Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 27

Minor Wildfire

4m agoChenzhouChinaSource: firms

1 fire pixel detected · FRP: 347 MW · ~0.1 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Chenzhou (approximately 23 km away) in China, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards.

Event Assessment

This event is a significant wildfire detected by satellite with a fire radiative power of 347 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 70.49199999999999. The computed Calamity Score is 27 out of 100, suggesting contained impact at this time. The primary scoring components are: 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

China 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 Value70.49199999999999
Calamity Score27 / 100
Confidence54%
Coordinates25.8175, 112.8040
Nearest CityChenzhou (23 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-07-03T10:09:46.052Z

Score Breakdown

60
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
30
historical

Technical Details

Brightness340.26
Frp347.46
PixelCount1
Confidencelow
Area Km20.14

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 27/100, near Chenzhou (China), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.