Calamity
criticalWildfireCalamity Score: 54

Wildfire near Dublin

LaurensUnited StatesNASA FIRMS (VIIRS)

Recorded by satellite 173 days ago.

A thermal anomaly is a snapshot of one satellite pass, not a record of a fire’s life: we cannot say whether it kept burning after that pass.

It is the 31st strongest of the 481 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 February 2024. The last comparable one was on 13 February 2026.

What the source measured

NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) reported 32 fire pixels with a combined fire radiative power of 1020 MW, at high confidence, 29 km from Dublin.

The 32 pixels cover about 4.5 km² — that is the footprint of the detection grid at 375 m resolution, not an estimate of how much land burned.

FIRMS does not report burned area, and neither do we.

An estimated 2,731 people live within 35 km of this point.

How we know

One source: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS). Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 54 out of 100, at 74 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeWildfire
Severitycritical
Calamity Score (ours)54 / 100
Our confidence74%
Coordinates32.3264, -83.0792
Nearest CityDublin (29 km)
Population Exposed2.7K within 35 km
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-03-11T19:23:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@-83.079,32.326,9z

Score Breakdown

95
intensity
25
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

Brightness367
Frp1020.43
PixelCount32
Confidencehigh

Cascade Risks

air quality emergency

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.

Series begins 10 February 2026 for live collection; the monthly chart also counts backfilled detections from 10 February 2024. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.

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 54/100, near Dublin (United States), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.