 100
Confidence75%
Coordinates18.7104, 97.4639
Nearest CityShwegyin (107 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-03-11T14:07:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

70
cascading
95
intensity
80
historical
0
population

Technical Details

Frp1282.9599999999998
Area Km236.260000000000005
Brightness356
Confidencenominal
PixelCount259

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 60/100, near Shwegyin (Myanmar), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.