Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 26

Large Wildfire

5m agoBehbahānIranSource: firms

21 fire pixels detected · FRP: 71 MW · ~2.9 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Behbahān (approximately 31 km away) in Iran, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 8.2K people live within 35 km of the event location, placing this in the "significant" population impact tier.

Event Assessment

This event is a wildfire detected across 21 satellite thermal detection pixels, indicating an active fire zone. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 35.232. 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

Iran 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 Value35.232
Calamity Score26 / 100
Confidence74%
Coordinates30.3651, 50.4215
Nearest CityBehbahān (31 km)
Population Exposed8.2K within 35 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-07-31T13:06:05.851Z

Score Breakdown

40
intensity
25
population
0
cascading
20
historical

Technical Details

Brightness367
Frp71.16
PixelCount21
Confidencenominal
Area Km22.9400000000000004

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 Behbahān (Iran), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.