Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 48

Large Wildfire

6h agoJardines de la SillaMexicoSource: firms

30 fire pixels detected · FRP: 66 MW · ~4.2 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Jardines de la Silla (approximately 6 km away) in Mexico, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 2.3M people live within 35 km of the event location, placing this in the "severe" population impact tier.

Event Assessment

This event is a wildfire detected across 30 satellite thermal detection pixels, indicating an active fire zone. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 43.154. The computed Calamity Score is 48 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: population (100), intensity (40), historical (20). Data for this event was sourced from firms, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.

Regional Monitoring Context

Mexico 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 Value43.154
Calamity Score48 / 100
Confidence74%
Coordinates25.6786, -100.1690
Nearest CityJardines de la Silla (6 km)
Population Exposed2.3M within 35 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-06-29T20:01:22.241Z

Score Breakdown

40
intensity
100
population
0
cascading
20
historical

Technical Details

Brightness341.54
Frp65.77000000000001
PixelCount30
Confidencenominal
Area Km24.2

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 Jardines de la Silla (Mexico), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.