Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 30

Large Wildfire

1m agoBig SpringUnited StatesSource: firms

29 fire pixels detected · FRP: 78 MW · ~4.1 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Big Spring (approximately 19 km away) in United States, an area where drought conditions, high temperatures, and dry vegetation frequently combine to create elevated wildfire risk. An estimated 13.0K 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 29 satellite thermal detection pixels, indicating an active fire zone. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 44.53. The computed Calamity Score is 30 out of 100, suggesting contained impact at this time. The primary scoring components are: intensity (40), population (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

United States 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 Value44.53
Calamity Score30 / 100
Confidence74%
Coordinates32.3920, -101.5972
Nearest CityBig Spring (19 km)
Population Exposed13.0K within 35 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-31T15:37:41.670Z

Score Breakdown

40
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
20
historical

Technical Details

Brightness367
Frp77.64999999999999
PixelCount29
Confidencehigh
Area Km24.0600000000000005

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 30/100, near Big Spring (United States), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.