Calamity
highFireCalamity Score: 32

Moderate Wildfire

112d agoAtlantaUnited StatesSource: firms

5 fire pixels detected · FRP: 137 MW

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Atlanta (approximately 224 km away) in United States, an area where drought conditions, high temperatures, and dry vegetation frequently combine to create elevated wildfire risk.

Event Assessment

This event is a significant wildfire detected by satellite with a fire radiative power of 137 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "high" severity with a severity value of 32.312. The computed Calamity Score is 32 out of 100, suggesting contained impact at this time. The primary scoring components are: historical (80), intensity (60). 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 Value32.312
Calamity Score32 / 100
Confidence60%
Coordinates32.3682, -82.6387
Nearest CityAtlanta (224 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-03-07T18:57:00.000Z

Score Breakdown

0
cascading
60
intensity
80
historical
0
population

Technical Details

Frp136.56
Brightness341.5
Confidencenominal
PixelCount5

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 32/100, near Atlanta (United States), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.