Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 44

Large Wildfire

130d agoLongviewUnited StatesSource: firms

24 fire pixels detected · FRP: 108 MW · ~3.4 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Longview (approximately 16 km away) in United States, an area where drought conditions, high temperatures, and dry vegetation frequently combine to create elevated wildfire risk. An estimated 50.3K people live within 35 km of the event location, placing this in the "severe" population impact tier.

Event Assessment

This event is a significant wildfire detected by satellite with a fire radiative power of 108 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 45.596000000000004. The computed Calamity Score is 44 out of 100, reflecting a moderate-impact event. The primary scoring components are: intensity (60), population (55), historical (30). 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 Value45.596000000000004
Calamity Score44 / 100
Confidence74%
Coordinates32.4017, -94.6220
Nearest CityLongview (16 km)
Population Exposed50.3K within 35 km
Impact Tiersevere
Timestamp2026-03-20T23:58:48.774Z

Score Breakdown

60
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
30
historical

Technical Details

Brightness367
Frp107.98
PixelCount24
Confidencehigh
Area Km23.3600000000000003

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 44/100, near Longview (United States), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.